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 8.70 per cent in June 2026, versus 8.99 in May.
Sample. There are 834 observations overall in the monthly time series presented in the figure above. The series covers the period stretching from January 1957 to June 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of a few summary statistics calculated on the whole sample: the interest rate averaged 10.28 per cent; it recorded a minimum of 4.75 in January 1957; it reached its highest level of 18.30 in September 1998.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | 8.918421 |
| 2026-05-31 | 8.995 |
| 2026-06-30 | 8.7 |
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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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