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Deposit rate in South Africa

What does parked money earn there?

South Africa's deposit rate is 7.48 % — #20 of 70 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2025.

7.48%

Checked 9 Sept 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF International Financial Statistics

Among 70 countries

10 of 70 countries between 0.14 % and 0.93 %6 of 70 countries between 0.93 % and 1.73 %6 of 70 countries between 1.73 % and 2.52 %5 of 70 countries between 2.52 % and 3.31 %3 of 70 countries between 3.31 % and 4.10 %5 of 70 countries between 4.10 % and 4.89 %6 of 70 countries between 4.89 % and 5.69 %5 of 70 countries between 5.69 % and 6.48 %3 of 70 countries between 6.48 % and 7.27 %5 of 70 countries between 7.27 % and 8.06 %3 of 70 countries between 8.86 % and 9.65 %3 of 70 countries between 9.65 % and 10.44 %2 of 70 countries between 10.44 % and 11.24 %2 of 70 countries between 11.24 % and 12.03 %2 of 70 countries between 12.03 % and 12.82 %1 of 70 countries between 14.41 % and 15.20 %3 of 70 countries between 18.37 % and 19.16 %median 4.82 %South Africa: ahead of 71 % of the 70 countries with a published deposit rateSouth Africa 7.48 %0.14 %19.16 %
Half of all 70 countries sit between 1.89 % and 7.70 %. South Africa is ahead of 71 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 3 values beyond it sit in the end bars.
Rank
#20 of 70
higher is better
Ranked behind
71 %
50 of 70 countries

In Africa: #8 of 15vs median 4.96 %: +2.52 pp (better)

The neighbourhood

#CountryDeposit ratevs South Africa
18 Angola7.98 %+0.50 pp
19 Brazil7.70 %+0.22 pp
20 South Africa7.48 %—
21 Uruguay7.30 %−0.18 pp
22 Belarus6.76 %−0.72 pp

Bank deposit rate, IMF-harmonised — what parked money earns.

How to read this figure

The IMF-harmonised deposit rate — what banks pay on deposits. Compare it with inflation: a deposit rate below inflation means parked money loses purchasing power even inside the bank. Same harmonisation trade-off as the lending rate.

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