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 stood at 7.00 per cent in June 2026, compared to 6.76 in May 2026.
Sample. This monthly time series has a total of 834 observations. 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 entire sample: the interest rate had an average value of 8.80 per cent; it recorded a bottom of 2.22 in October 1963; it reached a maximum of 21.85 in August 1998.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | 6.75 |
| 2026-05-31 | 6.76 |
| 2026-06-30 | 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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