South African Rand → US Dollar

ZAR to USD exchange rate history

Name: ZAR to USD 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 0.060438 USD on 2026-10-01 (ECB reference rate). Since 1999 the rate ranged from 0.050546 (2023-05-31) to 0.17797 (2005-01-03).

Latest (2026-10-01): 0.060438
52-week change: +3.85%
All-time high: 0.17797 2005-01-03
All-time low: 0.050546 2023-05-31

Monthly average since 1999

0.17448

0.052454

1999-012026-10

ZAR to USD by year

Year	Average	High	Low	Close	Change
1999	0.1635	0.17447	0.15961	0.16237	-4.47%
2000	0.14476	0.16494	0.12771	0.13219	-18.76%
2001	0.11793	0.13364	0.074033	0.084495	-36.03%
2002	0.095666	0.1164	0.081294	0.1164	+42.98%
2003	0.13316	0.16199	0.11082	0.15166	+28.84%
2004	0.15565	0.17782	0.13604	0.17713	+18.72%
2005	0.1572	0.17797	0.14437	0.15805	-11.20%
2006	0.14842	0.16769	0.12587	0.14296	-9.47%
2007	0.14188	0.15425	0.13331	0.14677	+2.09%
2008	0.12284	0.14846	0.086133	0.10651	-27.38%
2009	0.12035	0.13763	0.09395	0.13506	+27.23%
2010	0.13683	0.15086	0.12553	0.15077	+10.67%
2011	0.13838	0.15174	0.11649	0.12343	-18.45%
2012	0.12198	0.13432	0.11149	0.11809	-4.51%
2013	0.10388	0.118	0.094679	0.094679	-19.76%
2014	0.092227	0.096899	0.08543	0.086503	-7.91%
2015	0.078736	0.088403	0.062948	0.064219	-25.11%
2016	0.068305	0.07554	0.059558	0.072913	+13.44%
2017	0.075147	0.081005	0.068691	0.081004	+11.21%
2018	0.075945	0.086467	0.064378	0.069565	-14.09%
2019	0.069259	0.075371	0.065019	0.071204	+3.13%
2020	0.061171	0.071068	0.052436	0.068089	-4.19%
2021	0.067738	0.074193	0.061783	0.062704	-8.61%
2022	0.061297	0.069035	0.054049	0.058933	-6.76%
2023	0.054242	0.059428	0.050546	0.054306	-7.63%
2024	0.05462	0.058391	0.051797	0.052954	-1.57%
2025	0.056002	0.06043	0.05072	0.06043	+12.84%
2026	0.061116	0.063801	0.058171	0.060438	-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 ZAR to USD exchange rate?

The highest ECB-based ZAR to USD rate since 1999 was 0.17797 on 2005-01-03. The lowest was 0.050546 on 2023-05-31.

What is the average ZAR to USD rate?

Since 1999-01-04, 1 ZAR has been worth 0.10321 USD on average. In the last 52 weeks the average was 0.060444.

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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