United Kingdom 10-Year Government Bond Yield
The nominal par yield on 10-year UK government bonds (gilts) from the Bank of England's daily yield-curve estimates, the benchmark long rate for sterling markets. Daily since January 1982; OECD monthly long-term rates extend the history back to 1960.
United Kingdom 10-year yield (%)
- 1-year change (pp)
- +0.67 pp
Latest reading
As of October 5, 2026, UK 10Y (United Kingdom 10-year yield (%)) stands at 5.42% — up from 5.35% the prior reading, 10.92 pp below the October 1, 1981 record of 16.34%. Gilt yields spiked in September 2022 around the "mini-budget" pension-fund episode and have since traded at the high end of the developed-market range. Read the level against the US 10-year for the sterling rate differential and against its own history for how unusual the current era is: the UK ran double-digit long rates through the 1970s and 1980s, so its full-history percentile is lower than its post-2000 rank. Series history runs from 1960 to present.
Sources, methodology & freshnessBank of England, nominal par gilt yield 10 years (IUDMNZC), daily; OECD long-term rate via FRED (IRLTLT01GBM156N) before Jan 1982 · Daily, with every releaseData as of 2026-10-05 · 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
UK 10Y is sourced from Bank of England via the Federal Reserve's FRED service (Bank of England, nominal par gilt yield 10 years (IUDMNZC), daily; OECD long-term rate via FRED (IRLTLT01GBM156N) before Jan 1982). We pull the complete history, chart it on a daily 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.
Readings are dated by the period they cover. Latest observation 2026-10-05; site refreshed 2026-10-07. 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 United Kingdom 10-Year Government Bond Yield?
The nominal par yield on 10-year UK government bonds (gilts) from the Bank of England's daily yield-curve estimates, the benchmark long rate for sterling markets. Daily since January 1982; OECD monthly long-term rates extend the history back to 1960.
How do you read UK 10Y?
Gilt yields spiked in September 2022 around the "mini-budget" pension-fund episode and have since traded at the high end of the developed-market range. Read the level against the US 10-year for the sterling rate differential and against its own history for how unusual the current era is: the UK ran double-digit long rates through the 1970s and 1980s, so its full-history percentile is lower than its post-2000 rank.
Where does the UK 10Y data come from?
Bank of England, nominal par gilt yield 10 years (IUDMNZC), daily; OECD long-term rate via FRED (IRLTLT01GBM156N) before Jan 1982. 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/uk-10-year-yield.csv.
How often is UK 10Y updated?
UK 10Y is a daily series from Bank of England, refreshed here as soon as a new release posts to FRED.
United Kingdom 10-year yield (%)
- 1-year change (pp)
- +0.67 pp