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Bank of Russia South African Rand rate

1 ZAR = 5.1427 RUB โˆ’0.13%

Published Wednesday, 30 September 2026 as the official exchange rates of foreign currencies against the rouble.

1 RUB = 0.194449 ZAR

ZAR to RUB over the last year

5.155.1755.205.225
52-week high
5.2253
52-week low
5.1427
52-week average
5.1732
Change over the year
โˆ’0.90%

Yearly averages

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

YearAverageHighLowPublications
2026 5.1732 5.2253 5.1427 7

This rate via API

The Bank of Russia 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=cbr -d base_currency=ZAR \
  -d currencies=RUB -d date=2026-09-30 \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

# every publication of 2026
curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/official/range \
  -G -d source=cbr -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 Bank of Russia ZAR rate today?

On 30 September 2026 the Bank of Russia published 1 ZAR = 5.14274 RUB (1 RUB = 0.194449 ZAR).

What was the average ZAR rate in 2026?

The average of the 7 publications in 2026 is 1 ZAR = 5.17325 RUB, 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.