Capitec Fixed Deposit Review for July 2024

Last updated 1st July 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 July 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% 8.32%
-
-9
R10,000 for 55+8.15% 8.47%
-
-16
R100,000 for 18+8.35% 8.47%
-
-59
R100,000 for 55+8.35% 8.55%
-
-103
R250,000 for 18+8.45% 8.49%
-
-39
R250,000 for 55+8.45% 8.56%
-
-140
R1,000,000 for 18+8.50% 8.52%
-
-73
R1,000,000 for 55+8.50% 8.60%
-
-511
R5,000,000 for 18+8.50% 8.53%
-
-824
R5,000,000 for 55+8.50% 8.64%
-
-3,496
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 8.32%. Over 6 months you will earn R9 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% 8.89%
-
-43
R10,000 for 55+8.50% 9.03%
-
-57
R100,000 for 18+8.60% 9.04%
-
-474
R100,000 for 55+8.60% 9.11%
-
-555
R250,000 for 18+8.65% 9.06%
-
-1,104
R250,000 for 55+8.65% 9.15%
-
-1,362
R1,000,000 for 18+8.70% 9.07%
-
-4,023
R1,000,000 for 55+8.70% 9.17%
-
-5,083
R5,000,000 for 18+8.70% 9.09%
-
-20,864
R5,000,000 for 55+8.70% 9.20%
-
-27,050
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 8.89%. Over 12 months you will earn R43 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% 8.75%
-
-7
R10,000 for 55+8.70% 8.89%
-
-40
R100,000 for 18+8.75% 8.80%
-
-89
R100,000 for 55+8.75% 8.90%
-
-318
R250,000 for 18+8.85% 8.83%
+
185
R250,000 for 55+8.85% 8.92%
-
-287
R1,000,000 for 18+8.90% 8.85%
+
1,537
R1,000,000 for 55+8.90% 8.94%
-
-647
R5,000,000 for 18+8.90% 8.87%
+
5,506
R5,000,000 for 55+8.90% 8.97%
-
-8,681
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 8.75%. Over 2 years you will earn R7 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% 8.91%
-
-38
R10,000 for 55+8.80% 9.04%
-
-87
R100,000 for 18+8.85% 9.05%
-
-727
R100,000 for 55+8.85% 9.14%
-
-1,071
R250,000 for 18+8.95% 9.08%
-
-1,140
R250,000 for 55+8.95% 9.16%
-
-1,836
R1,000,000 for 18+9.05% 9.10%
-
-1,492
R1,000,000 for 55+9.05% 9.18%
-
-4,762
R5,000,000 for 18+9.05% 9.13%
-
-13,938
R5,000,000 for 55+9.05% 9.20%
-
-30,173
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 8.91%. Over 3 years you will earn R38 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% 9.54%
-
-254
R10,000 for 55+9.20% 9.65%
-
-340
R100,000 for 18+9.25% 9.62%
-
-2,889
R100,000 for 55+9.25% 9.67%
-
-3,261
R250,000 for 18+9.45% 9.64%
-
-3,638
R250,000 for 55+9.45% 9.70%
-
-4,648
R1,000,000 for 18+9.50% 9.66%
-
-12,134
R1,000,000 for 55+9.50% 9.72%
-
-16,720
R5,000,000 for 18+9.50% 9.70%
-
-74,727
R5,000,000 for 55+9.50% 9.69%
-
-79,742
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 9.54%. Over 5 years you will earn R254 less in interest at Capitec compared to the average bank.