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Exchange rate per US dollar in South Africa

Exchange rate per US dollar in South Africa was 16.2221 currency units per USD in September 2026, according to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. That is down 6.9% from September 2025.

September 2026, currency units per USD16.2221
Change on September 2025-6.9%
Series high19.0322May 2023
Series low0.7481January 1981
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Exchange rate per US dollar in South Africa, October 1976 to September 2026

051015201976-101983-121991-021998-042005-062012-082019-102026-092026-09: 16.2221 currency units per USD051015201976-101993-062010-022026-092026-09: 16.2221 currency units per USD
currency units per USD. Source: Federal Reserve Board, G.5/H.10 Foreign Exchange Rates: monthly average of daily noon buying rates in New York, units of each currency per US dollar (RXI_N.M.<country> and, inverted, RXI$US_N.M.<country>). Retrieved 2026-10-22, published 2026-10-19.
All 600 values
Periodcurrency units per USD
2026-0916.2221
2026-0816.165
2026-0716.466
2026-0616.3886
2026-0516.4886
2026-0416.5539
2026-0316.7494
2026-0215.9937
2026-0116.2625
2025-1216.8327
2025-1117.2297
2025-1017.2722
2025-0917.4252
2025-0817.6957
2025-0717.7702
2025-0617.8198
2025-0518.1222
2025-0418.9124
2025-0318.2636
2025-0218.4784
2025-0118.7131
2024-1218.2182
2024-1117.9379
2024-1017.5848
2024-0917.5948
2024-0818.035
2024-0718.2453
2024-0618.4291
2024-0518.4138
2024-0418.8795
2024-0318.8478
2024-0219.0168
2024-0118.8056
2023-1218.6328
2023-1118.5236
2023-1019.0167
2023-0918.9657
2023-0818.7742
2023-0718.1404
2023-0618.7448
2023-0519.0322
2023-0418.1926
2023-0318.2595
2023-0217.9067
2023-0117.1055
2022-1217.28
2022-1117.4804
2022-1018.0981
2022-0917.5983
2022-0816.6872
2022-0716.8685
2022-0615.8144
2022-0515.9126
2022-0415.042
2022-0314.9598
2022-0215.217
2022-0115.4708
2021-1215.8916
2021-1115.5313
2021-1014.8423
2021-0914.5913
2021-0814.7623
2021-0714.5362
2021-0613.9131
2021-0514.0443
2021-0414.4053
2021-0314.9651
2021-0214.7791
2021-0115.1379
2020-1214.8818
2020-1115.55
2020-1016.4331
2020-0916.7339
2020-0817.2392
2020-0716.7391
2020-0617.1342
2020-0518.1839
2020-0418.5651
2020-0316.6761
2020-0215.0244
2020-0114.4136
2019-1214.4024
2019-1114.7882
2019-1014.9056
2019-0914.8263
2019-0815.1564
2019-0714.0356
2019-0614.585
2019-0514.4222
2019-0414.1455
2019-0314.3858
2019-0213.8139
2019-0113.8199
2018-1214.2574
2018-1114.0901
2018-1014.4869
2018-0914.7504
2018-0814.0916
2018-0713.367
2018-0613.3138
2018-0512.5394
2018-0412.1067
2018-0311.8422
2018-0211.8216
2018-0112.1951
2017-1213.0918
2017-1114.0428
2017-1013.6975
2017-0913.1698
2017-0813.2149
2017-0713.1504
2017-0612.8924
2017-0513.264
2017-0413.4508
2017-0312.9203
2017-0213.1905
2017-0113.5446
2016-1213.8377
2016-1113.9125
2016-1013.9273
2016-0914.0264
2016-0813.7828
2016-0714.393
2016-0615.05
2016-0515.3257
2016-0414.5868
2016-0315.3792
2016-0215.7622
2016-0116.325
2015-1215.0024
2015-1114.1449
2015-1013.4928
2015-0913.6388
2015-0812.9012
2015-0712.4602
2015-0612.2913
2015-0511.972
2015-0411.9755
2015-0312.0884
2015-0211.5773
2015-0111.5527
2014-1211.4975
2014-1111.0901
