Long-term interest rate (per cent) - South Africa - OECD - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: OECD interest rates
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In South Africa, the long-term interest rate was 8.75 per cent in August 2026, versus 8.72 in the previous month.
Sample. In the monthly series shown in the figure, there are a total of 836 observations. The series covers the time span going from January 1957 to August 2026.
History. Have a look at a few statistics computed on the full sample: the interest rate hit a trough of 4.75 per cent in January 1957; it attained a maximum of 18.30 in September 1998; it averaged 10.27.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 8.702857 |
| 2026-07-31 | 8.715218 |
| 2026-08-31 | 8.75 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Long-term interest rate |
| Country | South Africa |
| Economic concept | Interest rate |
| Data type | Annual interest rate |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Percentage points |
| Source | OECD |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Redistributable with citation |
| Other information | Long-term interest rates generally refer to government bonds maturing in ten years. |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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