South African Rand (ZAR) Exchange Rates

The South African Rand (ZAR) is used in Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa. Its symbol is R.

Against the US dollar, USD/ZAR is at 16.3369. It is down 1.1% since 1 January, meaning the South African Rand has strengthened against the US dollar.

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USD/ZAR Rate Statistics

Metric 7 Days 30 Days 90 Days
High 16.7325 16.7325 16.7383
Low 16.3322 16.3322 15.9198
Average 16.6304 16.5562 16.3223
Change -1.65% -1.87% +1.26%

USD/ZAR Over the Past Year

USD/ZAR is at 16.3369, 37% of the way between its 52-week low of 15.7272 (28 Jan 2026) and high of 17.3826 (6 Nov 2025). It is down 1.1% since 1 January and down 6.2% on a year ago.

52-week high (6 Nov 2025)17.3826
52-week low (28 Jan 2026)15.7272
Change since 1 January-1.06%
Change over 1 year-6.20%

Based on daily closing rates over the past 12 months.

Live mid-market rates for South African Rand, updated every minute. Rates shown at 04:48 UTC.

Major ZAR pairs

Currency 1 ZAR =
ZAR/USD US Dollar 0.061211
ZAR/EUR Euro 0.054356
ZAR/GBP British Pound 0.045375
ZAR/JPY Japanese Yen 9.6703
ZAR/AUD Australian Dollar 0.087269
ZAR/CAD Canadian Dollar 0.085409
ZAR/CHF Swiss Franc 0.049855
ZAR/CNY Chinese Yuan 0.40824
ZAR/INR Indian Rupee 5.7811
ZAR/NZD New Zealand Dollar 0.10839
ZAR/SGD Singapore Dollar 0.078123
ZAR/HKD Hong Kong Dollar 0.48013