2014-1011.0594
2014-0910.9908
2014-0810.6632
2014-0710.6577
2014-0610.6766
2014-0510.4092
2014-0410.5364
2014-0310.7445
2014-0210.9506
2014-0110.8872
2013-1210.3683
2013-1110.2009
2013-109.8979
2013-099.9616
2013-0810.0708
2013-079.9133
2013-0610.0001
2013-059.3494
2013-049.1007
2013-039.1927
2013-028.8766
2013-018.7978
2012-128.6116
2012-118.7994
2012-108.6424
2012-098.2574
2012-088.2596
2012-078.2535
2012-068.3818
2012-058.1506
2012-047.8329
2012-037.6071
2012-027.6388
2012-018.0025
2011-128.1933
2011-118.1493
2011-107.954
2011-097.5769
2011-087.0871
2011-076.7871
2011-066.7859
2011-056.8556
2011-046.7209
2011-036.8976
2011-027.1844
2011-016.9239
2010-126.8237
2010-116.9749
2010-106.9087
2010-097.11
2010-087.2877
2010-077.5212
2010-067.6356
2010-057.6515
2010-047.3444
2010-037.4057
2010-027.668
2010-017.4631
2009-127.4848
2009-117.5096
2009-107.4871
2009-097.5025
2009-087.9406
2009-077.9446
2009-068.0332
2009-058.3741
2009-048.9644
2009-039.9536
2009-029.9773
2009-019.9076
2008-129.9227
2008-1110.1112
2008-109.78
2008-098.0753
2008-087.6651
2008-077.6114
2008-067.9367
2008-057.6076
2008-047.7585
2008-037.9921
2008-027.6578
2008-016.9962
2007-126.8376
2007-116.7049
2007-106.7574
2007-097.1007
2007-087.2153
2007-076.973
2007-067.1515
2007-057.0148
2007-047.1026
2007-037.3525
2007-027.1755
2007-017.1898
2006-127.0345
2006-117.2455
2006-107.63
2006-097.4465
2006-086.9503
2006-077.0688
2006-066.9738
2006-056.3128
2006-046.0811
2006-036.2436
2006-026.1153
2006-016.076
2005-126.348
2005-116.6554
2005-106.5878
2005-096.3661
2005-086.4599
2005-076.6966
2005-066.7396
2005-056.3267
2005-046.1469
2005-036.0328
2005-026.0001
2005-015.9587
2004-125.7235
2004-116.0305
2004-106.3815
2004-096.5349
2004-086.4667
2004-076.135
2004-066.4216
2004-056.7996
2004-046.5747
2004-036.614
2004-026.7542
2004-016.9398
2003-126.5374
2003-116.7205
2003-106.9644
2003-097.306
2003-087.3945
2003-077.5458
2003-067.8588
2003-057.6604
2003-047.6634
2003-038.0506
2003-028.2858
2003-018.6949
2002-128.9479
2002-119.6509
2002-1010.3058
2002-0910.5967
2002-0810.5878
2002-0710.1032
2002-0610.1841
2002-0510.1615
2002-0411.0832
2002-0311.4863
2002-0211.4923
2002-0111.6258
2001-1211.6761
2001-119.7388
2001-109.2804
2001-098.6756
2001-088.3115
2001-078.2094
2001-068.0595
2001-057.9789
2001-048.0783
2001-037.898
2001-027.8214
2001-017.7786
2000-127.6439
2000-117.6889
2000-107.4902
2000-097.1805
2000-086.957
2000-076.8971
2000-066.9147
2000-057.0238
2000-046.648
2000-036.4675
2000-026.3209
2000-016.1309
1999-126.1503
1999-116.1424
1999-106.1029
1999-096.0563
1999-086.1302
1999-076.1182
1999-066.088
1999-056.1809
1999-046.1186
1999-036.2136
1999-026.1146
1999-015.9931
1998-125.903
1998-115.6511
1998-105.7991
1998-096.0966
1998-086.3198
1998-076.2285
1998-065.391
1998-055.0927
1998-045.0459
1998-034.9746
1998-024.9337
1998-014.9417
1997-124.8706
1997-114.8394
1997-104.7145
1997-094.689
1997-084.6856
1997-074.5611
1997-064.5005
1997-054.4668
1997-044.4417
1997-034.4319
1997-024.4557
1997-014.6402
1996-124.6873
1996-114.6577
1996-104.5799
1996-094.5039
1996-084.5289
1996-074.3963
1996-064.3519
1996-054.3729
1996-044.213
1996-033.9293
1996-023.742
1996-013.6413
1995-123.6632
