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South African Rand (ZAR) to Ugandan Shilling (UGX)

Convert South African rand to Ugandan shillings at the live mid-market rate. Reverse: UGX to ZAR

1 South African Rand =

235 UGX −0.05% today

1 ZAR = 234.746 UGX · 1 UGX = 0.00425992 ZAR

Mid-market rate, updated 02:22 UTC. Paid plans update as often as every 60 seconds. Get ZAR→UGX rates via API

ZAR to UGX over the last year

200.00220.00240.00Nov ’25Jan ’26Mar ’26May ’26Jul ’26Sep ’26
52-week high
242.64
52-week low
195.71
52-week average
221.62
Change over the year
+17.35%

Conversion tables

ZAR to UGX
ZAR UGX
1 ZAR 235 UGX
10 ZAR 2,347 UGX
100 ZAR 23,475 UGX
1,000 ZAR 234,746 UGX
10,000 ZAR 2,347,461 UGX
50,000 ZAR 11,737,304 UGX
100,000 ZAR 23,474,607 UGX
UGX to ZAR
UGX ZAR
1 UGX 0.00426 ZAR
10 UGX 0.0426 ZAR
100 UGX 0.426 ZAR
1,000 UGX 4.26 ZAR
10,000 UGX 42.60 ZAR
50,000 UGX 213.00 ZAR
100,000 UGX 425.99 ZAR

Get ZAR→UGX rates via API

The live rate, the rate on any past day or a whole range, for UGX 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=ZAR -d currencies=UGX \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

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

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Questions about ZAR to UGX

How much is 1 ZAR in UGX?

1 South African Rand is 234.746 Ugandan shillings at the mid-market rate of 2 October 2026, 02:22 UTC, and 1 UGX is 0.00425992 ZAR.

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

Over the last 52 weeks 1 ZAR ranged from 195.707 to 242.639 UGX, 221.619 UGX on average.

Which exchange rate is this?

The mid-market rate: the midpoint between what currency markets pay and ask for ZAR/UGX, without the margin a bank or card issuer adds, so the rate you are charged is usually a little worse.