ZAR to USD Exchange Rate History

Yearly and monthly average South African Rand/United States Dollar rates since 1999, with charts.

ZAR to USD Chart

South African Rand to United States Dollar, 1999–2026
ZAR to USD exchange rate history chart, 1999 to 2026.

ZAR to USD 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.

ZAR to USD Rate by Year

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

ZAR/USD averaged 0.062235 USD per ZAR in September 2026, up 0.57% from August. Across 1999–2026 the yearly average has been 0.10279 USD per ZAR, and the biggest single-year move came in 2002, when the rate rose 42.98%.

Year Average High Low Change
2026 0.061101 0.063801 0.058171 +2.28%
2025 0.056002 0.060430 0.050720 +12.84%
2024 0.054620 0.058391 0.051797 −1.57%
2023 0.054242 0.059428 0.050546 −7.63%
2022 0.061297 0.069035 0.054049 −6.76%
2021 0.067738 0.074193 0.061783 −8.61%
2020 0.061171 0.071068 0.052436 −4.19%
2019 0.069259 0.075371 0.065019 +3.13%
2018 0.075945 0.086467 0.064378 −14.09%
2017 0.075147 0.081005 0.068691 +11.21%
2016 0.068305 0.075540 0.059558 +13.44%
2015 0.078736 0.088403 0.062948 −25.11%
2014 0.092227 0.096899 0.085430 −7.91%
2013 0.10388 0.11800 0.094679 −19.76%
2012 0.12198 0.13432 0.11149 −4.51%
2011 0.13838 0.15174 0.11649 −18.45%
2010 0.13683 0.15086 0.12553 +10.67%
2009 0.12035 0.13763 0.093950 +27.23%
2008 0.12284 0.14846 0.086133 −27.38%
2007 0.14188 0.15425 0.13332 +2.09%
2006 0.14842 0.16769 0.12587 −9.47%
2005 0.15720 0.17797 0.14438 −11.20%
2004 0.15565 0.17782 0.13604 +18.72%
2003 0.13316 0.16199 0.11082 +28.84%
2002 0.095666 0.11640 0.081294 +42.98%
2001 0.11793 0.13364 0.074033 −36.03%
2000 0.14476 0.16494 0.12771 −18.76%
1999 0.16350 0.17447 0.15961 −4.47%

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.

ZAR to USD in 2026 by Month

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

Month Average High Low
September 2026 0.062235 0.062628 0.061886
August 2026 0.061880 0.062830 0.060717
July 2026 0.060726 0.061679 0.059347
June 2026 0.061046 0.061768 0.060192
May 2026 0.060702 0.061637 0.059791
April 2026 0.060486 0.061310 0.058783
March 2026 0.059738 0.061876 0.058171
February 2026 0.062494 0.063050 0.061657
January 2026 0.061413 0.063801 0.060332

See 2026 in detail with a daily chart

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