South Africa Average Lending Rate 1960-2025
12.33%
66 data points
Lending interest rate · World Bank
South Africa's average lending rate from 1960 to 2025 was 12.33%, based on 66 data points.
All Data (sorted by year)▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
|---|
| 2025 |
13.02% |
+1.40pp |
30th |
| 2024 |
11.63% |
+0.13pp |
56th |
| 2023 |
11.50% |
+2.71pp |
55th |
| 2022 |
8.79% |
+1.75pp |
55th |
| 2021 |
7.04% |
−0.67pp |
44th |
| 2020 |
7.71% |
−2.42pp |
49th |
| 2019 |
10.13% |
+0.04pp |
65th |
| 2018 |
10.08% |
−0.29pp |
67th |
| 2017 |
10.38% |
−0.08pp |
78th |
| 2016 |
10.46% |
+1.04pp |
77th |
| 2015 |
9.42% |
+0.29pp |
69th |
| 2014 |
9.13% |
+0.63pp |
64th |
| 2013 |
8.50% |
−0.25pp |
53rd |
| 2012 |
8.75% |
−0.25pp |
51st |
| 2011 |
9.00% |
−0.83pp |
54th |
| 2010 |
9.83% |
−1.87pp |
59th |
| 2009 |
11.71% |
−3.42pp |
70th |
| 2008 |
15.13% |
+1.96pp |
95th |
| 2007 |
13.17% |
+2.00pp |
81st |
| 2006 |
11.17% |
+0.54pp |
70th |
| 2005 |
10.63% |
−0.67pp |
60th |
| 2004 |
11.29% |
−3.67pp |
58th |
| 2003 |
14.96% |
−0.79pp |
64th |
| 2002 |
15.75% |
+1.98pp |
67th |
| 2001 |
13.77% |
−0.73pp |
55th |
| 2000 |
14.50% |
−3.50pp |
50th |
| 1999 |
18.00% |
−3.79pp |
64th |
| 1998 |
21.79% |
+1.79pp |
72nd |
| 1997 |
20.00% |
+0.48pp |
61st |
| 1996 |
19.52% |
+1.63pp |
55th |
| 1995 |
17.90% |
+2.31pp |
50th |
| 1994 |
15.58% |
−0.57pp |
43rd |
| 1993 |
16.16% |
−2.75pp |
43rd |
| 1992 |
18.91% |
−1.41pp |
45th |
| 1991 |
20.31% |
−0.69pp |
49th |
| 1990 |
21.00% |
+1.17pp |
49th |
| 1989 |
19.83% |
+4.50pp |
48th |
| 1988 |
15.33% |
+2.83pp |
40th |
| 1987 |
12.50% |
−1.83pp |
30th |
| 1986 |
14.33% |
−7.17pp |
35th |
| 1985 |
21.50% |
−0.83pp |
47th |
| 1984 |
22.33% |
+5.67pp |
48th |
| 1983 |
16.67% |
−2.67pp |
42nd |
| 1982 |
19.33% |
+5.33pp |
45th |
| 1981 |
14.00% |
+4.50pp |
28th |
| 1980 |
9.50% |
−0.50pp |
11th |
| 1979 |
10.00% |
−2.13pp |
14th |
| 1978 |
12.13% |
−0.38pp |
20th |
| 1977 |
12.50% |
+0.25pp |
17th |
| 1976 |
12.25% |
+0.46pp |
17th |
| 1975 |
11.79% |
+1.63pp |
12th |
| 1974 |
10.17% |
+2.17pp |
7th |
| 1973 |
8.00% |
−0.79pp |
7th |
| 1972 |
8.79% |
−0.04pp |
8th |
| 1971 |
8.83% |
+0.67pp |
8th |
| 1970 |
8.17% |
+0.17pp |
8th |
| 1969 |
8.00% |
−0.33pp |
7th |
| 1968 |
8.33% |
+0.08pp |
7th |
| 1967 |
8.25% |
+0.75pp |
7th |
| 1966 |
7.50% |
+0.58pp |
5th |
| 1965 |
6.92% |
+1.13pp |
4th |
| 1964 |
5.79% |
+0.29pp |
4th |
| 1963 |
5.50% |
−0.71pp |
3rd |
| 1962 |
6.21% |
−0.63pp |
4th |
| 1961 |
6.83% |
+0.63pp |
4th |
| 1960 |
6.21% |
– |
4th |
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