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Norges Bank South African Rand rate

1 ZAR = 0.58500 NOK +0.86%

Published Tuesday, 29 September 2026 as the daily exchange rates (mid-rates at 14:15 CET).

1 NOK = 1.7094 ZAR

ZAR to NOK over the last year

0.560.580.600.62Nov ’25Jan ’26Mar ’26May ’26Jul ’26Sep ’26
52-week high
0.61580
52-week low
0.55340
52-week average
0.58548
Change over the year
+1.18%

Yearly averages

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

YearAverageHighLowPublications
2026 0.58408 0.61580 0.55340 187
2025 0.58119 0.61330 0.54520 251
2024 0.58700 0.62860 0.54550 251
2023 0.57285 0.60680 0.53640 251
2022 0.58712 0.62990 0.55290 253
2021 0.58187 0.61960 0.54660 253
2020 0.57345 0.65930 0.50690 253
2019 0.60930 0.63390 0.57730 250
2018 0.61598 0.68030 0.54190 250
2017 0.62078 0.68090 0.55930 251
2016 0.57364 0.63500 0.51790 253
2015 0.63349 0.68200 0.54830 252
2014 0.58036 0.65330 0.54790 251
2013 0.60925 0.65350 0.56360 250
2012 0.71012 0.76550 0.63500 252
2011 0.77407 0.88210 0.68500 253
2010 0.82668 0.88890 0.75580 253
2009 0.75002 0.82850 0.66090 252
2008 0.68376 0.79740 0.61560 253
2007 0.83034 0.91010 0.77180 251
2006 0.95227 1.12150 0.83350 251
2005 1.01202 1.08220 0.93510 253
2004 1.04665 1.15860 0.93660 254
2003 0.94311 1.08990 0.76400 252
2002 0.75846 0.82320 0.68960 251
2001 1.05794 1.17540 0.65870 251
2000 1.22081 1.27000 1.16800 61

This rate via API

The Norges Bank ZAR rate for any day since 2 October 2000, or every publication in a range of up to a year, as JSON or CSV.

Get a free API key API documentation 
curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/official \
  -G -d source=norges -d base_currency=ZAR \
  -d currencies=NOK -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=norges -d currencies=ZAR \
  -d date_from=2026-01-01 -d date_to=2026-12-31 \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

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Questions about this rate

What is the Norges Bank ZAR rate today?

On 29 September 2026 the Norges Bank published 1 ZAR = 0.585 NOK (1 NOK = 1.7094 ZAR).

What was the average ZAR rate in 2026?

The average of the 187 publications in 2026 is 1 ZAR = 0.58408 NOK, 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.