Standard Bank Fixed Deposit Review for May 2024

Last updated 1st May 2024 by Walter

Introduction

This page summarises all the fixed deposits offered by Standard Bank. All the rates shown are sourced from the Standard Bank website - standardbank.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 Standard Bank fixed deposit interest calculator, allows you to calculate how much interest you will earn for your age, investment amount and term.

Standard Bank fixed deposits highlights

last updated 1st May 2024 by Walter

R10,000
min deposit
9.86%
best rate

Here are Standard Bank's best fixed deposit rates

The best interest rate you can get at Standard Bank is 9.86% for the 60-month fixed deposit. You will need a minimum deposit of R100,000 .

Here are Standard Bank's five best fixed deposit interest rates:

# Min deposit Term Nominal
1 R100,000 60 months 9.86%
2 R10,000 P60 months 9.69%
3 R100,000 48 months 9.53%
4 R10,000 P48 months 9.36%
5 R100,000 36 months 9.34%
P
only individuals older than 55 qualify

Standard Bank 3 month fixed deposit

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

Investment amount Nominal Industry average1 Earnings vs average2
R10,000 for 18+7.49% 8.03%
-
-14
R10,000 for 55+7.99% 8.12%
-
-3
R100,000 for 18+8.12% 8.10%
+
6
R100,000 for 55+8.12% 8.19%
-
-18
R250,000 for 18+8.12% 8.09%
+
18
R250,000 for 55+8.12% 8.21%
-
-58
R1,000,000 for 18+8.22% 8.13%
+
228
R1,000,000 for 55+8.22% 8.27%
-
-132
R5,000,000 for 18+8.30% 8.12%
+
2,287
R5,000,000 for 55+8.30% 8.30%
-
-76
How to read this table?

You get a 7.49% interest rate at Standard Bank for a R10,000 investment in a 3 month fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 8.03%. Over 3 months you will earn R14 less in interest at Standard Bank compared to the average bank.

Standard Bank 6 month fixed deposit

This table shows Standard Bank'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+7.72% 8.41%
-
-36
R10,000 for 55+8.22% 8.49%
-
-14
R100,000 for 18+8.41% 8.52%
-
-59
R100,000 for 55+8.41% 8.58%
-
-91
R250,000 for 18+8.41% 8.55%
-
-185
R250,000 for 55+8.41% 8.60%
-
-255
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+8.57% 8.62%
-
-1,506
R5,000,000 for 55+8.57% 8.69%
-
-3,298
How to read this table?

You get a 7.72% interest rate at Standard Bank for a R10,000 investment in a 6 month fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 8.41%. Over 6 months you will earn R36 less in interest at Standard Bank compared to the average bank.

Standard Bank 1 year fixed deposit

This table shows Standard Bank'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+8.06% 9.00%
-
-102
R10,000 for 55+8.56% 9.09%
-
-58
R100,000 for 18+8.72% 9.10%
-
-407
R100,000 for 55+8.72% 9.18%
-
-496
R250,000 for 18+8.72% 9.12%
-
-1,077
R250,000 for 55+8.72% 9.23%
-
-1,361
R1,000,000 for 18+8.81% 9.14%
-
-3,533
R1,000,000 for 55+8.81% 9.25%
-
-4,709
R5,000,000 for 18+8.88% 9.17%
-
-15,650
R5,000,000 for 55+8.88% 9.30%
-
-22,722
How to read this table?

You get a 8.06% interest rate at Standard Bank for a R10,000 investment in a 1 year fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 9.00%. Over 12 months you will earn R102 less in interest at Standard Bank compared to the average bank.

Standard Bank 2 year fixed deposit

This table shows Standard Bank'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+8.48% 8.97%
-
-110
R10,000 for 55+8.98% 9.05%
-
-11
R100,000 for 18+9.19% 8.98%
+
539
R100,000 for 55+9.19% 9.09%
+
286
R250,000 for 18+9.19% 9.03%
+
1,075
R250,000 for 55+9.19% 9.12%
+
545
R1,000,000 for 18+9.19% 9.05%
+
3,864
R1,000,000 for 55+9.19% 9.15%
+
1,401
R5,000,000 for 18+9.19% 9.09%
+
14,303
R5,000,000 for 55+9.19% 9.14%
+
6,067
How to read this table?

You get a 8.48% interest rate at Standard Bank for a R10,000 investment in a 2 year fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 8.97%. Over 2 years you will earn R110 less in interest at Standard Bank compared to the average bank.

Standard Bank 3 year fixed deposit

This table shows Standard Bank'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+8.60% 9.14%
-
-198
R10,000 for 55+9.10% 9.21%
-
-32
R100,000 for 18+9.34% 9.21%
+
563
R100,000 for 55+9.34% 9.32%
+
155
R250,000 for 18+9.34% 9.26%
+
968
R250,000 for 55+9.34% 9.35%
+
118
R1,000,000 for 18+9.34% 9.28%
+
2,941
R1,000,000 for 55+9.34% 9.39%
-
-1,046
R5,000,000 for 18+9.34% 9.34%
+
3,565
R5,000,000 for 55+9.34% 9.36%
-
-3,392
How to read this table?

You get a 8.6% interest rate at Standard Bank for a R10,000 investment in a 3 year fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 9.14%. Over 3 years you will earn R198 less in interest at Standard Bank compared to the average bank.

Standard Bank 5 year fixed deposit

This table shows Standard Bank'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+9.19% 9.72%
-
-407
R10,000 for 55+9.69% 9.80%
-
-75
R100,000 for 18+9.86% 9.79%
+
653
R100,000 for 55+9.86% 9.87%
+
55
R250,000 for 18+9.86% 9.85%
+
581
R250,000 for 55+9.86% 9.92%
-
-757
R1,000,000 for 18+9.86% 9.87%
+
691
R1,000,000 for 55+9.86% 9.96%
-
-6,510
R5,000,000 for 18+9.86% 9.95%
-
-28,593
R5,000,000 for 55+9.86% 9.89%
-
-13,843
How to read this table?

You get a 9.19% interest rate at Standard Bank 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 R407 less in interest at Standard Bank compared to the average bank.