South African Rand → Euro

ZAR to EUR exchange rate history

1 ZAR was worth 0.053495 EUR on 2026-10-01 (ECB reference rate). Since 1999 the rate ranged from 0.045706 (2025-04-11) to 0.16451 (2000-02-02).

Latest (2026-10-01)
0.053495
52-week change
+7.77%
All-time high
0.16451 2000-02-02
All-time low
0.045706 2025-04-11

Monthly average since 1999

ZAR to EUR monthly average exchange rate since 19990.161220.0472012026-101999-01

ZAR to EUR by year

YearAverageHighLowCloseChange
19990.15360.162740.137850.16163+12.10%
20000.156650.164510.142060.14206-11.90%
20010.131750.147640.0825060.095875-31.60%
20020.101140.112230.0899670.111+23.22%
20030.117610.133940.103080.12008+6.56%
20040.125120.136680.108890.13004+9.75%
20050.126370.135290.118110.13397+1.68%
20060.118510.139060.0992380.10855-18.71%
20070.103580.109050.0955160.099703-7.98%
20080.0833770.0998570.0672390.07653-23.36%
20090.0860490.0943390.0744950.093756+22.46%
20100.103350.113820.0923670.11283+19.17%
20110.0993610.113380.0878850.095393-15.87%
20120.0949580.101090.0863780.089504-6.38%
20130.0782780.0892270.0686530.068653-22.84%
20140.0694740.0737270.065430.071249+3.60%
20150.0709570.0787360.0574860.058987-17.16%
20160.0617480.0699680.0546760.069171+17.28%
20170.0666670.0741750.058750.067543-2.96%
20180.0642250.0703040.0555850.060756-9.47%
20190.0618580.0656080.0580420.063382+4.63%
20200.0535920.0634940.0479730.055488-12.61%
20210.0572660.0610040.0531690.055363-0.78%
20220.0581840.0637670.0535170.055253-0.73%
20230.0501710.056070.0472660.049146-10.69%
20240.0504690.0538710.0477330.050972+3.81%
20250.0495990.0526120.0457060.05143-0.88%
20260.0526490.0539610.0505090.053495+3.55%

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

Frequently asked questions

What was the highest ZAR to EUR exchange rate?

The highest ECB-based ZAR to EUR rate since 1999 was 0.16451 on 2000-02-02. The lowest was 0.045706 on 2025-04-11.

What is the average ZAR to EUR rate?

Since 1999-01-04, 1 ZAR has been worth 0.087714 EUR on average. In the last 52 weeks the average was 0.052042.

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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