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South Africa markets

The numbers that move your business

The Reserve Bank repo rate is 7.25% and the prime lending rate is 10.75%, consumer inflation was 4.4% in August, the rand is R16.42 to the US dollar, and gold is R67,942 an ounce.

Reserve Bank data to 29 September 2026. Not a live trading screen.

Overview

SARB repo rate7.25%0.00 ppPrime lending rate10.75%0.00 ppConsumer inflation (CPI)4.40%▲ 0.10 ppRand per US dollarR16.42▲ 0.15%Rand per euroR18.63▼ 0.12%Gold, rand per ounceR67,942▼ 2.69%Bond yields, 10 years and longer9.08%▲ 0.12 ppJIBAR, 3 months7.23%0.00 ppPetrol 95 (inland), SeptemberR26.92Expected about R29.75 on 7 OctNational minimum wageR30.23per hour since 1 March

Interest rates

The repo rate is set by the Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee. Banks add a fixed margin to get the prime rate that most business overdrafts and loans follow. Three years shown.

12.06%10.62%9.19%7.76%6.32%Oct 2023Sep 2026

Prime rateRepo rateJIBAR 3 months

Prime, repo and JIBAR rates, last three years
IndicatorLatestChange12 monthsTrend
SARB repo rate29 Sep 20267.25%0.00 pp▲ 0.25 pp
Prime lending rate29 Sep 202610.75%0.00 pp▲ 0.25 pp
JIBAR, 3 months28 Sep 20267.23%0.00 pp▲ 0.22 pp
ZARONIA28 Sep 20267.11%▼ 0.01 pp▲ 0.25 pp
SABOR28 Sep 20267.24%▲ 0.06 pp▲ 0.26 pp

Bonds and T-bills

What the government pays to borrow. Yields move with the market and are a guide to where longer-term loan pricing is heading.

12.84%11.17%9.50%7.82%6.15%Oct 2023Sep 2026

Bonds, 10 years and longer91-day Treasury bill

Long bond yield and 91-day Treasury bill, last three years
IndicatorLatestChange12 monthsTrend
Treasury bill, 91 days28 Sep 20266.93%▲ 0.08 pp▲ 0.09 pp
Treasury bill, 182 days28 Sep 20267.52%▲ 0.11 pp▲ 0.39 pp
Treasury bill, 273 days28 Sep 20267.57%▲ 0.13 pp▲ 0.47 pp
Treasury bill, 364 days28 Sep 20267.50%▲ 0.13 pp▲ 0.50 pp
Government bond R2030 yield28 Sep 20268.34%▲ 0.11 pp▲ 0.44 pp
Government bond R209 yield28 Sep 20269.01%▲ 0.08 pp–
Bond yields, 5 to 10 years28 Sep 20268.78%▲ 0.02 pp▼ 0.35 pp
Bond yields, 10 years and longer28 Sep 20269.08%▲ 0.12 pp▼ 0.58 pp

Inflation

Twelve-month change in consumer and producer prices, published monthly. The Reserve Bank's target is 3%.

8.32%5.94%3.56%1.18%-1.20%Sep 2023Aug 2026

Consumer inflation (CPI)Producer inflation (PPI)

CPI and PPI inflation, last three years
IndicatorLatestChange12 monthsTrend
Consumer inflation (CPI)31 Aug 20264.40%▲ 0.10 pp▲ 1.10 pp
Producer inflation (PPI)31 Jul 20265.71%▼ 1.79 pp▲ 4.24 pp

Rand

Rand per unit of foreign currency: a rising line means a weaker rand. Reserve Bank rates, one observation per business day. See also the rand dashboard.

R17.57R17.11R16.64R16.18R15.71Sep 2025Sep 2026
Rand per US dollar, last 12 months
IndicatorLatestChange12 monthsTrend
Rand per US dollar29 Sep 2026R16.42▲ 0.15%▼ 4.96%
Rand per British pound29 Sep 2026R21.73▼ 0.04%▼ 6.39%
Rand per euro29 Sep 2026R18.63▼ 0.12%▼ 8.01%
Rand per 100 Japanese yen29 Sep 2026R10.43▼ 0.29%▼ 10.32%
Nominal effective exchange rate (index)29 Sep 2026100.44▼ 0.05%▲ 5.01%

Gold

The London gold price per fine ounce (average of the morning and afternoon fixings), in rand and in US dollars.

