USD/ZAR exchange rate
United States dollar to South African rand
Price history
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Key statistics
- 1 week
- -0.60%
- 1 month
- +1.12%
- 1 year
- -5.17%
- 52-week high
- 17.46980 Nov 4, 2025
- 52-week low
- 15.67380 Jan 29, 2026
- Average daily move
- 0.52% · 862 pips
- Typical weekly range
- 1.50%
USD/ZAR at a glance
USD/ZAR closed at 16.43380 on Oct 16, 2026, down 0.74% on the previous session. Over the past year the pair traded between a low of 15.67380 on Jan 29, 2026 and a high of 17.46980 on Nov 4, 2025, and it is down 5.17% over twelve months.
On an average day USD/ZAR moves about 0.52% (862 pips), and in a typical week it covers a range of around 1.50% from high to low.
What moves USD/ZAR
United States dollar (USD)
Set by the Federal Reserve (Fed). The United States dollar is the world's reserve currency; moves on Fed rate expectations, US jobs and inflation data, and global risk appetite.
South African rand (ZAR)
Set by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB). The South African rand is a volatile emerging-market currency sensitive to gold and platinum prices and global risk sentiment.
When the USD strengthens against the ZAR, USD/ZAR rises. Interest-rate differences between the two central banks are usually the biggest long-term driver.
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All pairsRates are European Central Bank reference rates published each business day; they are not dealing prices. Statistics use daily closes since Oct 1, 2021.