Standard Bank Fixed Deposit Review for July 2024

Last updated 1st July 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 July 2024 by Walter

R10,000
min deposit
9.13%
best rate

Here are Standard Bank's best fixed deposit rates

The best interest rate you can get at Standard Bank is 9.13% for the 60-month fixed deposit. You will need a minimum deposit of R10,000 and be over the age of 55.

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

# Min deposit Term Nominal
1 R10,000 P60 months 9.13%
2 R100,000 60 months 8.99%
3 R10,000 P48 months 8.83%
4 R1 P60 months 8.63%
5 R10,000 P36 months 8.59%
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+7.12% 7.98%
-
-22
R10,000 for 55+7.62% 8.13%
-
-13
R100,000 for 18+7.72% 8.06%
-
-86
R100,000 for 55+7.72% 8.18%
-
-117
R250,000 for 18+7.72% 8.08%
-
-230
R250,000 for 55+7.72% 8.20%
-
-303
R1,000,000 for 18+7.81% 8.11%
-
-762
R1,000,000 for 55+7.81% 8.23%
-
-1,062
R5,000,000 for 18+7.89% 8.10%
-
-2,630
R5,000,000 for 55+7.89% 8.24%
-
-4,520
How to read this table?

You get a 7.12% 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 7.98%. Over 3 months you will earn R22 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+7.38% 8.40%
-
-53
R10,000 for 55+7.88% 8.49%
-
-32
R100,000 for 18+8.16% 8.48%
-
-167
R100,000 for 55+8.16% 8.57%
-
-212
R250,000 for 18+8.16% 8.51%
-
-453
R250,000 for 55+8.16% 8.59%
-
-555
R1,000,000 for 18+8.26% 8.53%
-
-1,416
R1,000,000 for 55+8.26% 8.62%
-
-1,861
R5,000,000 for 18+8.32% 8.55%
-
-5,793
R5,000,000 for 55+8.32% 8.65%
-
-8,506
How to read this table?

You get a 7.38% 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 8.40%. Over 6 months you will earn R53 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+7.65% 8.98%
-
-144
R10,000 for 55+8.15% 9.06%
-
-99
R100,000 for 18+8.23% 9.07%
-
-905
R100,000 for 55+8.23% 9.15%
-
-988
R250,000 for 18+8.23% 9.09%
-
-2,315
R250,000 for 55+8.23% 9.19%
-
-2,581
R1,000,000 for 18+8.33% 9.10%
-
-8,331
R1,000,000 for 55+8.33% 9.20%
-
-9,417
R5,000,000 for 18+8.40% 9.12%
-
-38,864
R5,000,000 for 55+8.40% 9.23%
-
-45,200
How to read this table?

You get a 7.65% 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 8.98%. Over 12 months you will earn R144 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+8.00% 8.83%
-
-190
R10,000 for 55+8.50% 8.92%
-
-94
R100,000 for 18+8.48% 8.83%
-
-778
R100,000 for 55+8.48% 8.93%
-
-1,013
R250,000 for 18+8.48% 8.87%
-
-2,193
R250,000 for 55+8.48% 8.95%
-
-2,685
R1,000,000 for 18+8.48% 8.88%
-
-9,169
R1,000,000 for 55+8.48% 8.98%
-
-11,442
R5,000,000 for 18+8.48% 8.91%
-
-48,471
R5,000,000 for 55+8.48% 9.02%
-
-63,885
How to read this table?

You get a 8% 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 8.83%. Over 2 years you will earn R190 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+8.09% 8.99%
-
-337
R10,000 for 55+8.59% 9.06%
-
-174
R100,000 for 18+8.48% 9.09%
-
-2,283
R100,000 for 55+8.48% 9.18%
-
-2,640
R250,000 for 18+8.48% 9.13%
-
-6,105
R250,000 for 55+8.48% 9.20%
-
-6,842
R1,000,000 for 18+8.48% 9.15%
-
-25,265
R1,000,000 for 55+8.48% 9.24%
-
-28,734
R5,000,000 for 18+8.48% 9.19%
-
-133,795
R5,000,000 for 55+8.48% 9.27%
-
-152,754
How to read this table?

You get a 8.09% 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 8.99%. Over 3 years you will earn R337 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+8.63% 9.59%
-
-741
R10,000 for 55+9.13% 9.65%
-
-404
R100,000 for 18+8.99% 9.64%
-
-5,057
R100,000 for 55+8.99% 9.69%
-
-5,442
R250,000 for 18+8.99% 9.68%
-
-13,357
R250,000 for 55+8.99% 9.73%
-
-14,425
R1,000,000 for 18+8.99% 9.70%
-
-54,938
R1,000,000 for 55+8.99% 9.76%
-
-59,778
R5,000,000 for 18+8.99% 9.74%
-
-291,524
R5,000,000 for 55+8.99% 9.75%
-
-300,553
How to read this table?

You get a 8.63% 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 9.59%. Over 5 years you will earn R741 less in interest at Standard Bank compared to the average bank.