South Africa's currency is the rand. It is the only currency accepted throughout the country. The South African rand was first introduced in 1961.
One rand was worth US$1.40 (R0. 72 per dollar) from the time of its inception in 1961 until late 1971, and the U.S. dollar became stronger than the South
Historically, the USDZAR reached an all time high of 19.92 in June of 2023. South African Rand - data, forecasts, historical chart - was last updated on March
The South African rand (ZAR) was introduced in February 1961 and mostly held a steady peg against the US dollar until the end of apartheid.
During the past week, the exchange rate of South African rand to Singapore dollars has fluctuated between a high of 0.074 on 07-03-2025 and a low of 0.072 on 04
USD to ZAR currency chart. XE's free live currency conversion chart for US Dollar to South African Rand allows you to pair exchange rate history for up to