Monthly yield on ten-year government bonds in Benelux 2017-2019, by country

This statistic shows the yield on ten-year government bonds in the Benelux countries (Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands) from July 2017 to October 2019. A ten-year government bond, or treasury note, is a debt obligation issued by a government which matures in ten years. They are considered to be a low-risk investment as they are backed by the government and their ability to raise taxes to cover its obligations. Investors track them, however, for several reasons. First, these bonds are the benchmark that guides other financial interest rates, such as fixed mortgage rates. Second, their yield will tell how investors feel about the economy. The higher the yield on a ten-year government bond, the better the economic outlook. In October 2019, the long-term interest rate of the Netherlands reached a value of approximately -0.31. In 2019, the yield forecast of ten-year government bonds in the Netherlands is expected to reach a value of approximately 0.9 percent.