What are the best fixed deposit interest rates currently offered in South Africa?

last updated 2nd September 2024 by Walter

# Bank Min Age Min Deposit Nominal Effective
1Access Bank Plclogo18 R50010.45% 10.97%
2Sasfinlogo18 R20k10.25% 10.75%
3Access Bank Plclogo18 R50010.1% 10.58%
4Sasfinlogo18 R20k10% 10.47%
5African Banklogo18 R5009.94% 10.41%
The best interest rate is 10.97% offered by Access Bank Plc on a 5 year fixed deposit investment. This is the highest interest rate you will be able to get in South Africa. This rate is fixed throughout 5 year. It is the effective annual rate. You will need a minimum investment of R500 to get that interest rate. Check out my fixed deposit calculator to see how much interest you will earn for your investment amount.
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Best 5 year fixed deposit rates

last updated 2nd September 2024 by Walter

# Bank Min Age Min Deposit Nominal Effective
1Access Bank Plclogo18 R50010.45% 10.97%
2Sasfinlogo18 R20k10.25% 10.75%
3African Banklogo18 R5009.94% 10.41%
4Nedbanklogo18 R250k9.81% 10.26%
5Fedgrouplogo18 R5k9.8% 10.25%
The best 5 year fixed deposit interest rate is 10.97% offered by Access Bank Plc. This is the effective annualised rate. You will need a minimum investment of R500 to get that interest rate. Check out the fixed deposit calculator to see how much interest you will earn for your investment amount.
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Best 3 year fixed deposit rates

last updated 2nd September 2024 by Walter

# Bank Min Age Min Deposit Nominal Effective
1Sasfinlogo18 R20k10% 10.47%
2Access Bank Plclogo18 R5009.8% 10.25%
3African Banklogo18 R5009.44% 9.86%
4FNBlogo55 R1m9.25% 9.65%
5FNBlogo55 R500k9.15% 9.54%
The best 3 year fixed deposit interest rate is 10.47% offered by Sasfin. This is the effective annualised rate. You will need a minimum investment of R20,000 to get that interest rate. Check out the fixed deposit calculator to see how much interest you will earn for your investment amount.
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Best 2 year fixed deposit rates

last updated 2nd September 2024 by Walter

# Bank Min Age Min Deposit Nominal Effective
1Access Bank Plclogo18 R5009.55% 9.98%
2African Banklogo18 R5009.34% 9.75%
3FNBlogo55 R1m9.2% 9.6%
4FNBlogo55 R500k9.1% 9.49%
5FNBlogo55 R250k9.05% 9.43%
The best 2 year fixed deposit interest rate is 9.98% offered by Access Bank Plc. This is the effective annualised rate. You will need a minimum investment of R500 to get that interest rate. Check out the fixed deposit calculator to see how much interest you will earn for your investment amount.
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Best 1 year fixed deposit rates

last updated 2nd September 2024 by Walter

# Bank Min Age Min Deposit Nominal Effective
1TymeBanklogo18 R19.57% 10%
2Sasfinlogo18 R20k9.5% 9.92%
3Access Bank Plclogo18 R5009.5% 9.92%
4Absalogo55 R1k9.2% 9.6%
5Bidvestlogo55 R10k9.16% 9.55%
The best 1 year fixed deposit interest rate is 10% offered by TymeBank. This is the effective annualised rate. You will need a minimum investment of R1 to get that interest rate. Check out the fixed deposit calculator to see how much interest you will earn for your investment amount.
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Best 6 month fixed deposit rates

last updated 2nd September 2024 by Walter

# Bank Min Age Min Deposit Nominal Effective
1Access Bank Plclogo18 R5m9% 9.38%
2Bidvestlogo18 R10k8.9% 9.27%
3TymeBanklogo18 R18.83% 9.2%
4Access Bank Plclogo18 R1m8.75% 9.11%
5Sasfinlogo18 R20k8.66% 9.01%
The best 6 month fixed deposit interest rate is 9.38% offered by Access Bank Plc. This is the effective annualised rate. You will need a minimum investment of R5,000,000 to get that interest rate. Check out the fixed deposit calculator to see how much interest you will earn for your investment amount.
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Best 3 month fixed deposit rates

last updated 2nd September 2024 by Walter

# Bank Min Age Min Deposit Nominal Effective
1Access Bank Plclogo18 R5m8.6% 8.95%
2Bidvestlogo18 R10k8.54% 8.88%
3Access Bank Plclogo18 R1m8.49% 8.83%
4African Banklogo18 R5008.42% 8.75%
5Nedbanklogo18 R250k8.4% 8.73%
The best 3 month fixed deposit interest rate is 8.95% offered by Access Bank Plc. This is the effective annualised rate. You will need a minimum investment of R5,000,000 to get that interest rate. Check out the fixed deposit calculator to see how much interest you will earn for your investment amount.
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