1995-113.6476
1995-103.6502
1995-093.6616
1995-083.6402
1995-073.6404
1995-063.6627
1995-053.6574
1995-043.6035
1995-033.6013
1995-023.5629
1995-013.5404
1994-123.5614
1994-113.5256
1994-103.542
1994-093.557
1994-083.5968
1994-073.6705
1994-063.6318
1994-053.6346
1994-043.5789
1994-033.4586
1994-023.452
1994-013.4107
1993-123.3788
1993-113.368
1993-103.3925
1993-093.4135
1993-083.366
1993-073.3518
1993-063.2408
1993-053.1787
1993-043.1718
1993-033.179
1993-023.1207
1993-013.0713
1992-123.014
1992-112.9959
1992-102.8923
1992-092.8037
1992-082.7629
1992-072.7577
1992-062.8077
1992-052.8483
1992-042.8783
1992-032.883
1992-022.8156
1992-012.7831
1991-122.7665
1991-112.7916
1991-102.8314
1991-092.8316
1991-082.8704
1991-072.8819
1991-062.8625
1991-052.7975
1991-042.7325
1991-032.6636
1991-022.5412
1991-012.5643
1990-122.5395
1990-112.5247
1990-102.5445
1990-092.5712
1990-082.5734
1990-072.6253
1990-062.6592
1990-052.6468
1990-042.6552
1990-032.6158
1990-022.5449
1990-012.5532
1989-122.5679
1989-112.6295
1989-102.6746
1989-092.7887
1989-082.7239
1989-072.6915
1989-062.7823
1989-052.6705
1989-042.549
1989-032.5391
1989-022.4563
1989-012.3845
1988-122.3481
1988-112.3945
1988-102.4665
1988-092.4576
1988-082.4526
1988-072.398
1988-062.2714
1988-052.21
1988-042.1419
1988-032.1335
1988-022.0529
1988-011.9755
1987-121.9525
1987-111.9738
1987-102.0496
1987-092.0467
1987-082.0768
1987-072.061
1987-062.0239
1987-052.0055
1987-042.0176
1987-032.0744
1987-022.0846
1987-012.0974
1986-122.2253
1986-112.2538
1986-102.2516
1986-092.3088
1986-082.605
1986-072.5621
1986-062.5362
1986-052.194
1986-042.0516
1986-032.0409
1986-022.0897
1986-012.3628
1985-122.7012
1985-112.6624
1985-102.6066
1985-092.535
1985-082.3345
1985-071.9607
1985-061.9786
1985-051.9931
1985-041.9426
1985-031.9886
1985-021.9816
1985-012.1649
1984-121.9005
1984-111.8039
1984-101.7719
1984-091.6647
1984-081.5692
1984-071.5063
1984-061.308
1984-051.2798
1984-041.2471
1984-031.2183
1984-021.2308
1984-011.2573
1983-121.2174
1983-111.1874
1983-101.126
1983-091.1129
1983-081.1168
1983-071.0966
1983-061.0911
1983-051.0833
1983-041.0939
1983-031.0913
1983-021.0988
1983-011.0654
1982-121.0867
1982-111.1396
1982-101.1602
1982-091.1517
1982-081.1525
1982-071.1468
1982-061.1169
1982-051.0638
1982-041.0539
1982-031.0217
1982-020.9809
1982-010.9666
1981-120.97
1981-110.9633
1981-100.956
1981-090.9474
1981-080.95
1981-070.9223
1981-060.8683
1981-050.838
1981-040.8109
1981-030.7906
1981-020.7737
1981-010.7481
1980-120.7529
1980-110.7508
1980-100.7512
1980-090.7534
1980-080.7602
1980-070.7646
1980-060.7752
1980-050.791
1980-040.8072
1980-030.8091
1980-020.8137
1980-010.8223
1979-120.8279
1979-110.8311
1979-100.8279
1979-090.834
1979-080.8376
1979-070.8442
1979-060.8453
1979-050.8459
1979-040.8479
1979-030.8446
1979-020.8565
1979-010.8699
1978-120.8695
1978-110.8693
1978-100.8696
1978-090.8696
1978-080.8696
1978-070.8696
1978-060.8701
1978-050.8695
1978-040.8692
1978-030.8692
1978-020.8692
1978-010.8695
1977-120.8693
1977-110.8692
1977-100.8693
1977-090.8696
1977-080.8696
1977-070.8697
1977-060.8705
1977-050.8696
1977-040.8701
1977-030.8696
1977-020.8696
1977-010.87
1976-120.8699
1976-110.8705
1976-100.8707

