South African Reserve Bank
Official repo rate, 7.25% since 25 September 2026.
as of 30 Oct 2026 · BIS daily levels · 461 decisions since 1980
South Africa·ZAR·all central banksLast
7.25%
25 September 2026
Previous
7.00%
29 May 2026
High since 1980
23.99%
22 June 1998
Low since 1980
3.50%
24 July 2020
Meetings a year
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schedule not on file
Next decision
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not published
Every decision
Newest first; a shaded row marks a change of instrument.
| Date | Level | Change | Instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | 7.25% | +0.25% | Official repo rate |
| 2026-05-29 | 7.00% | +0.25% | Official repo rate |
| 2025-11-21 | 6.75% | −0.25% | Official repo rate |
| 2025-08-01 | 7.00% | −0.25% | Official repo rate |
| 2025-05-30 | 7.25% | −0.25% | Official repo rate |
| 2025-01-31 | 7.50% | −0.25% | Official repo rate |
| 2024-11-22 | 7.75% | −0.25% | Official repo rate |
| 2024-09-20 | 8.00% | −0.25% | Official repo rate |
| 2023-05-26 | 8.25% | +0.50% | Official repo rate |
| 2023-03-31 | 7.75% | +0.50% | Official repo rate |
| 2023-01-27 | 7.25% | +0.25% | Official repo rate |
| 2022-11-25 | 7.00% | +0.75% | Official repo rate |
| 2022-09-23 | 6.25% | +0.75% | Official repo rate |
| 2022-07-22 | 5.50% | +0.75% | Official repo rate |
| 2022-05-20 | 4.75% | +0.50% | Official repo rate |
| 2022-03-25 | 4.25% | +0.25% | Official repo rate |
| 2022-01-28 | 4.00% | +0.25% | Official repo rate |
| 2021-11-19 | 3.75% | +0.25% | Official repo rate |
| 2020-07-24 | 3.50% | −0.25% | Official repo rate |
| 2020-05-22 | 3.75% | −0.50% | Official repo rate |
| 2020-04-15 | 4.25% | −1.00% | Official repo rate |
| 2020-03-20 | 5.25% | −1.00% | Official repo rate |
| 2020-01-17 | 6.25% | −0.25% | Official repo rate |
| 2019-07-19 | 6.50% | −0.25% | Official repo rate |
| 2018-11-23 | 6.75% | +0.25% | Official repo rate |
| 2018-03-29 | 6.50% | −0.25% | Official repo rate |
| 2017-07-21 | 6.75% | −0.25% | Official repo rate |
| 2016-03-18 | 7.00% | +0.25% | Official repo rate |
| 2016-01-29 | 6.75% | +0.50% | Official repo rate |
| 2015-11-20 | 6.25% | +0.25% | Official repo rate |
| 2015-07-24 | 6.00% | +0.25% | Official repo rate |
| 2014-07-18 | 5.75% | +0.25% | Official repo rate |
| 2014-01-30 | 5.50% | +0.50% | Official repo rate |
| 2012-07-20 | 5.00% | −0.50% | Official repo rate |
| 2010-11-19 | 5.50% | −0.50% | Official repo rate |
| 2010-09-10 | 6.00% | −0.50% | Official repo rate |
| 2010-03-26 | 6.50% | −0.50% | Official repo rate |
| 2009-08-14 | 7.00% | −0.50% | Official repo rate |
| 2009-05-29 | 7.50% | −1.00% | Official repo rate |
| 2009-05-04 | 8.50% | −1.00% | Official repo rate |
| 2009-03-25 | 9.50% | −1.00% | Official repo rate |
| 2009-02-06 | 10.50% | −1.00% | Official repo rate |
| 2008-12-12 | 11.50% | −0.50% | Official repo rate |
| 2008-06-13 | 12.00% | +0.50% | Official repo rate |
| 2008-04-11 | 11.50% | +0.50% | Official repo rate |
| 2007-12-07 | 11.00% | +0.50% | Official repo rate |
| 2007-10-12 | 10.50% | +0.50% | Official repo rate |
| 2007-08-17 | 10.00% | +0.50% | Official repo rate |
| 2007-06-08 | 9.50% | +0.50% | Official repo rate |
| 2006-12-08 | 9.00% | +0.50% | Official repo rate |
| 2006-10-13 | 8.50% | +0.50% | Official repo rate |
| 2006-08-03 | 8.00% | +0.50% | Official repo rate |
