South Africa: USD exchange rate

The currency chart for South Africa shows historical data for the South African Rands per USD exchange rate. These are monthly averages and not end-of-month currency values. An increase means depreciation against the USD as one can exchange more South African Rands per USD. Depreciation implies that goods from South Africa become cheaper to export and it becomes cheaper for foreigners to visit South Africa.

The series for South Africa are available from January 2000 to August 2026. For that period, the average exchange rate for South Africa was 11.3156 South African Rands per USD with a minimum of 5.7256 South African Rands per USD in December 2004 and a maximum of 19.0916 South African Rands per USD in May 2023. The most recent available data point is 16.1825 South African Rands per USD, a change of -1.65% from the previous data point of 16.4539 South African Rands per USD and a change of -8.58% from a year ago when the level was 17.7016 South African Rands per USD.

Currency values in South Africa and elsewhere have different driving forces over the short-run and the long-run. Countries may have fixed or floating exchange rate regimes or be part of monetary unions. They may experience currency crises. These and other issues are discussed in detail on our Exchange rate page.