Euro → South African Rand

EUR to ZAR exchange rate history

Name: EUR to ZAR daily exchange rates since 1999-01-04
Creator: European Central Bank
License: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/services/disclaimer/html/index.en.html

1 EUR was worth 18.6934 ZAR on 2026-10-01 (ECB reference rate). Since 1999 the rate ranged from 6.0785 (2000-02-02) to 21.8788 (2025-04-11).

Latest (2026-10-01): 18.6934
52-week change: -7.21%
All-time high: 21.8788 2025-04-11
All-time low: 6.0785 2000-02-02

Monthly average since 1999

EUR to ZAR by year

Year	Average	High	Low	Close	Change
1999	6.5188	7.2543	6.1449	6.187	-10.80%
2000	6.3899	7.0392	6.0785	7.0392	+13.51%
2001	7.6873	12.1203	6.7732	10.4302	+46.20%
2002	9.9072	11.1152	8.9105	9.0094	-18.84%
2003	8.5317	9.7015	7.466	8.3276	-6.16%
2004	8.0092	9.1835	7.3166	7.6897	-8.88%
2005	7.9183	8.4664	7.3918	7.4642	-1.65%
2006	8.5312	10.0768	7.191	9.2124	+23.01%
2007	9.6596	10.4695	9.17	10.0298	+8.67%
2008	12.059	14.8724	10.0143	13.0667	+30.48%
2009	11.6737	13.4237	10.6001	10.666	-18.34%
2010	9.6984	10.8264	8.7855	8.8625	-16.09%
2011	10.097	11.3785	8.8196	10.483	+18.86%
2012	10.5511	11.577	9.892	11.1727	+6.81%
2013	12.833	14.566	11.2074	14.566	+29.60%
2014	14.4037	15.2836	13.5636	14.0353	-3.47%
2015	14.1723	17.3954	12.7006	16.953	+20.72%
2016	16.2645	18.2896	14.2922	14.457	-14.74%
2017	15.049	17.0212	13.4816	14.8054	+3.05%
2018	15.6186	17.9906	14.2239	16.4594	+10.47%
2019	16.1757	17.2289	15.242	15.7773	-4.42%
2020	18.7655	20.8452	15.7496	18.0219	+14.43%
2021	17.4766	18.8079	16.3923	18.0625	+0.79%
2022	17.2086	18.6855	15.682	18.0986	+0.74%
2023	19.9551	21.1567	17.8349	20.3477	+11.97%
2024	19.8297	20.9499	18.5627	19.6188	-3.67%
2025	20.1789	21.8788	19.0069	19.4439	+0.89%
2026	18.9983	19.7984	18.5318	18.6934	-3.42%

Source: European Central Bank euro reference rates. Official ECB rates: ECB exchange rates.

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Frequently asked questions

What was the highest EUR to ZAR exchange rate?

The highest ECB-based EUR to ZAR rate since 1999 was 21.8788 on 2025-04-11. The lowest was 6.0785 on 2000-02-02.

What is the average EUR to ZAR rate?

Since 1999-01-04, 1 EUR has been worth 12.9493 ZAR on average. In the last 52 weeks the average was 19.2273.

Where does this data come from?

From the daily euro foreign exchange reference rates of the European Central Bank. Rates between two non-euro currencies are calculated through the euro. For live and intraday rates, use the currencyapi API.

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