| 2006-06-08 | 7.50% | +0.50% | Official repo rate |
| 2005-04-14 | 7.00% | −0.50% | Official repo rate |
| 2004-08-13 | 7.50% | −0.50% | Official repo rate |
| 2003-12-12 | 8.00% | −0.50% | Official repo rate |
| 2003-10-17 | 8.50% | −1.50% | Official repo rate |
| 2003-09-11 | 10.00% | −1.00% | Official repo rate |
| 2003-08-15 | 11.00% | −1.00% | Official repo rate |
| 2003-06-13 | 12.00% | −1.50% | Official repo rate |
| 2002-09-13 | 13.50% | +1.00% | Official repo rate |
| 2002-06-14 | 12.50% | +1.00% | Official repo rate |
| 2002-03-15 | 11.50% | +1.00% | Official repo rate |
| 2002-01-16 | 10.50% | +1.00% | Official repo rate |
| 2001-09-21 | 9.50% | −0.50% | Official repo rate |
| 2001-09-05 | 10.00% | −1.00% | Official repo rate |
| 2001-06-15 | 11.00% | −1.00% | Official repo rate |
| 2001-06-12 | 12.00% | −0.03% | Official repo rate |
| 2001-06-11 | 12.03% | +0.02% | Official repo rate |
| 2001-06-08 | 12.01% | +0.01% | Official repo rate |
| 2000-10-19 | 12.00% | +0.01% | Official repo rate |
| 2000-10-18 | 11.99% | −0.01% | Official repo rate |
| 2000-10-17 | 12.00% | +0.25% | Official repo rate |
| 2000-01-14 | 11.75% | −0.25% | Official repo rate |
| 1999-11-25 | 12.00% | −0.01% | Official repo rate |
| 1999-11-24 | 12.01% | −0.01% | Official repo rate |
| 1999-11-23 | 12.02% | −0.01% | Official repo rate |
| 1999-11-22 | 12.03% | −0.01% | Official repo rate |
| 1999-11-19 | 12.04% | −0.01% | Official repo rate |
| 1999-11-18 | 12.05% | −0.01% | Official repo rate |
| 1999-11-17 | 12.06% | −0.01% | Official repo rate |
| 1999-11-16 | 12.07% | −0.01% | Official repo rate |
| 1999-11-15 | 12.08% | −0.01% | Official repo rate |
| 1999-11-12 | 12.09% | −0.01% | Official repo rate |
| 1999-11-11 | 12.10% | −0.01% | Official repo rate |
| 1999-11-10 | 12.11% | −0.01% | Official repo rate |
| 1999-11-09 | 12.12% | −0.01% | Official repo rate |
| 1999-11-08 | 12.13% | −0.01% | Official repo rate |
| 1999-11-05 | 12.14% | −0.01% | Official repo rate |
| 1999-11-04 | 12.15% | −0.01% | Official repo rate |
| 1999-11-03 | 12.16% | −0.01% | Official repo rate |
| 1999-11-02 | 12.17% | −0.01% | Official repo rate |
| 1999-11-01 | 12.18% | −0.01% | Official repo rate |
| 1999-10-29 | 12.19% | −0.01% | Official repo rate |
| 1999-10-28 | 12.20% | −0.01% | Official repo rate |
| 1999-10-27 | 12.21% | −0.01% | Official repo rate |
| 1999-10-26 | 12.22% | −0.01% | Official repo rate |
| 1999-10-25 | 12.23% | −0.01% | Official repo rate |
| 1999-10-22 | 12.24% | −0.01% | Official repo rate |
| 1999-10-21 | 12.25% | −0.01% | Official repo rate |
2026-09-257.25%
Official repo rate+0.25%
2026-05-297.00%
Official repo rate+0.25%
2025-11-216.75%
Official repo rate−0.25%
2025-08-017.00%
Official repo rate−0.25%
2025-05-307.25%
Official repo rate−0.25%
2025-01-317.50%
Official repo rate−0.25%
2024-11-227.75%
Official repo rate−0.25%
2024-09-208.00%
Official repo rate−0.25%
2023-05-268.25%
Official repo rate+0.50%
2023-03-317.75%
Official repo rate+0.50%
2023-01-277.25%
Official repo rate+0.25%
2022-11-257.00%
Official repo rate+0.75%
Where these numbers come from
Derived entirely from BIS daily policy-rate levels (WS_CBPOL); every day the level differs from the prior day is a change day. The BIS COMPILATION text did not parse into dated eras, so the whole run is tagged with a single instrument name taken from that text.