Today’s figure
Repo rate
Same everywhere
7.25% a year
From 25 September 2026. Up from 7.00%. The Reserve Bank’s next decision is on Thursday 19 November 2026.
Source: Monetary Policy Committee decision of 23 September 2026, as announced (a public report of the announcement) · The notice’s page · Next change due 19 November 2026
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Its history
Highest 8.25%Lowest 3.5%
7.25%
Nov 201530 changes keptToday
Show the numbers
| When or what | Figure |
|---|---|
| 25 September 2026 | 7.25% |
| 29 May 2026 | 7% |
| 21 November 2025 | 6.75% |
| 1 August 2025 | 7% |
| 30 May 2025 | 7.25% |
| 31 January 2025 | 7.5% |
| 22 November 2024 | 7.75% |
| 20 September 2024 | 8% |
| 26 May 2023 | 8.25% |
| 31 March 2023 | 7.75% |
| 27 January 2023 | 7.25% |
| 25 November 2022 | 7% |
| 23 September 2022 | 6.25% |
| 22 July 2022 | 5.5% |
| 20 May 2022 | 4.75% |
| 25 March 2022 | 4.25% |
| 28 January 2022 | 4% |
| 19 November 2021 | 3.75% |
| 24 July 2020 | 3.5% |
| 22 May 2020 | 3.75% |
| 15 April 2020 | 4.25% |
| 20 March 2020 | 5.25% |
| 17 January 2020 | 6.25% |
| 19 July 2019 | 6.5% |
| 23 November 2018 | 6.75% |
| 29 March 2018 | 6.5% |
| 21 July 2017 | 6.75% |
| 18 March 2016 | 7% |
| 29 January 2016 | 6.75% |
| 20 November 2015 | 6.25% |
November 2015: 6.25%. Every change since then is kept.
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What it depends on
- The Reserve Bank’s repo rate, decided by its Monetary Policy Committee.
- The date of the last decision.
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Where it applies
Everywhere in South Africa. It is one national figure.
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