How much will I earn if I invest Ksh 5,000,000 at Guardian Bank for 1 years?

At Guardian Bank's weighted-average deposit rate of 8.17% per the Central Bank of Kenya (May 2025), a Ksh 5,000,000 deposit grows to approximately Ksh 5,424,149 after 1 years. That's about Ksh 424,149 of interest, assuming monthly compounding and no withdrawals.

What is Guardian Bank's deposit rate right now?

Guardian Bank publishes a weighted-average deposit rate of 8.17% (May 2025, Central Bank of Kenya).

Would a Kenyan Money Market Fund earn more than Guardian Bank?

Yes — Cytonn Asset Managers's Cytonn Money Market Fund currently yields 9.39% net of 15% withholding tax. The same Ksh 5,000,000 invested there for 1 years would grow to about Ksh 5,490,243, meaningfully more than Guardian Bank's Ksh 5,424,149.

Guardian Bank · CBK May 2025

Invest Ksh 5,000,000 at Guardian Bank for 1 years.

At Guardian Bank's current weighted-average deposit rate of 8.17%, a Ksh 5,000,000 deposit grows to about Ksh 5,424,149 after 1 year — about Ksh 424,149 in interest, assuming monthly compounding and no withdrawals.

Final balance

Ksh 5,424,149

1.08× your deposit

Deposited

Ksh 5,000,000

One-off, no withdrawals

Interest earned

Ksh 424,149

At 8.17% p.a.

Year by year

Contributions form the floor; interest compounds on top.

Could you earn more elsewhere?

The same Ksh 5,000,000 in Cytonn Money Market Fund — currently Kenya's top-yielding MMF at 9.39% net of 15% WHT — would grow to about Ksh 5,490,243 over the same 1 year. Run your own numbers on the compound interest calculator.

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