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People's Bank of China South African Rand rate

1 CNY = 2.4372 ZAR +0.40%

Published Tuesday, 29 September 2026 as the rMB central parity rates (published by CFETS on behalf of the PBoC).

1 ZAR = 0.410307 CNY

CNY to ZAR over the last year

2.412.422.43
52-week high
2.4372
52-week low
2.4057
52-week average
2.4228
Change over the year
+0.93%

Yearly averages

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

YearAverageHighLowPublications
2026 2.4228 2.4372 2.4057 5

This rate via API

The People's Bank of China 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=pboc -d base_currency=CNY \
  -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=pboc -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 People's Bank of China ZAR rate today?

On 29 September 2026 the People's Bank of China published 1 CNY = 2.4372 ZAR (1 ZAR = 0.410307 CNY).

What was the average ZAR rate in 2026?

The average of the 5 publications in 2026 is 1 CNY = 2.4228 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.