Capitec Fixed Deposit Review for April 2024

Last updated 2nd April 2024 by Walter

Introduction

This page summarises all the fixed deposits offered by Capitec. All the rates shown are sourced from the Capitec website - capitec.co.za. All rates shown on this page have been converted to nominal and effective annual rates! This allows you to compare rates across all banks. Yippee!

The Capitec fixed deposit interest calculator, allows you to calculate how much interest you will earn for your age, investment amount and term.

Capitec fixed deposits highlights

last updated 2nd April 2024 by Walter

R10,000
min deposit
9.50%
best rate

Here are Capitec's best fixed deposit rates

The best interest rate you can get at Capitec is 9.5% for the 60-month fixed deposit. You will need a minimum deposit of R1,000,000 .

Here are Capitec's five best fixed deposit interest rates:

# Min deposit Term Nominal
1 R1,000,000 60 months 9.50%
2 R250,000 60 months 9.45%
3 R50,000 60 months 9.25%
4 R10,000 60 months 9.20%
5 R250,000 48 months 9.15%
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only individuals older than 55 qualify

Capitec 6 month fixed deposit

This table shows Capitec's interest rates for a R10,000, R100,000, R250,000 and R1,000,000 investment in a 6 month fixed deposit versus the industry average.

Investment amount Nominal Industry average1 Earnings vs average2
R10,000 for 18+8.15% 8.47%
-
-17
R10,000 for 55+8.15% 8.60%
-
-24
R100,000 for 18+8.35% 8.59%
-
-121
R100,000 for 55+8.35% 8.65%
-
-156
R250,000 for 18+8.45% 8.61%
-
-197
R250,000 for 55+8.45% 8.67%
-
-275
R1,000,000 for 18+8.50% 8.66%
-
-796
R1,000,000 for 55+8.50% 8.72%
-
-1,108
R5,000,000 for 18+8.50% 8.72%
-
-5,617
R5,000,000 for 55+8.50% 8.80%
-
-7,706
How to read this table?

You get a 8.15% interest rate at Capitec for a R10,000 investment in a 6 month fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 8.47%. Over 6 months you will earn R17 less in interest at Capitec compared to the average bank.

Capitec 1 year fixed deposit

This table shows Capitec's interest rates for a R10,000, R100,000, R250,000 and R1,000,000 investment in a 1 year fixed deposit versus the industry average.

Investment amount Nominal Industry average1 Earnings vs average2
R10,000 for 18+8.50% 9.04%
-
-58
R10,000 for 55+8.50% 9.17%
-
-72
R100,000 for 18+8.60% 9.16%
-
-601
R100,000 for 55+8.60% 9.23%
-
-675
R250,000 for 18+8.65% 9.17%
-
-1,425
R250,000 for 55+8.65% 9.27%
-
-1,673
R1,000,000 for 18+8.70% 9.20%
-
-5,358
R1,000,000 for 55+8.70% 9.29%
-
-6,391
R5,000,000 for 18+8.70% 9.24%
-
-29,250
R5,000,000 for 55+8.70% 9.36%
-
-35,556
How to read this table?

You get a 8.5% interest rate at Capitec for a R10,000 investment in a 1 year fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 9.04%. Over 12 months you will earn R58 less in interest at Capitec compared to the average bank.

Capitec 2 year fixed deposit

This table shows Capitec's interest rates for a R10,000, R100,000, R250,000 and R1,000,000 investment in a 2 year fixed deposit versus the industry average.

Investment amount Nominal Industry average1 Earnings vs average2
R10,000 for 18+8.70% 8.85%
-
-30
R10,000 for 55+8.70% 8.99%
-
-63
R100,000 for 18+8.75% 8.95%
-
-432
R100,000 for 55+8.75% 9.06%
-
-676
R250,000 for 18+8.85% 8.99%
-
-691
R250,000 for 55+8.85% 9.07%
-
-1,193
R1,000,000 for 18+8.90% 9.00%
-
-2,000
R1,000,000 for 55+8.90% 9.10%
-
-4,335
R5,000,000 for 18+8.90% 9.04%
-
-14,383
R5,000,000 for 55+8.90% 9.11%
-
-24,884
How to read this table?

You get a 8.7% interest rate at Capitec for a R10,000 investment in a 2 year fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 8.85%. Over 2 years you will earn R30 less in interest at Capitec compared to the average bank.

Capitec 3 year fixed deposit

This table shows Capitec's interest rates for a R10,000, R100,000, R250,000 and R1,000,000 investment in a 3 year fixed deposit versus the industry average.

Investment amount Nominal Industry average1 Earnings vs average2
R10,000 for 18+8.80% 9.01%
-
-76
R10,000 for 55+8.80% 9.14%
-
-126
R100,000 for 18+8.85% 9.21%
-
-1,313
R100,000 for 55+8.85% 9.31%
-
-1,717
R250,000 for 18+8.95% 9.24%
-
-2,637
R250,000 for 55+8.95% 9.33%
-
-3,467
R1,000,000 for 18+9.05% 9.26%
-
-7,531
R1,000,000 for 55+9.05% 9.36%
-
-11,400
R5,000,000 for 18+9.05% 9.31%
-
-48,204
R5,000,000 for 55+9.05% 9.35%
-
-60,270
How to read this table?

You get a 8.8% interest rate at Capitec for a R10,000 investment in a 3 year fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 9.01%. Over 3 years you will earn R76 less in interest at Capitec compared to the average bank.

Capitec 5 year fixed deposit

This table shows Capitec's interest rates for a R10,000, R100,000, R250,000 and R1,000,000 investment in a 5 year fixed deposit versus the industry average.

Investment amount Nominal Industry average1 Earnings vs average2
R10,000 for 18+9.20% 9.62%
-
-322
R10,000 for 55+9.20% 9.76%
-
-427
R100,000 for 18+9.25% 9.78%
-
-4,134
R100,000 for 55+9.25% 9.85%
-
-4,720
R250,000 for 18+9.45% 9.80%
-
-6,784
R250,000 for 55+9.45% 9.88%
-
-8,340
R1,000,000 for 18+9.50% 9.82%
-
-24,817
R1,000,000 for 55+9.50% 9.91%
-
-31,651
R5,000,000 for 18+9.50% 9.89%
-
-152,227
R5,000,000 for 55+9.50% 9.85%
-
-144,195
How to read this table?

You get a 9.2% interest rate at Capitec for a R10,000 investment in a 5 year fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 9.62%. Over 5 years you will earn R322 less in interest at Capitec compared to the average bank.

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