Other ZAR pairs

Currency 1 ZAR =
ZAR/AED United Arab Emirates Dirham 0.22483
ZAR/AFN Afghan Afghani 3.983
ZAR/ALL Albanian Lek 4.9434
ZAR/AMD Armenian Dram 22.0433
ZAR/ANG Netherlands Antillean Guilder 0.10945
ZAR/AOA Angolan Kwanza 55.8858
ZAR/ARS Argentine Peso 94.7236
ZAR/AWG Aruban Florin 0.10957
ZAR/AZN Azerbaijani Manat 0.10406
ZAR/BAM Bosnia-Herzegovina Convertible Mark 0.10629
ZAR/BBD Barbadian Dollar 0.12242
ZAR/BDT Bangladeshi Taka 7.6018
ZAR/BGN Bulgarian Lev 0.10192
ZAR/BHD Bahraini Dinar 0.023015
ZAR/BIF Burundian Franc 183.73
ZAR/BMD Bermudian Dollar 0.061211
ZAR/BND Brunei Dollar 0.078167
ZAR/BOB Bolivian Boliviano 0.73943
ZAR/BRL Brazilian Real 0.33424
ZAR/BSD Bahamian Dollar 0.061211
ZAR/BTN Bhutanese Ngultrum 5.7828
ZAR/BWP Botswana Pula 0.82162
ZAR/BYN Belarusian Ruble 0.18241
ZAR/BZD Belize Dollar 0.12242
ZAR/CDF Congolese Franc 139.07
ZAR/CLP Chilean Peso 59.1605
ZAR/COP Colombian Peso 197.31
ZAR/CRC Costa Rican Colón 27.7758
ZAR/CUP Cuban Peso 1.4691
ZAR/CVE Cape Verdean Escudo 5.9975
ZAR/CZK Czech Koruna 1.3198
ZAR/DJF Djiboutian Franc 10.8785
ZAR/DKK Danish Krone 0.4063
ZAR/DOP Dominican Peso 3.7076
ZAR/DZD Algerian Dinar 8.3341
ZAR/EGP Egyptian Pound 3.3473
ZAR/ERN Eritrean Nakfa 0.91817
ZAR/ETB Ethiopian Birr 9.8611
ZAR/FJD Fijian Dollar 0.13795
ZAR/FKP Falkland Islands Pound 0.045373
ZAR/GEL Georgian Lari 0.15889
ZAR/GGP Guernsey Pound 0.045373
ZAR/GHS Ghanaian Cedi 0.71327
ZAR/GIP Gibraltar Pound 0.045373
ZAR/GMD Gambian Dalasi 4.5902
ZAR/GNF Guinean Franc 543.00
ZAR/GTQ Guatemalan Quetzal 0.46778
ZAR/GYD Guyanese Dollar 12.8225
ZAR/HNL Honduran Lempira 1.6483
ZAR/HTG Haitian Gourde 8.146
ZAR/HUF Hungarian Forint 19.6919
ZAR/IDR Indonesian Rupiah 1,106.94
ZAR/ILS Israeli New Shekel 0.19298
ZAR/IMP Manx Pound 0.045373
ZAR/IQD Iraqi Dinar 92.5512
ZAR/IRR Iranian Rial 115,501.10
ZAR/ISK Icelandic Króna 7.4255
ZAR/JEP Jersey Pound 0.045373
ZAR/JMD Jamaican Dollar 9.6799
ZAR/JOD Jordanian Dinar 0.04346
ZAR/KES Kenyan Shilling 7.9517
ZAR/KGS Kyrgyzstani Som 5.3521
ZAR/KHR Cambodian Riel 249.25
ZAR/KMF Comorian Franc 26.7737
ZAR/KPW North Korean Won 55.09
ZAR/KRW South Korean Won 82.1444
ZAR/KWD Kuwaiti Dinar 0.019026
ZAR/KYD Cayman Islands Dollar 0.051009
ZAR/KZT Kazakhstani Tenge 27.6937
ZAR/LAK Laotian Kip 1,371.92
ZAR/LBP Lebanese Pound 5,478.40
ZAR/LKR Sri Lankan Rupee 20.3331
ZAR/LRD Liberian Dollar 10.4285
ZAR/LSL Lesotho Loti 1.0179
ZAR/LYD Libyan Dinar 0.39234
ZAR/MAD Moroccan Dirham 0.5976
ZAR/MDL Moldovan Leu 1.0914
ZAR/MGA Malagasy Ariary 280.96
ZAR/MKD Macedonian Denar 3.3415
ZAR/MMK Myanmar Kyat 128.52
ZAR/MNT Mongolian Tugrik 220.47
ZAR/MOP Macanese Pataca 0.49453
ZAR/MRU Mauritanian Ouguiya 2.4849
ZAR/MUR Mauritian Rupee 2.8745
ZAR/MVR Maldivian Rufiyaa 0.94632
ZAR/MWK Malawian Kwacha 106.12
ZAR/MXN Mexican Peso 1.1358
ZAR/MYR Malaysian Ringgit 0.24783
ZAR/MZN Mozambican Metical 3.89
ZAR/NAD Namibian Dollar 0.99981
ZAR/NGN Nigerian Naira 82.4055
ZAR/NIO Nicaraguan Córdoba 2.252
ZAR/NOK Norwegian Krone 0.56948
ZAR/NPR Nepalese Rupee 9.2612
ZAR/OMR Omani Rial 0.023572
ZAR/PAB Panamanian Balboa 0.061211
ZAR/PEN Peruvian Sol 0.21126
ZAR/PGK Papua New Guinean Kina 0.26812
ZAR/PHP Philippine Peso 3.8599
ZAR/PKR Pakistani Rupee 16.9366
ZAR/PLN Polish Zloty 0.23839
ZAR/PYG Paraguayan Guarani 370.69
ZAR/QAR Qatari Rial 0.22287
ZAR/RON Romanian Leu 0.29032
ZAR/RSD Serbian Dinar 6.394
ZAR/RUB Russian Ruble 5.0072
ZAR/RWF Rwandan Franc 90.3825
ZAR/SAR Saudi Riyal 0.22976
ZAR/SBD Solomon Islands Dollar 0.49359
ZAR/SCR Seychellois Rupee 0.90845
ZAR/SDG Sudanese Pound 36.8185
ZAR/SEK Swedish Krona 0.59369
ZAR/SHP Saint Helena Pound 0.045431
ZAR/SLE Sierra Leonean Leone 1.406
ZAR/SOS Somali Shilling 34.976
ZAR/SRD Surinamese Dollar 2.3022
ZAR/STN São Tomé and Príncipe Dobra 1.3441
ZAR/SVC Salvadoran Colón 0.5356
ZAR/SYP Syrian Pound 7.439
ZAR/SZL Swazi Lilangeni 0.99897
ZAR/THB Thai Baht 2.0448
ZAR/TJS Tajikistani Somoni 0.56383
ZAR/TMT Turkmenistani Manat 0.21424
ZAR/TND Tunisian Dinar 0.18204
ZAR/TOP Tongan Paʻanga 0.14539
ZAR/TRY Turkish Lira 3.0625
ZAR/TTD Trinidad and Tobago Dollar 0.40841
ZAR/TWD New Taiwan Dollar 2.0201
ZAR/TZS Tanzanian Shilling 161.47
ZAR/UAH Ukrainian Hryvnia 2.8029
ZAR/UGX Ugandan Shilling 258.46
ZAR/UYU Uruguayan Peso 2.4673
ZAR/UZS Uzbekistani Som 734.10
ZAR/VES Venezuelan Bolívar 54.6544
ZAR/VND Vietnamese Dong 1,573.37
ZAR/VUV Vanuatu Vatu 7.3429
ZAR/WST Samoan Tala 0.17035
ZAR/XAF CFA Franc BEAC 35.65
ZAR/XCD East Caribbean Dollar 0.16527
ZAR/XCG Caribbean Guilder 0.11028
ZAR/XOF CFA Franc BCEAO 35.65
ZAR/XPF CFP Franc 6.4945
ZAR/YER Yemeni Rial 14.4562
ZAR/ZMW Zambian Kwacha 1.2456
ZAR/ZWG Zimbabwe Gold 1.637

Frequently Asked Questions

Which countries use the South African Rand?
The South African Rand (ZAR) is used in 3 countries and territories: Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa.
What is the symbol for the South African Rand?
The South African Rand is written R. Its currency code is ZAR.
How has the South African Rand performed this year?
USD/ZAR is down 1.1% since 1 January, meaning the South African Rand has strengthened against the US dollar. Over the past 12 months it is down 6.2%.
What was the USD/ZAR range over the past year?
Based on daily closing rates, USD/ZAR ranged from 15.7272 to 17.3826 over the past 12 months, and is at 16.3369 today.