PPF interest rates since 1968 - Compare historical rates

The interest rates on the Public Provident Fund (PPF) keep changing from time to time. Here is a comprehensive list of interest rates changes year after year in PPF.

Financial Year Interest Rate
1968-69 4.8%
1969-70 4.8%
1970-71 5%
1971-72 5%
1972-73 5%
1973-74 5.3%
1.4.1974 to 31.7.1974 5.8%
1.8.1974 to 31.3.1975 7%
1975-76 7%
1976-77 7%
1977-78 7.5%
1978-79 7.5%
1979-80 7.5%
1980-81 8%
1981-82 8.5%
1982-83 8.5%
1983-84 9%
1984-85 9.5%
1985-86 10%
1.4.1986 to 31.3.1999 12%
1.4.1999 to 14.1.2000 12%
15.1.2000 to 28.2.2001 11%
1.3.2001 to 28.2.2002 9.5%
1.3.2002 to 28.2.2003 9%
1.3.2003 to 30.11.2011 8%
1.12.2011 to 31.3.2012 8.6%
1.4.2012 to 31.3.2013 8.8%
1.4.2013 to 31.3.2016 8.7%
1.4.2016 to 30.9.2016 8.1%
1.10.2016 to 31.12.2016 8.0%

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