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Real interest rate in South Africa

Latest: 7.7%
Previous: 7.4%
Change: +0.27 (+3.6%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Real interest rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Real interest rate in South Africa
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	3.2%
Dec 31, 1967	4.2%
Dec 31, 1968	4.2%
Dec 31, 1969	0.6%
Dec 31, 1970	3.3%
Dec 31, 1971	2.7%
Dec 31, 1972	-1.7%
Dec 31, 1973	-7.8%
Dec 31, 1974	-4.1%
Dec 31, 1975	0.8%
Dec 31, 1976	1.8%
Dec 31, 1977	2.0%
Dec 31, 1978	1.5%
Dec 31, 1979	-3.5%
Dec 31, 1980	-11.0%
Dec 31, 1981	2.3%
Dec 31, 1982	4.2%
Dec 31, 1983	-0.3%
Dec 31, 1984	10.1%
Dec 31, 1985	4.6%
Dec 31, 1986	-2.0%
Dec 31, 1987	-2.0%
Dec 31, 1988	-0.1%
Dec 31, 1989	2.4%
Dec 31, 1990	4.8%
Dec 31, 1991	4.0%
Dec 31, 1992	3.7%
Dec 31, 1993	2.5%
Dec 31, 1994	5.3%
Dec 31, 1995	6.4%
Dec 31, 1996	10.6%
Dec 31, 1997	11.0%
Dec 31, 1998	12.7%
Dec 31, 1999	10.4%
Dec 31, 2000	4.9%
Dec 31, 2001	5.5%
Dec 31, 2002	2.9%
Dec 31, 2003	8.0%
Dec 31, 2004	5.0%
Dec 31, 2005	4.8%
Dec 31, 2006	4.8%
Dec 31, 2007	4.5%
Dec 31, 2008	6.7%
Dec 31, 2009	2.8%
Dec 31, 2010	3.5%
Dec 31, 2011	3.3%
Dec 31, 2012	3.9%
Dec 31, 2013	2.5%
Dec 31, 2014	3.6%
Dec 31, 2015	3.7%
Dec 31, 2016	3.3%
Dec 31, 2017	4.6%
Dec 31, 2018	5.9%
Dec 31, 2019	5.3%
Dec 31, 2020	2.2%
Dec 31, 2021	0.6%
Dec 31, 2022	3.4%
Dec 31, 2023	6.5%
Dec 31, 2024	7.4%
Dec 31, 2025	7.7%

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