South Africa Government Bonds - Yields Curve

COUNTRY • SUMMARY
SOUTH AFRICA

The South Africa 10-Year Government Bond currently offers a yield of 9.532%. This yield reflects the return investors can expect if they hold the bond until maturity. Government bond yields are critical indicators of economic confidence and investor sentiment.

South Africa Central Bank Rate stands at 8.00%, following the most recent adjustment in September 2024.

According to Standard & Poor's agency, the South Africa credit rating is BB-.

The current quotation for South Africa 5-Years Credit Default Swap is 178.38 basis points. Correspondingly, the implied probability of default is 2.97%.

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South Africa Yield Curve

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Residual
Maturity
Yield Zero Coupon Price Last
Change
Last Chg 1M Chg 6M Last Chg 1M Chg 6M
3 months 7.750% -5.0 bp -50.0 bp 21 Oct
5 years 8.515% +51.5 bp -110.6 bp 66.46 -2.35 % +5.21 % 21 Oct
10 years 9.532% +65.2 bp -124.3 bp 40.23 -5.81 % +11.94 % 21 Oct
12 years 10.257% +70.7 bp -173.8 bp 30.98 -7.44 % +20.64 % 21 Oct
20 years 11.593% +84.8 bp -178.7 bp 11.15 -14.16 % +37.48 % 21 Oct
25 years 11.410% +60.5 bp -205.0 bp 6.71 -12.74 % +57.51 % 21 Oct
30 years 11.627% +90.7 bp -174.1 bp 3.69 -21.66 % +59.05 % 21 Oct
Last Update: 21 Oct 2024 17:15 GMT+0

South Africa Yield Analysis

Normally, longer-duration interest rates are higher than short-duration. So, the yield curve normally slopes upward as duration increases. For this reason, the spread (i.e. the yield difference) between a longer and a shorter bond should be positive. If not, the yield curve can be flat or inverted.

The curve convexity is measured considering some key bond durations (usually 2 years and 10 years, but also other maturities).

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Residual
Maturity
Yield Spread vs Other Maturity Spread vs
Central Bank
Rate (8.00%)
3 months 5 years 10 years
30 years 11.627% 362.7 bp
10 years 9.532%
153.2 bp
5 years 8.515%
51.5 bp
3 months 7.750%
-25.0 bp

South Africa Credit Ratings

A credit rating is an assessment of the creditworthiness of a borrower (in general terms or with respect to a particular debt or financial obligation).

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Rating Agency Rating Outlook Last Update Action
Standard & Poor's BB- - 9 Mar 2023 outlook downgrade
Moody's Investors Service Ba2 - 4 Apr 2022 outlook upgrade
Fitch Ratings BB- - 16 Dec 2021 outlook upgrade
DBRS - -

South Africa Interest Rates

A bank rate is the interest rate at which a nation's central bank lends money to domestic banks, often in the form of very short-term loans.

Interest Rates Value
Central Bank Rate 8.00%

South Africa Credit Default Swaps

The term credit default swap (CDS) refers to a financial derivative that allows an investor to swap or offset their credit risk with that of another investor. To swap the risk of default, the lender buys a CDS from another investor who agrees to reimburse the lender in the case the borrower defaults.

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Credit Default Swap CDS Value Var % 1W Var % 1M Var % 1Y Implied PD(*)
5 Years CDS 178.38 +0.01 % -2.73 % -38.29 % 2.97 %
(*) Implied probability of default, calculated on the hypothesis of a 40% recovery rate.
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South Africa 10Y Bond Yield Spread

The South Africa 10Y Government Bond has a 9.532% yield.

A positive spread, marked by , means that the 10Y Bond Yield is higher than the corresponding foreign bond. Instead, a negative spread is marked by a green circle .

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South Africa 10Y vs Current Spread Chg 1M Chg 6M Compare
Countries
vs Japan 10Y 857.2 bp +53.9 bp -136.0 bp
vs China 10Y 740.8 bp +57.9 bp -110.1 bp
vs Germany 10Y 725.4 bp +56.8 bp -101.8 bp
vs Spain 10Y 650.6 bp +66.4 bp -95.2 bp
vs France 10Y 650.4 bp +58.8 bp -125.2 bp
vs Canada 10Y 627.6 bp +34.9 bp -72.6 bp
vs Italy 10Y 601.2 bp +66.9 bp -85.4 bp
vs United Kingdom 10Y 539.2 bp +40.7 bp -115.2 bp
vs United States 10Y 533.8 bp +19.9 bp -80.5 bp
vs Australia 10Y 515.7 bp +27.2 bp -127.2 bp
vs India 10Y 258.2 bp +57.9 bp -96.8 bp
vs Brazil 10Y -322.9 bp +23.6 bp -259.6 bp
vs Russia 10Y -676.2 bp +22.5 bp -357.7 bp

South Africa Government Bonds Prices

Price Simulation: bonds with a face value of 100, with different coupon rates.

The highlighted column refers to the zero coupon bond.
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Residual
Maturity
Yield Bond Price - with different Coupon Rates Fx
0% 1% 3% 5% 7% 9%
30 years 11.627% 3.69 11.97 28.54 45.11 61.67 78.24
25 years 11.410% 6.71 14.89 31.24 47.59 63.94 80.30
20 years 11.593% 11.15 18.81 34.14 49.47 64.80 80.13
12 years 10.257% 30.98 37.71 51.17 64.63 78.08 91.54
10 years 9.532% 40.23 46.50 59.04 71.58 84.12 96.66
5 years 8.515% 66.46 70.40 78.28 86.15 94.03 101.91
Maturity Date 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
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