Capitec Fixed Deposit Review for January 2025

Last updated 4th January 2025 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 4th January 2025 by Walter

R10,000
min deposit
8.85%
best rate

Here are Capitec's best fixed deposit rates

The best interest rate you can get at Capitec is 8.85% 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 8.85%
2 R250,000 60 months 8.75%
3 R50,000 60 months 8.65%
4 R10,000 60 months 8.60%
5 R1,000,000 48 months 8.50%
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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+7.70% 7.81%
-
-6
R10,000 for 55+7.70% 7.80%
-
-5
R100,000 for 18+7.75% 7.91%
-
-85
R100,000 for 55+7.75% 7.86%
-
-57
R250,000 for 18+7.80% 7.94%
-
-182
R250,000 for 55+7.80% 7.89%
-
-119
R1,000,000 for 18+8.00% 7.96%
+
189
R1,000,000 for 55+8.00% 7.95%
+
251
R5,000,000 for 18+8.00% 7.95%
+
1,292
R5,000,000 for 55+8.00% 7.94%
+
1,625
How to read this table?

You get a 7.7% 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 7.81%. Over 6 months you will earn R6 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+8.00% 8.17%
-
-18
R10,000 for 55+8.00% 8.21%
-
-22
R100,000 for 18+8.10% 8.33%
-
-245
R100,000 for 55+8.10% 8.33%
-
-245
R250,000 for 18+8.15% 8.35%
-
-548
R250,000 for 55+8.15% 8.37%
-
-586
R1,000,000 for 18+8.30% 8.38%
-
-892
R1,000,000 for 55+8.30% 8.42%
-
-1,364
R5,000,000 for 18+8.30% 8.41%
-
-6,000
R5,000,000 for 55+8.30% 8.45%
-
-8,208
How to read this table?

You get a 8% 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 8.17%. Over 12 months you will earn R18 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+8.10% 8.16%
-
-9
R10,000 for 55+8.10% 8.18%
-
-16
R100,000 for 18+8.20% 8.20%
+
32
R100,000 for 55+8.20% 8.20%
+
29
R250,000 for 18+8.25% 8.24%
+
139
R250,000 for 55+8.25% 8.24%
+
154
R1,000,000 for 18+8.40% 8.26%
+
3,480
R1,000,000 for 55+8.40% 8.30%
+
2,522
R5,000,000 for 18+8.40% 8.29%
+
15,015
R5,000,000 for 55+8.40% 8.29%
+
13,294
How to read this table?

You get a 8.1% 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 8.16%. Over 2 years you will earn R9 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+8.20% 8.27%
-
-19
R10,000 for 55+8.20% 8.28%
-
-25
R100,000 for 18+8.25% 8.33%
-
-259
R100,000 for 55+8.25% 8.31%
-
-184
R250,000 for 18+8.30% 8.37%
-
-583
R250,000 for 55+8.30% 8.35%
-
-369
R1,000,000 for 18+8.45% 8.40%
+
2,742
R1,000,000 for 55+8.45% 8.42%
+
1,788
R5,000,000 for 18+8.45% 8.43%
+
7,765
R5,000,000 for 55+8.45% 8.39%
+
11,576
How to read this table?

You get a 8.2% 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 8.27%. Over 3 years you will earn R19 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+8.60% 8.84%
-
-177
R10,000 for 55+8.60% 8.88%
-
-204
R100,000 for 18+8.65% 8.90%
-
-1,871
R100,000 for 55+8.65% 8.88%
-
-1,727
R250,000 for 18+8.75% 8.93%
-
-3,292
R250,000 for 55+8.75% 8.91%
-
-2,885
R1,000,000 for 18+8.85% 8.95%
-
-7,230
R1,000,000 for 55+8.85% 8.97%
-
-8,729
R5,000,000 for 18+8.85% 8.97%
-
-39,213
R5,000,000 for 55+8.85% 8.89%
-
-15,231
How to read this table?

You get a 8.6% 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 8.84%. Over 5 years you will earn R177 less in interest at Capitec compared to the average bank.