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South African Rand (ZAR) to Zambian Kwacha (ZMW)

Convert South African rand to Zambian kwachas at the live mid-market rate. Reverse: ZMW to ZAR

1 South African Rand =

1 ZMW 0.00% today

1 ZAR = 1.17977 ZMW · 1 ZMW = 0.847622 ZAR

Mid-market rate, updated 09:48 UTC. Paid plans update as often as every 60 seconds. Get ZAR→ZMW rates via API

ZAR to ZMW over the last year

1.101.201.301.40Nov ’25Jan ’26Mar ’26May ’26Jul ’26Sep ’26
52-week high
1.3934
52-week low
1.0578
52-week average
1.2022
Change over the year
−14.38%

Conversion tables

ZAR to ZMW
ZAR ZMW
1 ZAR 1 ZMW
10 ZAR 12 ZMW
100 ZAR 118 ZMW
1,000 ZAR 1,180 ZMW
10,000 ZAR 11,798 ZMW
50,000 ZAR 58,989 ZMW
100,000 ZAR 117,977 ZMW
ZMW to ZAR
ZMW ZAR
1 ZMW 0.8476 ZAR
10 ZMW 8.48 ZAR
100 ZMW 84.76 ZAR
1,000 ZMW 847.62 ZAR
10,000 ZMW 8,476.22 ZAR
50,000 ZMW 42,381.11 ZAR
100,000 ZMW 84,762.22 ZAR

Get ZAR→ZMW rates via API

The live rate, the rate on any past day or a whole range, for ZMW 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=ZMW \
  -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=ZMW \
  -d date=2025-10-04 \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

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Questions about ZAR to ZMW

How much is 1 ZAR in ZMW?

1 South African Rand is 1.17977 Zambian kwachas at the mid-market rate of 4 October 2026, 09:48 UTC, and 1 ZMW is 0.847622 ZAR.

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

Over the last 52 weeks 1 ZAR ranged from 1.0578 to 1.39341 ZMW, 1.20224 ZMW on average.

Which exchange rate is this?

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