PPF Interest Rate Chart from 1952 to 2015

 

for PPF account. The current interest rate effective from 1 April 2013 is 8.7% Per Annum(compounded annually).Interest is calculated on the lowest balance between the close of the fifth day and the last day of every month.

We have compiled Interest Rate on PPF from 01.04.1952 to 31.03.2015 and noted that lowest Interest rate on PPF during the period was 3.50% Per annum during the period from 1955-1957 and High Rate of Interest on PPF  was 12% during the period from 1989-2001. PPF Rate for Financial Year 2014-15 is kept unchanged at 8.70% vide  Notification No. GSR 496(E) [F.NO.6-1/2011-NS-II (PT.II)], Dated 11-7-2014.

Interest Rate Chart of PPF from 1952 to 2015 is as follows

From     To           Interest Rate

1952       1955       4%

1955       1957       3.5%

1957       1963       3.75%

1963       1964       4%

1964       1965       4.55%

1965       1966       4.5%

1966       1967       4.75%

1967       1968       5%

1968       1969       5.25%

1969       1970       5.5%

1970       1971       5.7%

1971       1972       5.8%

1972       1974       6%

1974       1975       6.5%

1975       1976       7%

1976       1977       7.5%

1977       1978       8%

1978       1979       8.25% + 0.5%

1979       1981       8.25%

1981       1982       8.5%

1982       1983       8.75%

1983       1984       9.15%

1984       1985       9.9%

1985       1986       10.15%

1986       1987       11%

1987       1988       11.5%

1988       1989       11.8%

1989       2001       12%

2001       2005       9.5%

2005       2010       8.5%

2010       2011       9.5%

2011       2012       8.6%

2012       2013       8.8%

2013       2014       8.7%

 

2014       2015       8.7%