JPY to ZAR Exchange Rate History

Yearly and monthly average Japanese Yen/South African Rand rates since 1999, with charts.

JPY to ZAR Chart

Japanese Yen to South African Rand, 1999–2026
JPY to ZAR exchange rate history chart, 1999 to 2026.

JPY to ZAR rate on a specific date

Pick any date back to 1999 to see that day’s mid-market rate. Weekends and holidays use the closest earlier trading day.

JPY to ZAR Rate by Year

Average, high and low mid-market rates for 1 Japanese Yen in South African Rand, every year since 1999. Click a year for its monthly breakdown.

JPY/ZAR averaged 0.10313 ZAR per JPY in September 2026, up 1.33% from August. Across 1999–2026 the yearly average has been 0.097330 ZAR per JPY, and the biggest single-year move came in 2008, when the rate rose 69.47%.

JPY to ZAR exchange rate by year since 1999: yearly average, high, low and change.
Year Average High Low Change
2026 0.10318 0.10777 0.10000 −0.48%
2025 0.11960 0.13644 0.10562 −11.19%
2024 0.12111 0.13148 0.11190 −8.03%
2023 0.13145 0.14245 0.12065 0.00%
2022 0.12480 0.13805 0.11404 −6.50%
2021 0.13464 0.14837 0.12327 −2.12%
2020 0.15411 0.17748 0.12936 +10.14%
2019 0.13269 0.14629 0.12164 −2.59%
2018 0.11988 0.13928 0.10828 +18.80%
2017 0.11873 0.12848 0.10934 −6.18%
2016 0.13533 0.15076 0.11711 −10.33%
2015 0.10557 0.13077 0.096165 +33.74%
2014 0.10272 0.11065 0.092610 −4.41%
2013 0.098933 0.10702 0.089382 +3.33%
2012 0.10308 0.11412 0.090758 −6.43%
2011 0.091405 0.11070 0.078022 +28.94%
2010 0.083529 0.088901 0.077224 +3.20%
2009 0.089990 0.11622 0.079871 −22.34%
2008 0.080544 0.11978 0.061126 +69.47%
2007 0.059940 0.065600 0.056229 +3.94%
2006 0.058320 0.067268 0.050843 +9.40%
2005 0.057897 0.063734 0.052053 −1.69%
2004 0.059601 0.069325 0.054282 −12.10%
2003 0.065171 0.076449 0.056920 −13.56%
2002 0.083990 0.093708 0.072068 −22.02%
2001 0.070644 0.10535 0.063715 +37.24%
2000 0.064410 0.071868 0.056513 +9.08%
1999 0.053970 0.060552 0.049191 +16.12%

Change compares each year’s closing rate with its opening rate. Source: European Central Bank euro foreign exchange reference rates. First and last years may be partial.

JPY to ZAR in 2026 by Month

Monthly average, high and low mid-market rates for 1 Japanese Yen in South African Rand this year, newest first.

JPY to ZAR exchange rate by month in 2026: monthly average, high and low.
Month Average High Low
September 2026 0.10313 0.10490 0.10085
August 2026 0.10178 0.10512 0.10006
July 2026 0.10135 0.10344 0.10000
June 2026 0.10193 0.10344 0.10079
May 2026 0.10412 0.10645 0.10187
April 2026 0.10395 0.10724 0.10289
March 2026 0.10553 0.10777 0.10264
February 2026 0.10314 0.10511 0.10119
January 2026 0.10393 0.10538 0.10209

See 2026 in detail with a daily chart