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ZAR to USD Market Data

South African rand (ZAR) to US dollar (USD) market data - latest interbank exchange rate, trend, chart & historic rates.

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1 ZAR = 0.056464 USD

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ZAR to USD at 0.056137 is 1.3% above its 3-month average of 0.055439, having traded in a relatively stable 7.4% range from 0.053132 to 0.057070

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1 USD = 17.71 ZAR

Is the ZAR to USD Exchange Rate Likely to Improve?

Predicting exchange rate movements is always challenging, as they’re influenced by a wide range of economic and geopolitical factors. One useful way to assess the current value of the South African rand against the US dollar is to review how the ZAR/USD rate has changed over time.

The table below shows the percentage change in the ZAR to USD exchange rate across various timeframes—from the past 2 weeks to the last 20 years:

Date	ZAR/USD	Period
29 Jun 2025	0.0562	2 Week
14 Apr 2025	0.0529	3 Month
13 Jul 2024	0.0557	1 Year
14 Jul 2020	0.0598	5 Year
16 Jul 2015	0.0807	10 Year
18 Jul 2005	0.1504	20 Year

ZAR/USD historic rates

USD/ZAR has stabilized at 17.82 ZAR, about 1.2% below the 3-month avg of 18.04 ZAR. Positive U.S. economic data supports the dollar, while the ZAR struggles with the impact of U.S. tariffs and rising oil prices. Analysts advise monitoring these trends closely

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ZAR to USD Conversion: What Is Your Money Worth?

To help you understand the real-world value of the current exchange rate, the table below shows how much South African rand are worth in US dollar across a range of amounts.

This gives a quick view of what you’d get when converting different ZAR amounts at today’s rate * :

ZAR	USD
R 1	$ 0.0565
R 5	$ 0.2823
R 10	$ 0.5646
R 20	$ 1.1293
R 50	$ 2.8232
R 100	$ 5.6464
R 250	$ 14.12
R 500	$ 28.23
R 1,000	$ 56.46
R 2,000	$ 112.93
R 5,000	$ 282.32
R 10,000	$ 564.64
R 20,000	$ 1,129
R 50,000	$ 2,823
R 100,000	$ 5,646

ZAR	USD
R 17.71	$ 1
R 88.55	$ 5
R 177.10	$ 10
R 354.20	$ 20
R 885.50	$ 50
R 1,771	$ 100
R 4,428	$ 250
R 8,855	$ 500
R 17,710	$ 1,000
R 35,420	$ 2,000
R 88,550	$ 5,000
R 177,100	$ 10,000
R 354,200	$ 20,000
R 885,500	$ 50,000
R 1,771,000	$ 100,000

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*Converted at the current ZAR-USD interbank exchange rate. Calculate actual payout amounts for Send Money and Travel Money exchange rates.

Is US dollar (USD) expected to go up or down?

This is always a difficult question as exchange rates are influenced by many factors, so a good method to consider the US dollar current value is to look the USD performance against a range of other currencies over various time periods.

The following table looks at the performance of the USD exchange rate against selections of other currencies over time periods from the previous 2 days back to the last 5 years.