Capitec Fixed Deposit Review for May 2024

Last updated 1st May 2024 by Walter

Introduction

This page summarises all the fixed deposits offered by Capitec. All the rates shown are sourced from the Capitec website - capitec.co.za. All rates shown on this page have been converted to nominal and effective annual rates! This allows you to compare rates across all banks. Yippee!

The Capitec fixed deposit interest calculator, allows you to calculate how much interest you will earn for your age, investment amount and term.

Capitec fixed deposits highlights

last updated 1st May 2024 by Walter

R10,000
min deposit
9.50%
best rate

Here are Capitec's best fixed deposit rates

The best interest rate you can get at Capitec is 9.5% for the 60-month fixed deposit. You will need a minimum deposit of R1,000,000 .

Here are Capitec's five best fixed deposit interest rates:

# Min deposit Term Nominal
1 R1,000,000 60 months 9.50%
2 R250,000 60 months 9.45%
3 R50,000 60 months 9.25%
4 R10,000 60 months 9.20%
5 R250,000 48 months 9.15%
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only individuals older than 55 qualify

Capitec 6 month fixed deposit

This table shows Capitec's interest rates for a R10,000, R100,000, R250,000 and R1,000,000 investment in a 6 month fixed deposit versus the industry average.

Investment amount Nominal Industry average1 Earnings vs average2
R10,000 for 18+8.15% 8.36%
-
-11
R10,000 for 55+8.15% 8.50%
-
-18
R100,000 for 18+8.35% 8.53%
-
-90
R100,000 for 55+8.35% 8.59%
-
-122
R250,000 for 18+8.45% 8.55%
-
-120
R250,000 for 55+8.45% 8.60%
-
-189
R1,000,000 for 18+8.50% 8.60%
-
-487
R1,000,000 for 55+8.50% 8.65%
-
-766
R5,000,000 for 18+8.50% 8.63%
-
-3,351
R5,000,000 for 55+8.50% 8.70%
-
-5,162
How to read this table?

You get a 8.15% interest rate at Capitec for a R10,000 investment in a 6 month fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 8.36%. Over 6 months you will earn R11 less in interest at Capitec compared to the average bank.

Capitec 1 year fixed deposit

This table shows Capitec's interest rates for a R10,000, R100,000, R250,000 and R1,000,000 investment in a 1 year fixed deposit versus the industry average.

Investment amount Nominal Industry average1 Earnings vs average2
R10,000 for 18+8.50% 8.95%
-
-49
R10,000 for 55+8.50% 9.09%
-
-64
R100,000 for 18+8.60% 9.11%
-
-548
R100,000 for 55+8.60% 9.19%
-
-638
R250,000 for 18+8.65% 9.13%
-
-1,294
R250,000 for 55+8.65% 9.23%
-
-1,580
R1,000,000 for 18+8.70% 9.15%
-
-4,833
R1,000,000 for 55+8.70% 9.26%
-
-6,018
R5,000,000 for 18+8.70% 9.19%
-
-26,100
R5,000,000 for 55+8.70% 9.32%
-
-33,278
How to read this table?

You get a 8.5% interest rate at Capitec for a R10,000 investment in a 1 year fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 8.95%. Over 12 months you will earn R49 less in interest at Capitec compared to the average bank.

Capitec 2 year fixed deposit

This table shows Capitec's interest rates for a R10,000, R100,000, R250,000 and R1,000,000 investment in a 2 year fixed deposit versus the industry average.

Investment amount Nominal Industry average1 Earnings vs average2
R10,000 for 18+8.70% 8.94%
-
-51
R10,000 for 55+8.70% 9.08%
-
-84
R100,000 for 18+8.75% 9.03%
-
-616
R100,000 for 55+8.75% 9.14%
-
-881
R250,000 for 18+8.85% 9.06%
-
-1,151
R250,000 for 55+8.85% 9.16%
-
-1,704
R1,000,000 for 18+8.90% 9.08%
-
-3,840
R1,000,000 for 55+8.90% 9.19%
-
-6,381
R5,000,000 for 18+8.90% 9.13%
-
-24,605
R5,000,000 for 55+8.90% 9.18%
-
-33,953
How to read this table?

You get a 8.7% interest rate at Capitec for a R10,000 investment in a 2 year fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 8.94%. Over 2 years you will earn R51 less in interest at Capitec compared to the average bank.

Capitec 3 year fixed deposit

This table shows Capitec's interest rates for a R10,000, R100,000, R250,000 and R1,000,000 investment in a 3 year fixed deposit versus the industry average.

Investment amount Nominal Industry average1 Earnings vs average2
R10,000 for 18+8.80% 9.11%
-
-114
R10,000 for 55+8.80% 9.24%
-
-165
R100,000 for 18+8.85% 9.26%
-
-1,534
R100,000 for 55+8.85% 9.38%
-
-1,963
R250,000 for 18+8.95% 9.30%
-
-3,190
R250,000 for 55+8.95% 9.39%
-
-4,082
R1,000,000 for 18+9.05% 9.31%
-
-9,742
R1,000,000 for 55+9.05% 9.42%
-
-13,856
R5,000,000 for 18+9.05% 9.38%
-
-60,488
R5,000,000 for 55+9.05% 9.40%
-
-69,275
How to read this table?

You get a 8.8% interest rate at Capitec for a R10,000 investment in a 3 year fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 9.11%. Over 3 years you will earn R114 less in interest at Capitec compared to the average bank.

Capitec 5 year fixed deposit

This table shows Capitec's interest rates for a R10,000, R100,000, R250,000 and R1,000,000 investment in a 5 year fixed deposit versus the industry average.

Investment amount Nominal Industry average1 Earnings vs average2
R10,000 for 18+9.20% 9.72%
-
-399
R10,000 for 55+9.20% 9.85%
-
-504
R100,000 for 18+9.25% 9.84%
-
-4,658
R100,000 for 55+9.25% 9.93%
-
-5,293
R250,000 for 18+9.45% 9.88%
-
-8,372
R250,000 for 55+9.45% 9.95%
-
-9,773
R1,000,000 for 18+9.50% 9.90%
-
-31,170
R1,000,000 for 55+9.50% 9.99%
-
-38,594
R5,000,000 for 18+9.50% 9.99%
-
-190,349
R5,000,000 for 55+9.50% 9.94%
-
-179,276
How to read this table?

You get a 9.2% interest rate at Capitec for a R10,000 investment in a 5 year fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 9.72%. Over 5 years you will earn R399 less in interest at Capitec compared to the average bank.