R88,029R74,048R60,067R46,086R32,105Oct 2023Sep 2026
Gold in rand per ounce, last three years
IndicatorLatestChange12 monthsTrend
Gold, rand per ounce28 Sep 2026R67,942▼ 2.69%▲ 3.88%
Gold, US dollars per ounce28 Sep 2026$4,144▼ 3.07%▲ 10.25%

Fuel

Pump prices are set monthly by the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, announced on the first Monday and effective from the first Wednesday of the month. Prices below are per litre.

In force: September 2026 (in force)

Petrol 93 (inland)R26.76
Petrol 95 (inland)R26.92
Petrol 95 (coast)R26.05
Diesel 0.05%, wholesale (inland)R29.11
Diesel 0.005%, wholesale (inland)R30.05

Expected on Wednesday 7 October 2026

A projection based on the month's data, not an official price. The Department announces the real figures on Monday 5 October.

Petrol 95 (inland)about R29.75▲ R2.83
Petrol 93 (inland)about R29.42▲ R2.66
Petrol 95 (coast)about R28.88▲ R2.83
Diesel 0.05%, wholesale (inland)about R31.72▲ R2.61

Sources: AutoTrader: petrol and diesel prices, October 2026, Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources. Checked 29 September 2026.

Wages, power, tax

The official numbers that set your payroll, power and tax costs. These change once a year or once a month, so each one shows where it comes from.

National minimum wageR30.23per hour

From 1 March 2026, up R1.44. It applies to farm and domestic workers too; Expanded Public Works Programme workers get R16.62 an hour.

Source: SAnews

Eskom tariff increase8.76%average, direct customers

Approved by the regulator NERSA on 5 March 2026 and effective 1 April 2026 for customers supplied directly by Eskom.

Source: Eskom

Municipal electricity increase9.01%average, from 1 July 2026

Municipal bulk purchasers pass this on at the start of the municipal financial year. Your own municipality's tariff may differ.

Source: Eskom

VAT15%standard rate

Registration is compulsory once taxable turnover passes R2.3 million in 12 months, and voluntary from R120,000.

Source: Our VAT and turnover tax guide

Checked 29 September 2026.

Crypto

The twenty largest cryptocurrencies by market value, priced in rand. Volatile and largely unregulated: not investment advice. Refreshed every 15 minutes. Data: CoinGecko.

#NamePrice24h7dMarket cap7 days
1BitcoinBTCR1,378,026▲ 0.74%▼ 2.02%R27,685.8bn
2EthereumETHR44,630▲ 1.51%▼ 0.97%R5,448.7bn
3TetherUSDTR16.4300▲ 0.15%▲ 0.01%R3,020.4bn
4BNBBNBR12,522▼ 0.02%▼ 3.27%R1,667.5bn
5XRPXRPR25.3600▲ 2.78%▲ 0.30%R1,593.9bn
6USDCUSDCR16.4300▲ 0.15%▲ 0.01%R1,227.5bn
7SolanaSOLR1,978▲ 1.05%▲ 3.10%R1,163.0bn
8TRONTRXR5.5000▲ 0.18%▼ 3.05%R522.5bn
9ZcashZECR23,653▼ 8.87%▼ 4.90%R401.1bn
10Figure HelocFIGR_HELOCR16.4700▼ 5.13%▼ 1.06%R382.2bn
11HyperliquidHYPER1,435▼ 1.45%▼ 7.98%R319.7bn
12DogecoinDOGER1.5600▲ 2.14%▼ 3.89%R244.1bn
13ChainlinkLINKR247▲ 3.78%▲ 16.55%R184.9bn
14MoneroXMRR8,905▲ 2.48%▼ 6.69%R167.4bn
15WhiteBIT CoinWBTR1,380▲ 0.88%▼ 2.59%R164.0bn
16USDSUSDSR16.4200▲ 0.14%▼ 0.05%R160.5bn
17CardanoADAR4.1100▲ 1.71%▲ 1.03%R154.5bn
18RainRAINR0.2039▼ 1.16%▼ 7.65%R144.6bn
19LEO TokenLEOR148▲ 0.19%▲ 0.19%R136.2bn
20StellarXLMR3.7900▲ 4.96%▲ 9.09%R132.6bn

Rates, inflation, rand and gold: South African Reserve Bank public web indicators. Fuel, wages and tariffs: the sources shown on each card. Not investment or financial advice.