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Rand per US dollar · ECB reference rateR16.56▲ 12.7% over 5y

The rand

Rand per unit of each currency, European Central Bank reference rates, working days.

US dollarHigh R19.78 (2023-05-31) · Low R14.48 (2021-10-20)
2021-10-15: R14.702021-11-15: R15.172021-12-14: R16.022022-01-12: R15.452022-02-10: R15.132022-03-11: R15.002022-04-11: R14.602022-05-12: R16.222022-06-10: R15.622022-07-11: R17.002022-08-09: R16.662022-09-07: R17.462022-10-06: R17.832022-11-04: R18.032022-12-05: R17.192023-01-04: R16.832023-02-02: R17.022023-03-03: R18.172023-04-03: R17.872023-05-05: R18.372023-06-05: R19.352023-07-04: R18.652023-08-02: R18.352023-08-31: R18.792023-09-29: R18.862023-10-30: R18.762023-11-28: R18.712023-12-29: R18.412024-01-30: R18.892024-02-28: R19.232024-03-28: R18.982024-04-30: R18.722024-05-30: R18.632024-06-28: R18.212024-07-29: R18.402024-08-27: R17.732024-09-25: R17.152024-10-24: R17.672024-11-22: R18.052024-12-23: R18.482025-01-24: R18.392025-02-24: R18.352025-03-25: R18.172025-04-25: R18.812025-05-27: R17.912025-06-25: R17.802025-07-24: R17.602025-08-22: R17.632025-09-22: R17.302025-10-21: R17.332025-11-19: R17.162025-12-18: R16.782026-01-21: R16.312026-02-19: R16.222026-03-20: R16.892026-04-22: R16.472026-05-22: R16.482026-06-22: R16.412026-07-21: R16.442026-08-19: R16.242026-09-17: R16.252026-10-15: R16.56
R19.28 · R17.13 · R14.982021-10 → 2026-10
  • EuroR18.56rand weaker 8.8%
  • British poundR21.93rand weaker 8.5%
  • Chinese yuanR2.47rand weaker 8.4%
What R1 000 buys today
  • 60.40 US dollars
  • 53.89 Euros
  • 45.59 British pounds
  • 404.12 Chinese yuans

Sources

Policy rates: South African Reserve Bank. Inflation, unemployment, GDP: Stats SA. Fuel: Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources. Daily exchange rates: European Central Bank reference rates via Frankfurter; live rand figures: ExchangeRate-API. Yearly series: World Bank Open Data. Business activity: Business.co.za’s own directory and news index.