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South Africa: Long-term interest rate

Percent · 1937–2025 · 89 observations · forecasts to 2026 · ltrate

2025
10.2%percent
Change on 2024
−0.9 pointsfrom 11.2%
Average, 2016–2025
9.99%10 years
Record high and low
16.9% (1989)low 2.63% (1947)

Long-term interest rate

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Recent values

Percent

YearValue
20269.92Forecast
202510.2
202411.2
202311.6
202210.7
20219.79
202010.1
20199.07
20189.13
20179.05
20169.02

Sources

  • Homer & Sylla1937–1989
  • Clio Infra1937–2011
  • IMF International Financial Statistics1957–2025
  • OECD Key Economic Indicators1957–2025
  • South African Reserve Bank1960–2025
  • OECD Economic Outlook1960–2025
  • OECD Economic Outlook (forecast)2025–2027

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South Africa documentation (PDF)

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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