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National Bank of Romania South African Rand rate

1 ZAR = 0.28350 RON +0.46%

Published Tuesday, 29 September 2026 as the reference exchange rates of the leu.

1 RON = 3.52734 ZAR

ZAR to RON over the last year

0.260.28Nov ’25Jan ’26Mar ’26May ’26Jul ’26Sep ’26
52-week high
0.28430
52-week low
0.24940
52-week average
0.26826
Change over the year
+13.35%

Yearly averages

The mean of each year’s publications, 1 ZAR in RON. Open a year for every daily rate and the monthly averages.

YearAverageHighLowPublications
2026 0.27269 0.28430 0.25760 186
2025 0.24991 0.26170 0.22640 248
2024 0.25109 0.26840 0.23710 252
2023 0.24812 0.27610 0.23380 248
2022 0.28706 0.31510 0.26170 251
2021 0.28174 0.30020 0.25850 254
2020 0.25878 0.30440 0.23190 251
2019 0.29354 0.31230 0.27400 251
2018 0.29863 0.32640 0.25680 249
2017 0.30444 0.33780 0.27210 249
2016 0.27669 0.31710 0.24690 254
2015 0.31550 0.35000 0.26360 253
2014 0.30856 0.32660 0.29370 252
2013 0.34572 0.39450 0.30890 253
2012 0.42307 0.45950 0.39000 252
2011 0.42082 0.48380 0.38150 255
2010 0.43513 0.49240 0.38220 257
2009 0.37113 0.39810 0.32120 214

This rate via API

The National Bank of Romania ZAR rate for any day since 2 March 2009, or every publication in a range of up to a year, as JSON or CSV.

curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/official \
  -G -d source=bnr -d base_currency=ZAR \
  -d currencies=RON -d date=2026-09-29 \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

# every publication of 2026
curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/official/range \
  -G -d source=bnr -d currencies=ZAR \
  -d date_from=2026-01-01 -d date_to=2026-12-31 \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

South African Rand at other central banks

Questions about this rate

What is the National Bank of Romania ZAR rate today?

On 29 September 2026 the National Bank of Romania published 1 ZAR = 0.2835 RON (1 RON = 3.52734 ZAR).

What was the average ZAR rate in 2026?

The average of the 186 publications in 2026 is 1 ZAR = 0.272689 RON, the simple mean of the daily rates.

Is this the rate I must use for tax or accounting?

That depends on your jurisdiction. Many rules name a specific bank and day, for example the rate published on the business day before the transaction. Use the date lookup in the API to get exactly the publication your rule asks for.