Economy
Source: IMF, International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL). · updated 2025-02-28
South Africa's deposit interest rate stands at 7.85% as of 2025-02-28, down from 7.88% in 2025-01-31. Historical data runs from 2001 to 2025 (279 observations).
In 2025-02-28, South Africa's deposit interest rate was 7.85%, down from 7.88% in 2025-01-31.
In 2025-01-31, South Africa's deposit interest rate was 7.88%, down from 7.99% in 2024-12-31.
In 2024-12-31, South Africa's deposit interest rate was 7.99%, down from 8.07% in 2024-11-30.
In 2024-11-30, South Africa's deposit interest rate was 8.07%, down from 8.16% in 2024-10-31.
In 2024-10-31, South Africa's deposit interest rate was 8.16%, down from 8.26% in 2024-09-30.
| Date | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-28 | 7.85% | -0.03% |
| 2025-01-31 | 7.88% | -0.11% |
| 2024-12-31 | 7.99% | -0.08% |
| 2024-11-30 | 8.07% | -0.09% |
| 2024-10-31 | 8.16% | -0.1% |
| 2024-09-30 | 8.26% | -0.16% |
| 2024-08-31 | 8.42% | -0.01% |
| 2024-07-31 | 8.43% | +0.01% |
| 2024-06-30 | 8.42% | -0.02% |
| 2024-05-31 | 8.44% | +1.22% |
| 2024-04-30 | 7.22% | -0.05% |
| 2024-03-31 | 7.27% | +0.1% |
| 2024-02-29 | 7.17% | -0.02% |
| 2024-01-31 | 7.19% | +0% |
| 2023-12-31 | 7.19% | +0.23% |
| 2023-11-30 | 6.96% | +0.02% |
| 2023-10-31 | 6.94% | +0.04% |
| 2023-09-30 | 6.9% | +0.04% |
| 2023-08-31 | 6.86% | +0.05% |
| 2023-07-31 | 6.81% | +0.01% |
| 2023-06-30 | 6.8% | +0.06% |
| 2023-05-31 | 6.74% | +0.31% |
| 2023-04-30 | 6.43% | +0.01% |
| 2023-03-31 | 6.42% | +0.46% |
| 2023-02-28 | 5.96% | +0.15% |
| 2023-01-31 | 5.81% | -0.34% |
| 2022-12-31 | 6.15% | +0.16% |
| 2022-11-30 | 5.99% | +0.28% |
| 2022-10-31 | 5.71% | +0.11% |
| 2022-09-30 | 5.6% | +0.41% |
| 2022-08-31 | 5.19% | -0.14% |
| 2022-07-31 | 5.33% | +0.42% |
| 2022-06-30 | 4.91% | +0.17% |
| 2022-05-31 | 4.74% | +0.3% |
| 2022-04-30 | 4.44% | +0.03% |
| 2022-03-31 | 4.41% | +0.19% |
| 2022-02-28 | 4.22% | +0.11% |
| 2022-01-31 | 4.11% | +0.13% |
| 2021-12-31 | 3.98% | +0.01% |
| 2021-11-30 | 3.97% | +0.16% |
| 2021-10-31 | 3.81% | +0.01% |
| 2021-09-30 | 3.8% | +0.02% |
| 2021-08-31 | 3.78% | -0.01% |
| 2021-07-31 | 3.79% | -0.01% |
| 2021-06-30 | 3.8% | +0.01% |
| 2021-05-31 | 3.79% | +0.02% |
| 2021-04-30 | 3.77% | +0.03% |
| 2021-03-31 | 3.74% | -0.01% |
| 2021-02-28 | 3.75% | -0.05% |
| 2021-01-31 | 3.8% | -0.09% |
| 2020-12-31 | 3.89% | +0% |
| 2020-11-30 | 3.89% | -0.05% |
| 2020-10-31 | 3.94% | -0.14% |
| 2020-09-30 | 4.08% | -0.14% |
| 2020-08-31 | 4.22% | -0.15% |
| 2020-07-31 | 4.37% | -0.13% |
| 2020-06-30 | 4.5% | -0.27% |
| 2020-05-31 | 4.77% | -0.48% |
| 2020-04-30 | 5.25% | -0.89% |
| 2020-03-31 | 6.14% | -0.58% |
| 2020-02-29 | 6.72% | -0.08% |
| 2020-01-31 | 6.8% | +0.02% |
| 2019-12-31 | 6.78% | -0.1% |
| 2019-11-30 | 6.88% | +0.12% |
| 2019-10-31 | 6.76% | -0.16% |
| 2019-09-30 | 6.92% | -0.06% |
| 2019-08-31 | 6.98% | -0.02% |
| 2019-07-31 | 7% | -0.15% |
| 2019-06-30 | 7.15% | +0.12% |
| 2019-05-31 | 7.03% | -0.14% |
| 2019-04-30 | 7.17% | +0.02% |
| 2019-03-31 | 7.15% | +0.03% |
| 2019-02-28 | 7.12% | -0.04% |
| 2019-01-31 | 7.16% | +0.03% |
| 2018-12-31 | 7.13% | +0.04% |
| 2018-11-30 | 7.09% | +0.2% |
| 2018-10-31 | 6.89% | +0.03% |
| 2018-09-30 | 6.86% | -0.1% |
| 2018-08-31 | 6.96% | +0.01% |
| 2018-07-31 | 6.95% | +0.03% |
Source: IMF, International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
South Africa's deposit interest rate is 7.85% as of 2025-02-28, compared with 7.88% in 2025-01-31. Source: IMF, International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL).
The highest recorded value is 12.25% (2008-10-31); the lowest is 3.74% (2021-03-31), across data from 2001 to 2025.
Source: IMF, International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.