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Central Bank of Nigeria South African Rand rate

1 ZAR = 80.980 NGN โˆ’0.24%

Published Tuesday, 29 September 2026 as the central exchange rates of the naira.

1 NGN = 0.0123487 ZAR

ZAR to NGN over the last year

81.0081.2581.5081.75
52-week high
81.785
52-week low
80.980
52-week average
81.245
Change over the year
โˆ’0.98%

Yearly averages

The mean of each yearโ€™s publications, 1 ZAR in NGN. Open a year for every daily rate and the monthly averages.

YearAverageHighLowPublications
2026 81.245 81.785 80.980 6

This rate via API

The Central Bank of Nigeria ZAR rate for any day since 22 September 2026, 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=cbn -d base_currency=ZAR \
  -d currencies=NGN -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=cbn -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 Central Bank of Nigeria ZAR rate today?

On 29 September 2026 the Central Bank of Nigeria published 1 ZAR = 80.9799 NGN (1 NGN = 0.0123487 ZAR).

What was the average ZAR rate in 2026?

The average of the 6 publications in 2026 is 1 ZAR = 81.2447 NGN, 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.