SA Retail Bonds Fixed Deposit Review for July 2025

Last updated 1st July 2025 by Walter

Introduction

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

SA Retail Bonds fixed deposits highlights

last updated 1st July 2025 by Walter

R1,000
min deposit
10.00%
best rate

Here are SA Retail Bonds's best fixed deposit rates

The best interest rate you can get at SA Retail Bonds is 10% for the 60-month fixed deposit. You will need a minimum deposit of R1,000 .

Here are SA Retail Bonds's five best fixed deposit interest rates:

# Min deposit Term Nominal
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only individuals older than 55 qualify

SA Retail Bonds 2 year fixed deposit

This table shows SA Retail Bonds'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+8.50% 7.58%
+
178
R10,000 for 55+8.50% 7.64%
+
166
R100,000 for 18+8.50% 7.73%
+
1,441
R100,000 for 55+8.50% 7.73%
+
1,442
R250,000 for 18+8.50% 7.79%
+
3,292
R250,000 for 55+8.50% 7.80%
+
3,241
R1,000,000 for 18+8.50% 7.83%
+
12,085
R1,000,000 for 55+8.50% 7.88%
+
11,125
R5,000,000 for 18+8.50% 7.85%
+
58,887
How to read this table?

You get a 8.5% interest rate at SA Retail Bonds for a R10,000 investment in a 2 year fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 7.58%. Over 2 years you will earn R178 more in interest at SA Retail Bonds compared to the average bank.

SA Retail Bonds 3 year fixed deposit

This table shows SA Retail Bonds'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+8.75% 7.70%
+
339
R10,000 for 55+8.75% 7.76%
+
315
R100,000 for 18+8.75% 7.89%
+
2,693
R100,000 for 55+8.75% 7.87%
+
2,737
R250,000 for 18+8.75% 7.94%
+
6,177
R250,000 for 55+8.75% 7.94%
+
6,193
R1,000,000 for 18+8.75% 7.98%
+
23,379
R1,000,000 for 55+8.75% 8.01%
+
21,997
R5,000,000 for 18+8.75% 7.99%
+
114,177
How to read this table?

You get a 8.75% interest rate at SA Retail Bonds for a R10,000 investment in a 3 year fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 7.70%. Over 3 years you will earn R339 more in interest at SA Retail Bonds compared to the average bank.

SA Retail Bonds 5 year fixed deposit

This table shows SA Retail Bonds'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+10.00% 8.32%
+
1,147
R10,000 for 55+10.00% 8.34%
+
1,132
R100,000 for 18+10.00% 8.48%
+
10,299
R100,000 for 55+10.00% 8.45%
+
10,529
R250,000 for 18+10.00% 8.53%
+
24,684
R250,000 for 55+10.00% 8.51%
+
25,148
R1,000,000 for 18+10.00% 8.60%
+
93,733
R1,000,000 for 55+10.00% 8.60%
+
93,329
R5,000,000 for 18+10.00% 8.57%
+
478,347
How to read this table?

You get a 10% interest rate at SA Retail Bonds for a R10,000 investment in a 5 year fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 8.32%. Over 5 years you will earn R1,147 more in interest at SA Retail Bonds compared to the average bank.