Access Bank Plc Fixed Deposit Review for July 2024

Last updated 1st July 2024 by Walter

Introduction

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

Access Bank Plc fixed deposits highlights

last updated 1st July 2024 by Walter

R500
min deposit
10.45%
best rate

Here are Access Bank Plc's best fixed deposit rates

The best interest rate you can get at Access Bank Plc is 10.45% for the 60-month fixed deposit. You will need a minimum deposit of R500 .

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

# Min deposit Term Nominal
1 R500 60 months 10.45%
2 R500 48 months 10.10%
3 R500 36 months 9.80%
4 R500 24 months 9.55%
5 R500 18 months 9.52%
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only individuals older than 55 qualify

Access Bank Plc 3 month fixed deposit

This table shows Access Bank Plc'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+8.14% 7.87%
+
7
R10,000 for 55+8.14% 8.07%
+
2
R100,000 for 18+8.39% 7.99%
+
101
R100,000 for 55+8.39% 8.11%
+
71
R250,000 for 18+8.39% 8.02%
+
236
R250,000 for 55+8.39% 8.12%
+
168
R1,000,000 for 18+8.49% 8.05%
+
1,127
R1,000,000 for 55+8.49% 8.16%
+
846
R5,000,000 for 18+8.60% 8.01%
+
7,551
R5,000,000 for 55+8.60% 8.14%
+
5,823
How to read this table?

You get a 8.14% interest rate at Access Bank Plc for a R10,000 investment in a 3 month fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 7.87%. Over 3 months you will earn R7 more in interest at Access Bank Plc compared to the average bank.

Access Bank Plc 6 month fixed deposit

This table shows Access Bank Plc'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+8.41% 8.30%
+
6
R10,000 for 55+8.41% 8.44%
-
-2
R100,000 for 18+8.66% 8.44%
+
112
R100,000 for 55+8.66% 8.53%
+
69
R250,000 for 18+8.66% 8.47%
+
244
R250,000 for 55+8.66% 8.55%
+
146
R1,000,000 for 18+8.75% 8.50%
+
1,320
R1,000,000 for 55+8.75% 8.58%
+
890
R5,000,000 for 18+9.00% 8.49%
+
13,275
R5,000,000 for 55+9.00% 8.59%
+
10,721
How to read this table?

You get a 8.41% interest rate at Access Bank Plc for a R10,000 investment in a 6 month fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 8.30%. Over 6 months you will earn R6 more in interest at Access Bank Plc compared to the average bank.

Access Bank Plc 1 year fixed deposit

This table shows Access Bank Plc'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+9.50% 8.79%
+
76
R10,000 for 55+9.50% 8.93%
+
62
R100,000 for 18+9.50% 8.97%
+
571
R100,000 for 55+9.50% 9.04%
+
496
R250,000 for 18+9.50% 8.99%
+
1,373
R250,000 for 55+9.50% 9.08%
+
1,129
R1,000,000 for 18+9.50% 9.01%
+
5,238
R1,000,000 for 55+9.50% 9.11%
+
4,233
R5,000,000 for 18+9.50% 9.02%
+
26,045
R5,000,000 for 55+9.50% 9.12%
+
20,250
How to read this table?

You get a 9.5% interest rate at Access Bank Plc for a R10,000 investment in a 1 year fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 8.79%. Over 12 months you will earn R76 more in interest at Access Bank Plc compared to the average bank.

Access Bank Plc 2 year fixed deposit

This table shows Access Bank Plc'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+9.55% 8.65%
+
217
R10,000 for 55+9.55% 8.80%
+
184
R100,000 for 18+9.55% 8.73%
+
1,991
R100,000 for 55+9.55% 8.82%
+
1,779
R250,000 for 18+9.55% 8.77%
+
4,729
R250,000 for 55+9.55% 8.85%
+
4,294
R1,000,000 for 18+9.55% 8.79%
+
18,519
R1,000,000 for 55+9.55% 8.88%
+
16,477
R5,000,000 for 18+9.55% 8.80%
+
91,123
R5,000,000 for 55+9.55% 8.89%
+
78,882
How to read this table?

You get a 9.55% interest rate at Access Bank Plc for a R10,000 investment in a 2 year fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 8.65%. Over 2 years you will earn R217 more in interest at Access Bank Plc compared to the average bank.

Access Bank Plc 3 year fixed deposit

This table shows Access Bank Plc'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+9.80% 8.80%
+
400
R10,000 for 55+9.80% 8.93%
+
351
R100,000 for 18+9.80% 8.97%
+
3,333
R100,000 for 55+9.80% 9.05%
+
3,022
R250,000 for 18+9.80% 9.01%
+
7,933
R250,000 for 55+9.80% 9.07%
+
7,313
R1,000,000 for 18+9.80% 9.03%
+
30,886
R1,000,000 for 55+9.80% 9.11%
+
27,885
R5,000,000 for 18+9.80% 9.06%
+
149,300
R5,000,000 for 55+9.80% 9.10%
+
136,775
How to read this table?

You get a 9.8% interest rate at Access Bank Plc for a R10,000 investment in a 3 year fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 8.80%. Over 3 years you will earn R400 more in interest at Access Bank Plc compared to the average bank.

Access Bank Plc 5 year fixed deposit

This table shows Access Bank Plc'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+10.45% 9.41%
+
861
R10,000 for 55+10.45% 9.52%
+
774
R100,000 for 18+10.45% 9.53%
+
7,636
R100,000 for 55+10.45% 9.57%
+
7,327
R250,000 for 18+10.45% 9.57%
+
18,376
R250,000 for 55+10.45% 9.61%
+
17,497
R1,000,000 for 18+10.45% 9.58%
+
71,995
R1,000,000 for 55+10.45% 9.64%
+
67,910
R5,000,000 for 18+10.45% 9.61%
+
351,383
R5,000,000 for 55+10.45% 9.58%
+
354,259
How to read this table?

You get a 10.45% interest rate at Access Bank Plc for a R10,000 investment in a 5 year fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 9.41%. Over 5 years you will earn R861 more in interest at Access Bank Plc compared to the average bank.