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 stood at 8.95 per cent in September 2026, versus 8.75 in the previous month.
Sample. There are 837 observations in the monthly time series displayed in the graph above. The series covers the time period stretching from January 1957 to September 2026.
History. Have a look at some simple statistics calculated on the whole sample: the interest rate registered a minimum of 4.75 per cent in January 1957; it peaked at 18.30 per cent in September 1998; it had a mean value of 10.27 per cent.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 8.71522 |
| 2026-08-31 | 8.74900 |
| 2026-09-30 | 8.94714 |
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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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