European Central Bank South African Rand rate
1 EUR =
18.589
ZAR
−0.33%
1 ZAR = 0.0537961 EUR
EUR to ZAR over the last year
- 52-week high
- 20.300
- 52-week low
- 18.532
- 52-week average
- 19.236
- Change over the year
- −8.35%
Yearly averages
The mean of each year’s publications, 1 EUR in ZAR. Open a year for every daily rate and the monthly averages.
| Year | Average | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19.002 | 19.798 | 18.532 |
| 2025 | 20.179 | 21.879 | 19.007 |
| 2024 | 19.830 | 20.950 | 18.563 |
| 2023 | 19.955 | 21.157 | 17.835 |
| 2022 | 17.209 | 18.686 | 15.682 |
| 2021 | 17.477 | 18.808 | 16.392 |
| 2020 | 18.765 | 20.845 | 15.750 |
| 2019 | 16.176 | 17.229 | 15.242 |
| 2018 | 15.619 | 17.991 | 14.224 |
| 2017 | 15.049 | 17.021 | 13.482 |
| 2016 | 16.264 | 18.290 | 14.292 |
| 2015 | 14.172 | 17.395 | 12.701 |
| 2014 | 14.404 | 15.284 | 13.564 |
| 2013 | 12.833 | 14.566 | 11.207 |
| 2012 | 10.551 | 11.577 | 9.892 |
| 2011 | 10.097 | 11.379 | 8.820 |
| 2010 | 9.698 | 10.826 | 8.786 |
| 2009 | 11.674 | 13.424 | 10.600 |
| 2008 | 12.059 | 14.872 | 10.014 |
| 2007 | 9.660 | 10.470 | 9.170 |
| 2006 | 8.531 | 10.077 | 7.191 |
| 2005 | 7.918 | 8.466 | 7.392 |
| 2004 | 8.009 | 9.184 | 7.317 |
| 2003 | 8.532 | 9.702 | 7.466 |
| 2002 | 9.907 | 11.115 | 8.911 |
| 2001 | 7.687 | 12.120 | 6.773 |
| 2000 | 6.390 | 7.039 | 6.079 |
| 1999 | 6.519 | 7.254 | 6.145 |
This rate via API
The European Central Bank ZAR rate for any day since 4 January 1999, 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=ecb -d base_currency=EUR \ -d currencies=ZAR -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=ecb -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
- Bank of EnglandZAR against the GBP
- Czech National BankZAR against the CZK
- National Bank of PolandZAR against the PLN
- Norges BankZAR against the NOK
- Sveriges RiksbankZAR against the SEK
- Danmarks NationalbankZAR against the DKK
- Magyar Nemzeti BankZAR against the HUF
- National Bank of RomaniaZAR against the RON
- National Bank of UkraineZAR against the UAH
- National Bank of the Republic of North MacedoniaZAR against the MKD
- Bank of RussiaZAR against the RUB
- National Bank of GeorgiaZAR against the GEL
- National Bank of KazakhstanZAR against the KZT
- Central Bank of the Republic of UzbekistanZAR against the UZS
- Bank of IsraelZAR against the ILS
- People's Bank of ChinaZAR against the CNY
- Federal ReserveZAR against the USD
- Bank of CanadaZAR against the CAD
- Banco Central de la República ArgentinaZAR against the ARS
- Central Bank of NigeriaZAR against the NGN
Questions about this rate
What is the European Central Bank ZAR rate today?
On 29 September 2026 the European Central Bank published 1 EUR = 18.5887 ZAR (1 ZAR = 0.0537961 EUR).
What was the average ZAR rate in 2026?
The average of the 190 publications in 2026 is 1 EUR = 19.002 ZAR, 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.