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Lending rate in South Africa

Latest: 10.7%
Previous: 11.6%
Change: -0.94 (-8.1%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Lending rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Lending rate in South Africa
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	7.5%
Dec 31, 1967	8.3%
Dec 31, 1968	8.3%
Dec 31, 1969	8.0%
Dec 31, 1970	8.2%
Dec 31, 1971	8.8%
Dec 31, 1972	8.8%
Dec 31, 1973	8.0%
Dec 31, 1974	10.2%
Dec 31, 1975	11.8%
Dec 31, 1976	12.3%
Dec 31, 1977	12.5%
Dec 31, 1978	12.1%
Dec 31, 1979	10.0%
Dec 31, 1980	9.5%
Dec 31, 1981	14.0%
Dec 31, 1982	19.3%
Dec 31, 1983	16.7%
Dec 31, 1984	22.3%
Dec 31, 1985	21.5%
Dec 31, 1986	14.3%
Dec 31, 1987	12.5%
Dec 31, 1988	15.3%
Dec 31, 1989	19.8%
Dec 31, 1990	21.0%
Dec 31, 1991	20.3%
Dec 31, 1992	18.9%
Dec 31, 1993	16.2%
Dec 31, 1994	15.6%
Dec 31, 1995	17.9%
Dec 31, 1996	19.5%
Dec 31, 1997	20.0%
Dec 31, 1998	21.8%
Dec 31, 1999	18.0%
Dec 31, 2000	14.5%
Dec 31, 2001	13.8%
Dec 31, 2002	15.8%
Dec 31, 2003	15.0%
Dec 31, 2004	11.3%
Dec 31, 2005	10.6%
Dec 31, 2006	11.2%
Dec 31, 2007	13.2%
Dec 31, 2008	15.1%
Dec 31, 2009	11.7%
Dec 31, 2010	9.8%
Dec 31, 2011	9.0%
Dec 31, 2012	8.8%
Dec 31, 2013	8.5%
Dec 31, 2014	9.1%
Dec 31, 2015	9.4%
Dec 31, 2016	10.5%
Dec 31, 2017	10.4%
Dec 31, 2018	10.1%
Dec 31, 2019	10.1%
Dec 31, 2020	7.7%
Dec 31, 2021	7.0%
Dec 31, 2022	8.8%
Dec 31, 2023	11.5%
Dec 31, 2024	11.6%
Dec 31, 2025	10.7%

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