Standard Bank Fixed Deposit Review for April 2024

Last updated 2nd April 2024 by Walter

Introduction

This page summarises all the fixed deposits offered by Standard Bank. All the rates shown are sourced from the Standard Bank website - standardbank.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 Standard Bank fixed deposit interest calculator, allows you to calculate how much interest you will earn for your age, investment amount and term.

Standard Bank fixed deposits highlights

last updated 2nd April 2024 by Walter

R10,000
min deposit
9.60%
best rate

Here are Standard Bank's best fixed deposit rates

The best interest rate you can get at Standard Bank is 9.6% for the 60-month fixed deposit. You will need a minimum deposit of R100,000 .

Here are Standard Bank's five best fixed deposit interest rates:

# Min deposit Term Nominal
1 R100,000 60 months 9.60%
2 R100,000 48 months 9.26%
3 R10,000 P60 months 9.06%
4 R100,000 36 months 9.02%
5 R100,000 24 months 8.90%
P
only individuals older than 55 qualify

Standard Bank 3 month fixed deposit

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

Investment amount Nominal Industry average1 Earnings vs average2
R10,000 for 18+7.77% 8.15%
-
-10
R10,000 for 55+8.27% 8.25%
+
1
R100,000 for 18+8.12% 8.21%
-
-22
R100,000 for 55+8.12% 8.32%
-
-50
R250,000 for 18+8.12% 8.20%
-
-52
R250,000 for 55+8.12% 8.34%
-
-136
R1,000,000 for 18+8.22% 8.24%
-
-51
R1,000,000 for 55+8.22% 8.40%
-
-446
R5,000,000 for 18+8.29% 8.26%
+
376
R5,000,000 for 55+8.29% 8.47%
-
-2,286
How to read this table?

You get a 7.77% interest rate at Standard Bank for a R10,000 investment in a 3 month fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 8.15%. Over 3 months you will earn R10 less in interest at Standard Bank compared to the average bank.

Standard Bank 6 month fixed deposit

This table shows Standard Bank'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+7.88% 8.50%
-
-32
R10,000 for 55+8.38% 8.58%
-
-10
R100,000 for 18+8.33% 8.59%
-
-131
R100,000 for 55+8.33% 8.65%
-
-167
R250,000 for 18+8.33% 8.62%
-
-366
R250,000 for 55+8.33% 8.68%
-
-445
R1,000,000 for 18+8.43% 8.66%
-
-1,212
R1,000,000 for 55+8.43% 8.72%
-
-1,527
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 7.88% interest rate at Standard Bank for a R10,000 investment in a 6 month fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 8.50%. Over 6 months you will earn R32 less in interest at Standard Bank compared to the average bank.

Standard Bank 1 year fixed deposit

This table shows Standard Bank'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+8.04% 9.09%
-
-114
R10,000 for 55+8.54% 9.16%
-
-68
R100,000 for 18+8.58% 9.16%
-
-622
R100,000 for 55+8.58% 9.23%
-
-697
R250,000 for 18+8.58% 9.18%
-
-1,615
R250,000 for 55+8.58% 9.27%
-
-1,864
R1,000,000 for 18+8.68% 9.20%
-
-5,683
R1,000,000 for 55+8.68% 9.30%
-
-6,718
R5,000,000 for 18+8.74% 9.24%
-
-27,050
R5,000,000 for 55+8.74% 9.35%
-
-33,333
How to read this table?

You get a 8.04% interest rate at Standard Bank for a R10,000 investment in a 1 year fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 9.09%. Over 12 months you will earn R114 less in interest at Standard Bank compared to the average bank.

Standard Bank 2 year fixed deposit

This table shows Standard Bank'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+8.01% 8.94%
-
-213
R10,000 for 55+8.51% 9.02%
-
-115
R100,000 for 18+8.90% 8.94%
-
-47
R100,000 for 55+8.90% 9.04%
-
-288
R250,000 for 18+8.90% 8.98%
-
-391
R250,000 for 55+8.90% 9.07%
-
-889
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 8.01% interest rate at Standard Bank for a R10,000 investment in a 2 year fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 8.94%. Over 2 years you will earn R213 less in interest at Standard Bank compared to the average bank.

Standard Bank 3 year fixed deposit

This table shows Standard Bank'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+8.05% 9.11%
-
-399
R10,000 for 55+8.55% 9.17%
-
-234
R100,000 for 18+9.02% 9.19%
-
-603
R100,000 for 55+9.02% 9.29%
-
-1,000
R250,000 for 18+9.02% 9.23%
-
-1,946
R250,000 for 55+9.02% 9.32%
-
-2,770
R1,000,000 for 18+9.02% 9.26%
-
-8,716
R1,000,000 for 55+9.02% 9.36%
-
-12,597
R5,000,000 for 18+9.02% 9.32%
-
-54,190
R5,000,000 for 55+9.02% 9.36%
-
-66,427
How to read this table?

You get a 8.05% interest rate at Standard Bank for a R10,000 investment in a 3 year fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 9.11%. Over 3 years you will earn R399 less in interest at Standard Bank compared to the average bank.

Standard Bank 5 year fixed deposit

This table shows Standard Bank'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+8.56% 9.69%
-
-876
R10,000 for 55+9.06% 9.77%
-
-547
R100,000 for 18+9.60% 9.75%
-
-1,138
R100,000 for 55+9.60% 9.82%
-
-1,703
R250,000 for 18+9.60% 9.79%
-
-3,617
R250,000 for 55+9.60% 9.87%
-
-5,152
R1,000,000 for 18+9.60% 9.81%
-
-16,101
R1,000,000 for 55+9.60% 9.90%
-
-22,875
R5,000,000 for 18+9.60% 9.88%
-
-107,979
R5,000,000 for 55+9.60% 9.84%
-
-98,940
How to read this table?

You get a 8.56% interest rate at Standard Bank for a R10,000 investment in a 5 year fixed deposit (if you are older than 18). The industry average is 9.69%. Over 5 years you will earn R876 less in interest at Standard Bank compared to the average bank.

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