South Africa: USD exchange rate

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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 January 2025. For that period, the average exchange rate for South Africa was 10.9429 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 18.7227 South African Rands per USD, a change of 2.66% from the previous data point of 18.2376 South African Rands per USD and a change of -0.13% from a year ago when the level was 18.7463 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.
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  • Measure: South African Rands per USD
  • Source: Google Finance

Recent values South Africa: USD Exchange rate
2025  Jan 18.7227
2024  Dec 18.2376
2024  Nov 17.9241
2024  Oct 17.5725
2024  Sep 17.5903
2024  Aug 18.0612
2024  Jul 18.2254
2024  Jun 18.3976


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Definition: The amount of local currency units that can be exchanged for one USD. An increase (decrease) means USD appreciation (depreciation). The values are monthly averages of the daily exchange rates provided by Google Finance.

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 Inflation 6.1 2023 percent
 Exchange rate regimes 7 2022 index points
 USD exchange rate 18.7227 1/2025 Local Currency Units per USD
 Money supply (broad money) 4,473.22 12/2024 billion
 Consumer Price Index (CPI) 116.1000 12/2024 index points
 Inflation, monthly 0.09 12/2024 percent
 Inflation, annual 3.02 12/2024 percent
 Private sector credit 4,456.15 12/2024 billion
 Business credit 2,267.09 12/2024 billion
 Household credit 2,189.06 12/2024 billion
 Deposit interest rate 8.97 9/2024 percent
 Mortgage credit interest rate 11.25 11/2024 percent
 Policy rate 7.75 12/2024 percent
 Household debt to GDP 34.30 6/2024 percent
 Debt service ratios for private non-financial sector 8.20 Q2/2024 percent
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