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Real Interest Rate / South Africa
Monetary & Financial

South Africa Real Interest Rate

Current and historical real interest rate data for South Africa, including latest value (7.42), trend, international ranking, comparison and source notes.
COUNTRY: South Africa
UNIT: percent
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: live
UPDATED: 2026-06-14 04:04:30
Economy Data Rating
South Africa · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
BB
62 / 100
Moderate risk
Fiscal stability 15.6 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 11.2 / 20
External stability 14 / 15
Financial robustness 6.3 / 15
Structural stability 0 / 10
Future capacity 6.5 / 10
Demographic capacity 4.6 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 93% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1961–2024 1961– 2024
1961 2024
Selected year: 2024 · Value: n/a 2024

South Africa · real interest rate by country.

1961–2024
7.42 percent
6.47 percent
4.28 percent
9 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1961 1973 1985 1997 2009 2021 2024
real interest rate rate reference line

Countries by real interest rate

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Brazil 34.73
Bahrain 15.25
Kenya 13.14
Colombia 9.79
Croatia 8.44
Indonesia 7.83
Qatar 7.77
Peru 7.73

Interpretation

short note

This financial indicator helps assess monetary conditions, credit, rates or financial depth.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
Egypt -7.03
Nigeria 2.88
Kenya 13.14
United States -1.09
China 5.09

Related indicators

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GDP Growth NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
Inflation FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Government Debt GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS
Unemployment SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Current Account Balance BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS

Source layer

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: FR.INR.RINR

Cache: live · Updated: 2026-06-14 04:04:30

South Africa Snapshot

country profile
Population 64.01 m
GDP 401.14 bn
Debt/GDP 79.45%
Inflation 4.36%
Unemployment 32.39%
Currency n/a
Region Africa
Income group Upper middle income

South Africa Real Interest Rate: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Real Interest Rate for South Africa. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

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