Overnight 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 overnight rate was 7.00 per cent in August 2026, the same as in July 2026.
Sample. In this monthly series, there are 836 records overall. The series covers the time period going from January 1957 to August 2026.
History. Take a look at some simple statistics computed on the whole sample: the interest rate was equal on average to 8.80 per cent; it reached a maximum of 21.85 in August 1998; it registered a minimum of 2.22 in October 1963.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 7.0 |
| 2026-07-31 | 7.0 |
| 2026-08-31 | 7.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Overnight 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 | Overnight rates usually refer to official discount rates and call-money rates. |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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