Official exchange rate
Convert South African Rand to US Dollar
1 ZAR = 0.062309 USDofficial rate · 2026-09ZAR +2.4% vs USD (1y)
Official ZAR/USD rate from WORLD BANK GEM SIGNALS. Retrieved September 9, 2026.
Converter
1 ZAR = 0.062309 USD1 USD = 16.0491 ZAR
Official rate vs market rate
This is the official rate reported by WORLD BANK GEM SIGNALS for 2026-09. Bank and parallel-market rates may differ. The API includes the source and retrieval date.
ZAR per USD over time
Annual period-average official rate. A rising line means the ZAR has weakened against the US dollar.
ZAR/USD history
| Year | ZAR per USD |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.8887 |
| 2024 | 18.3287 |
| 2023 | 18.4502 |
| 2022 | 16.3559 |
| 2021 | 14.7787 |
| 2020 | 16.4591 |
| 2019 | 14.4484 |
| 2018 | 13.2339 |
| 2017 | 13.3238 |
| 2016 | 14.7096 |
Get this rate via API
The first request returns available official-rate snapshots; the second returns available annual period averages. Both use ZAR per USD. For the reverse conversion, divide 1 by the rate.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=ZA&metric_key=official_exchange_rate_latest_lcu_per_usd" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=ZA&metric_key=official_exchange_rate_lcu_per_usd" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"Convert US Dollars to other African currencies
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