British Pound Sterling → South African Rand

GBP to ZAR exchange rate history

Name: GBP 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 GBP was worth 21.8961 ZAR on 2026-10-01 (ECB reference rate). Since 1999 the rate ranged from 9.4021 (1999-07-07) to 25.2415 (2025-04-11).

Latest (2026-10-01): 21.8961
52-week change: -5.40%
All-time high: 25.2415 2025-04-11
All-time low: 9.4021 1999-07-07

Monthly average since 1999

GBP to ZAR by year

Year	Average	High	Low	Close	Change
1999	9.8959	10.2878	9.4021	9.9517	+2.03%
2000	10.4875	11.3904	9.9184	11.279	+13.60%
2001	12.3628	19.5394	11.1129	17.1408	+51.73%
2002	15.763	17.7729	13.814	13.85	-21.88%
2003	12.341	14.5546	10.6589	11.8156	-13.19%
2004	11.8035	13.3404	10.8352	10.9066	-8.83%
2005	11.5822	12.5345	10.7307	10.8919	+1.50%
2006	12.5251	14.9441	10.5107	13.7191	+25.76%
2007	14.1181	14.8286	13.3566	13.6767	-0.20%
2008	15.144	18.7854	13.2013	13.7183	+1.55%
2009	13.1032	14.9885	11.5682	12.0099	-11.64%
2010	11.3044	12.314	10.2337	10.2963	-13.10%
2011	11.64	13.2693	10.2398	12.55	+22.56%
2012	13.0199	14.3209	11.8361	13.6904	+9.31%
2013	15.1161	17.4715	13.36	17.4715	+26.54%
2014	17.8685	18.6079	17.1236	18.0194	+2.64%
2015	19.5384	24.08	17.1859	23.0983	+28.29%
2016	19.9655	24.1582	16.4799	16.8855	-26.50%
2017	17.1602	19.0622	15.5677	16.6872	-1.11%
2018	17.6509	19.917	16.1746	18.4001	+9.85%
2019	18.4353	19.6348	17.2172	18.5441	+1.29%
2020	21.0783	23.5587	18.5072	20.0459	+7.97%
2021	20.3319	21.5775	19.0997	21.4958	+8.14%
2022	20.1794	21.7899	18.8305	20.4059	-4.44%
2023	22.9522	24.6516	20.2494	23.4137	+14.20%
2024	23.4188	24.5042	22.5194	23.6605	+0.66%
2025	23.5554	25.2415	22.2827	22.2827	-3.90%
2026	22.0068	22.8681	21.448	21.8961	-1.37%

Source: European Central Bank euro reference rates, cross rates calculated through the euro. Official ECB rates: ECB exchange rates.

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Frequently asked questions

What was the highest GBP to ZAR exchange rate?

The highest ECB-based GBP to ZAR rate since 1999 was 25.2415 on 2025-04-11. The lowest was 9.4021 on 1999-07-07.

What is the average GBP to ZAR rate?

Since 1999-01-04, 1 GBP has been worth 16.171 ZAR on average. In the last 52 weeks the average was 22.193.

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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