Monetary policy rate (percentage points) - South Africa - BIS - Daily
This series is part of the dataset: Monetary policy rates around the globe (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In South Africa, the monetary policy rate was 7.00 percent on 19 September 2025, the same value recorded on 18 September 2025.
Sample. This daily time series has a total of 13,424 data points. The series covers the time span extending from December 1980 to September 2025.
History. Here's a glimpse of some descriptive statistics we computed on the whole sample: the rate recorded its highest level of 23.99 percent on 22 June 1998; it reached its lowest level of 3.50 on 24 July 2020; it had a mean value of 10.58.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-17 | 7.0 |
| 2025-09-18 | 7.0 |
| 2025-09-19 | 7.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Central bank policy rate |
| Country | South Africa |
| Economic concept | Interest rate |
| Data type | Interest rate |
| Deflation method | Nominal |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Daily |
| Unit | Percentage points |
| Source | Bank for International Settlements |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Unrestricted use subject to certain conditions |
| Measure type | Level |
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