US Dollar → South African Rand

USD to ZAR exchange rate history

Name: USD 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 USD was worth 16.5458 ZAR on 2026-10-01 (ECB reference rate). Since 1999 the rate ranged from 5.6188 (2005-01-03) to 19.784 (2023-05-31).

Latest (2026-10-01): 16.5458
52-week change: -3.71%
All-time high: 19.784 2023-05-31
All-time low: 5.6188 2005-01-03

Monthly average since 1999

19.0668

5.7323

1999-012026-10

USD to ZAR by year

Year	Average	High	Low	Close	Change
1999	6.1173	6.2652	5.7317	6.1587	+4.68%
2000	6.9423	7.8301	6.063	7.565	+23.09%
2001	8.5854	13.5075	7.483	11.835	+56.32%
2002	10.5135	12.301	8.591	8.591	-30.06%
2003	7.5634	9.0236	6.1731	6.5935	-22.38%
2004	6.4464	7.3509	5.6236	5.6455	-15.77%
2005	6.3745	6.9264	5.6188	6.3272	+12.61%
2006	6.7837	7.9445	5.9634	6.995	+10.46%
2007	7.055	7.501	6.483	6.8133	-2.04%
2008	8.2606	11.61	6.7358	9.389	+37.71%
2009	8.4181	10.644	7.266	7.4039	-21.40%
2010	7.3211	7.9664	6.6288	6.6326	-9.64%
2011	7.2665	8.5845	6.5904	8.1019	+22.62%
2012	8.2162	8.9691	7.4448	8.468	+4.72%
2013	9.6581	10.562	8.4744	10.562	+24.63%
2014	10.8513	11.7055	10.32	11.5603	+8.59%
2015	12.7837	15.8862	11.3118	15.5718	+33.54%
2016	14.6923	16.7905	13.2381	13.715	-11.85%
2017	13.3196	14.558	12.345	12.345	-10.08%
2018	13.2549	15.5332	11.5651	14.375	+16.40%
2019	14.4535	15.38	13.2678	14.0442	-3.04%
2020	16.445	19.0709	14.0709	14.6866	+4.38%
2021	14.7863	16.1856	13.4783	15.9478	+9.42%
2022	16.386	18.5016	14.4855	16.9685	+7.24%
2023	18.4577	19.784	16.827	18.4142	+8.25%
2024	18.3229	19.306	17.126	18.8842	+1.59%
2025	17.8782	19.7162	16.548	16.548	-11.38%
2026	16.367	17.1906	15.6738	16.5458	+0.19%

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 USD to ZAR exchange rate?

The highest ECB-based USD to ZAR rate since 1999 was 19.784 on 2023-05-31. The lowest was 5.6188 on 2005-01-03.

What is the average USD to ZAR rate?

Since 1999-01-04, 1 USD has been worth 11.1475 ZAR on average. In the last 52 weeks the average was 16.5548.

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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USD/ZAR history by API

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