South Africa Lending Interest Rate

Current and historical lending interest rate data for South Africa, including latest value (11.63), trend, international ranking, comparison and source notes.
COUNTRY: South Africa
UNIT: percent
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: live
UPDATED: 2026-06-15 05:09:08
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: 1960–2024 19602024
1960 2024
Selected year: 2024 · Value: n/a 2024

South Africa · lending interest rate by country.

1960–2024
11.63 percent
11.5 percent
9.71 percent
11 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1960 1973 1986 1999 2012 2024
lending interest rate rate reference line

Countries by lending interest rate

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Argentina 61.71
Brazil 40.23
Egypt 24.29
Ukraine 19.59
Russia 17.09
Kenya 16.59
Colombia 16.37
Nigeria 14.01

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 24.29
Nigeria 14.01
Kenya 16.59
China 4.35

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.LEND

Cache: live · Updated: 2026-06-15 05:09:08

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 Lending 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 Lending 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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