US DollarSouth African RandUSD/ZAR

US Dollar to South African Rand Exchange Rate (USD/ZAR)

1 USD = 16.646 ZAR. Live US Dollar to South African Rand mid-market rate, with a converter, one-year chart and conversion tables.

16.646

1 USD = 16.646 ZAR

0.0601

1 ZAR = 0.0601 USD

15.674 – 17.469

52-week range

-5.18%

1-year change

USD to ZAR converter

16.65 ZAR

Mid-market rate, not a consumer bid/ask.

Inverse rate ZAR/USD

USD/ZAR — 1 year

USD/ZAR — 1 year17.61316.91916.22415.5302025-09-262026-10-01

Convert USD to ZAR

USDZAR
1.00 USD16.65 ZAR
5.00 USD83.23 ZAR
10.00 USD166.46 ZAR
25.00 USD416.14 ZAR
50.00 USD832.28 ZAR
100.00 USD1,664.56 ZAR
250.00 USD4,161.41 ZAR
500.00 USD8,322.81 ZAR
1,000.00 USD16,645.63 ZAR
5,000.00 USD83,228.15 ZAR
10,000.00 USD166,456.30 ZAR

Convert ZAR to USD

ZARUSD
1.00 ZAR0.06 USD
5.00 ZAR0.30 USD
10.00 ZAR0.60 USD
25.00 ZAR1.50 USD
50.00 ZAR3.00 USD
100.00 ZAR6.01 USD
250.00 ZAR15.02 USD
500.00 ZAR30.04 USD
1,000.00 ZAR60.08 USD
5,000.00 ZAR300.38 USD
10,000.00 ZAR600.76 USD

Monthly USD/ZAR closes

DateRate
16.546
16.391
16.116
16.575
16.372
16.224
16.790
17.070
15.941
15.933
16.548
17.116

About the US Dollar to South African Rand exchange rate

The USD/ZAR pair shows how many South African Rand (ZAR) one US Dollar (USD) buys. Eulerpool publishes the live mid-market rate together with a converter, a one-year chart and conversion tables so you can value cash, invoices and investments in both currencies.

USD/ZAR is quoted as ZAR per one USD. At 16.646, 1 USD equals 16.646 ZAR and 1 ZAR equals 0.0601 USD. The inverse pair is ZAR/USD.

The rate moves with interest-rate differentials, inflation, growth and capital flows between the US Dollar and South African Rand areas. Treasury teams, investors and travelers use USD/ZAR to convert prices, hedge FX risk and compare returns.

How USD/ZAR is quoted

In USD/ZAR, USD is the base currency and ZAR is the quote currency: the price is how many South African Rand buy one US Dollar. A rise in USD/ZAR means US Dollar strengthened against South African Rand; a fall means US Dollar weakened.

What drives the US Dollar to South African Rand rate

The USD/ZAR rate mainly reflects the policy-rate gap, relative inflation, current-account balances and risk appetite between the US Dollar and South African Rand economies. CPI, employment, GDP surprises and central-bank decisions typically cause the largest daily moves.

Related currency pairs

ZAR/USDEUR/USDUSD/EURGBP/USDUSD/JPYUSD/CHFAUD/USDUSD/CADEUR/GBPUSD/TRYUSD/CNYUSD/INRUSD/MXNUSD/BRLUSD/SGDUSD/HKDUSD/KRW

US Dollar to South African Rand — FAQ

The live US Dollar to South African Rand mid-market rate is 1 USD = 16.646 ZAR. Rates update throughout the trading day.

At the current rate, 100 USD = 1,664.56 ZAR. Use the converter above for any other amount.

Multiply the amount in USD by the USD/ZAR rate. At 1 USD = 16.646 ZAR, an amount A equals A × 16.646 ZAR.

The inverse pair is ZAR/USD. One ZAR currently buys 0.0601 USD — the reciprocal of USD/ZAR.

Interest-rate differentials, inflation, growth and capital flows between the US Dollar and South African Rand economies. Central-bank decisions and surprises in CPI, jobs and GDP data cause the largest moves.

The chart on this page shows one year of daily USD/ZAR mid rates. For programmatic access — including longer history, bid/ask and forwards — use the Eulerpool Forex Data API.

They describe the same market from opposite sides. USD/ZAR is South African Rand per 1 USD; ZAR/USD is US Dollar per 1 ZAR. One is the reciprocal of the other.

USD/ZAR via the Forex API

Pull live and historical USD/ZAR rates, convert amounts and stream 2,000+ FX pairs.

Get Free API Key

More tools & analysis

Free tools and market data from Eulerpool.

Screener

Screen 20,000+ stocks worldwide across 1,000,000+ data points.

Insider Tracker

Track insider buys and sells in real time.

Superinvestors

Track portfolios of the world's greatest investors

Dividend Calendar

Plan your passive income with dividend payout dates.

Earnings Calendar

Quarterly earnings dates and times at a glance.

Economic Calendar

Economic events and data releases from 200+ countries.

Macro Data

Detailed macroeconomic data and indicators by country.

Congress Tracker

STOCK Act disclosures from U.S. Congress members

Fear & Greed Index

Market Sentiment Indicator

Crypto Fear & Greed Index

Crypto Market Sentiment Indicator

Ideas

Curated stock lists by strategy, index, and country.

Sectors

Top stocks sorted by industry and sector.

Countries

Stock markets and top companies by country.

Strategy

Proven investment strategies with historical returns.

Index

Performance and composition of major stock indices.

ETFs

9,000+ ETFs by provider, asset class and index.

Crypto

Live prices and market caps for major coins.

Commodities

Gold, oil, gas, metals, agriculture and electricity prices.

Glossary

Comprehensive stock market dictionary for financial and stock terms

Blog

News, partnerships, and product announcements