South African Rand → British Pound Sterling

ZAR to GBP exchange rate history

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

1 ZAR was worth 0.04567 GBP on 2026-10-01 (ECB reference rate). Since 1999 the rate ranged from 0.039617 (2025-04-11) to 0.10636 (1999-07-07).

Latest (2026-10-01): 0.04567
52-week change: +5.70%
All-time high: 0.10636 1999-07-07
All-time low: 0.039617 2025-04-11

Monthly average since 1999

ZAR to GBP by year

Year	Average	High	Low	Close	Change
1999	0.10108	0.10636	0.097203	0.10048	-1.99%
2000	0.095458	0.10082	0.087793	0.088661	-11.97%
2001	0.081917	0.089986	0.051179	0.05834	-34.09%
2002	0.063614	0.07239	0.056265	0.072202	+28.00%
2003	0.081417	0.093819	0.068707	0.084634	+15.19%
2004	0.084898	0.092291	0.074961	0.091688	+9.69%
2005	0.086412	0.09319	0.07978	0.091812	-1.48%
2006	0.080856	0.095142	0.066916	0.072891	-20.48%
2007	0.070857	0.074869	0.067437	0.073117	+0.20%
2008	0.066222	0.07575	0.053233	0.072895	-1.53%
2009	0.076616	0.086444	0.066718	0.083265	+13.17%
2010	0.088572	0.097717	0.081209	0.097123	+15.08%
2011	0.086244	0.097659	0.075362	0.079681	-18.41%
2012	0.077013	0.084487	0.069828	0.073044	-8.51%
2013	0.066486	0.07485	0.057236	0.057236	-20.97%
2014	0.055981	0.058399	0.053741	0.055496	-2.57%
2015	0.051508	0.058187	0.041528	0.043293	-22.05%
2016	0.050752	0.06068	0.041394	0.059223	+36.05%
2017	0.058394	0.064236	0.05246	0.059926	+1.12%
2018	0.056805	0.061826	0.050208	0.054348	-8.97%
2019	0.054289	0.058081	0.05093	0.053926	-1.27%
2020	0.047612	0.054033	0.042447	0.049885	-7.38%
2021	0.049218	0.052357	0.046345	0.046521	-7.53%
2022	0.049598	0.053105	0.045893	0.049005	+4.65%
2023	0.04365	0.049384	0.040565	0.04271	-12.43%
2024	0.042715	0.044406	0.040809	0.042265	-0.66%
2025	0.042488	0.044878	0.039617	0.044878	+4.05%
2026	0.045448	0.046624	0.043729	0.04567	+1.39%

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 ZAR to GBP exchange rate?

The highest ECB-based ZAR to GBP rate since 1999 was 0.10636 on 1999-07-07. The lowest was 0.039617 on 2025-04-11.

What is the average ZAR to GBP rate?

Since 1999-01-04, 1 ZAR has been worth 0.0665 GBP on average. In the last 52 weeks the average was 0.045076.

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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