Economy
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2026-08-31
South Africa's deposit interest rate stands at 6.85% as of 2026-08-31, up from 6.83% in 2026-07-31. Historical data runs from 2001 to 2026 (297 observations).
In 2026-08-31, South Africa's deposit interest rate was 6.85%, up from 6.83% in 2026-07-31.
In 2026-07-31, South Africa's deposit interest rate was 6.83%, down from 6.86% in 2026-06-30.
In 2026-06-30, South Africa's deposit interest rate was 6.86%, unchanged from 6.86% in 2026-05-31.
In 2026-05-31, South Africa's deposit interest rate was 6.86%, up from 6.68% in 2026-04-30.
In 2026-04-30, South Africa's deposit interest rate was 6.68%, down from 6.71% in 2026-03-31.
| Date | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | 6.85% | +0.02% |
| 2026-07-31 | 6.83% | -0.03% |
| 2026-06-30 | 6.86% | +0% |
| 2026-05-31 | 6.86% | +0.18% |
| 2026-04-30 | 6.68% | -0.03% |
| 2026-03-31 | 6.71% | -0.04% |
| 2026-02-28 | 6.75% | -0.01% |
| 2026-01-31 | 6.76% | -0.03% |
| 2025-12-31 | 6.79% | -0.2% |
| 2025-11-30 | 6.99% | -0.01% |
| 2025-10-31 | 7% | -0.33% |
| 2025-09-30 | 7.33% | -0.09% |
| 2025-08-31 | 7.42% | +0.08% |
| 2025-07-31 | 7.34% | +0% |
| 2025-06-30 | 7.34% | -0.19% |
| 2025-05-31 | 7.53% | -0.2% |
| 2025-04-30 | 7.73% | -0.07% |
| 2025-03-31 | 7.8% | -0.05% |
| 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% |
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
South Africa's deposit interest rate is 6.85% as of 2026-08-31, compared with 6.83% in 2026-07-31. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The highest recorded value is 12.25% (2008-10-31); the lowest is 3.74% (2021-03-31), across data from 2001 to 2026.
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.