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CNY to ZAR

Chinese Yuan (CNY) to South African Rand (ZAR)

Convert Chinese yuan to South African rand at the live mid-market rate. Reverse: ZAR to CNY

Amount

From

1 Chinese Yuan =

2.49 ZAR +0.01% today

1 CNY = 2.49167 ZAR · 1 ZAR = 0.401337 CNY

Mid-market rate, updated 02:47 UTC. Paid plans update as often as every 60 seconds. Get CNY→ZAR rates via API

CNY to ZAR over the last year

52-week high: 2.4917
52-week low: 2.2641
52-week average: 2.4044
Change over the year: +2.60%

Conversion tables

CNY to ZAR
CNY	ZAR
1 CNY	2.49 ZAR
10 CNY	24.92 ZAR
100 CNY	249.17 ZAR
1,000 CNY	2,491.67 ZAR
10,000 CNY	24,916.70 ZAR
50,000 CNY	124,583.52 ZAR
100,000 CNY	249,167.05 ZAR

ZAR to CNY
ZAR	CNY
1 ZAR	0.4013 CNY
10 ZAR	4.01 CNY
100 ZAR	40.13 CNY
1,000 ZAR	401.34 CNY
10,000 ZAR	4,013.37 CNY
50,000 ZAR	20,066.86 CNY
100,000 ZAR	40,133.72 CNY

Official CNY/ZAR rates

For accounting, tax and customs, rules usually name an official rate: the one a central bank publishes once a day. These banks publish one for this pair.

People's Bank of ChinaZAR against the CNY, daily

Get CNY→ZAR rates via API

The live rate, the rate on any past day or a whole range, for ZAR and 170+ other currencies, as JSON. Free plan included. See the exchange rate API.

Get a free API key API documentation

curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/latest \
  -G -d base_currency=CNY -d currencies=ZAR \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

# the rate on a past day
curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/historical \
  -G -d base_currency=CNY -d currencies=ZAR \
  -d date=2025-10-02 \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

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Questions about CNY to ZAR

How much is 1 CNY in ZAR?

1 Chinese Yuan is 2.49167 South African rand at the mid-market rate of 2 October 2026, 02:47 UTC, and 1 ZAR is 0.401337 CNY.

What was the CNY to ZAR rate over the last year?

Over the last 52 weeks 1 CNY ranged from 2.26414 to 2.49167 ZAR, 2.40436 ZAR on average.

Which exchange rate is this?

The mid-market rate: the midpoint between what currency markets pay and ask for CNY/ZAR, without the margin a bank or card issuer adds, so the rate you are charged is usually a little worse. For accounting and tax, where an official rate is usually required, use the central bank rates below.