France 10-Year Government Bond Yield
The OECD long-term interest rate for France: the yield on 10-year French government bonds (OATs), monthly averages since 1960, via FRED. Monthly with a lag of about six weeks.
France 10-year yield (%)
- 1-year change (pp)
- +0.44 pp
Next release: ≈ mid next month
Latest reading
As of June 2026, France 10Y (France 10-year yield (%)) stands at 3.68% — down from 3.74% the prior reading, 13.64 pp below the June 1981 record of 17.32%. France is the euro area's second-largest sovereign borrower, and its spread over the German Bund is the market's running verdict on French fiscal policy. Read the level here and the spread against Germany on the global page; a widening France–Germany gap with stable Bunds is a France-specific story. Series history runs from 1960 to present.
Sources, methodology & freshnessLast updated 2026-08-21 · Open ↓Close ↑
Full history
Yield (%)
1-year change
The yield minus its level one year earlier, in percentage points — the pace of repricing rather than the level.
Methodology & data
France 10Y is sourced from OECD via the Federal Reserve's FRED service (OECD long-term government bond yields (10-year), monthly, via FRED (IRLTLT01FRM156N)). We pull the complete history, chart it on a monthly basis, overlay SPY for context, and generate a dated plain-English reading from the latest release — with no smoothing or adjustment beyond what the chart legend states.
Every reading is stamped with its release date, last updated 2026-08-21. Maintained and reviewed by Yuriy Matso; see our methodology for the standards every series on the site is held to.
Frequently asked questions
What is the France 10-Year Government Bond Yield?
The OECD long-term interest rate for France: the yield on 10-year French government bonds (OATs), monthly averages since 1960, via FRED. Monthly with a lag of about six weeks.
How do you read France 10Y?
France is the euro area's second-largest sovereign borrower, and its spread over the German Bund is the market's running verdict on French fiscal policy. Read the level here and the spread against Germany on the global page; a widening France–Germany gap with stable Bunds is a France-specific story.
Where does the France 10Y data come from?
OECD long-term government bond yields (10-year), monthly, via FRED (IRLTLT01FRM156N). We chart the full history and publish a dated, plain-English reading with every release; the raw series is downloadable as CSV at /data/indicators/france-10-year-yield.csv.
How often is France 10Y updated?
France 10Y is a monthly series from OECD, refreshed here as soon as a new release posts to FRED.
France 10-year yield (%)
- 1-year change (pp)
- +0.44 pp
Next release: ≈ mid next month