South Africa compared with nearby places

Australia: 1.405481 currency units per USDBrazil: 5.1433 currency units per USDCanada: 1.3972 currency units per USDSwitzerland: 0.8199 currency units per USDChina: 6.7084 currency units per USDDenmark: 6.4979 currency units per USDUnited Kingdom: 0.745935 currency units per USDHong Kong: 7.8434 currency units per USDIndia: 95.5124 currency units per USDJapan: 156.4171 currency units per USDSouth Korea: 1,359.209 currency units per USDSri Lanka: 329.4748 currency units per USDMexico: 17.2695 currency units per USDMalaysia: 4.0692 currency units per USDNorway: 9.3913 currency units per USDNew Zealand: 1.736111 currency units per USDSweden: 9.7754 currency units per USDSingapore: 1.2729 currency units per USDThailand: 33.2329 currency units per USDTaiwan: 31.7381 currency units per USDSouth Africa: 16.2221 currency units per USD
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Exchange rate per US dollar, September 2026, currency units per USD. South Africa is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Definition

Units of the currency issued by the place that buy 1 US dollar: the monthly average of the daily noon buying rates in New York certified by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Federal Reserve G.5 and H.10). Japan carries yen per dollar, the euro area euros per dollar.

A higher value means a weaker currency against the dollar. The Federal Reserve quotes the euro, the pound sterling and the Australian and New Zealand dollars the other way round, in US dollars per unit (1.1505 dollars per euro in September 2026); for those four the value here is the reciprocal of the published monthly average (0.869187 euros per dollar), stored with the published figure as its input. The reciprocal of an average can differ slightly from an average of daily reciprocals. Rates belong to the country that issues the currency; currencies shared by several countries are not included.

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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. G.5/H.10 Foreign Exchange Rates: monthly average of daily noon buying rates in New York, units of each currency per US dollar (RXI_N.M.<country> and, inverted, RXI$US_N.M.<country>). https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g5/current/. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. (2026). G.5/H.10 Foreign Exchange Rates: monthly average of daily noon buying rates in New York, units of each currency per US dollar (RXI_N.M.<country> and, inverted, RXI$US_N.M.<country>) (Exchange rate per US dollar, South Africa, 1976-10 to 2026-09) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g5/current/

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G.5/H.10 Foreign Exchange Rates: monthly average of daily noon buying rates in New York, units of each currency per US dollar (RXI_N.M.<country> and, inverted, RXI$US_N.M.<country>), Exchange rate per US dollar, South Africa, 1976-10 to 2026-09. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 19 Oct. 2026, https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g5/current/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/exchange-rate-per-us-dollar/south-africa. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. 2026. G.5/H.10 Foreign Exchange Rates: monthly average of daily noon buying rates in New York, units of each currency per US dollar (RXI_N.M.<country> and, inverted, RXI$US_N.M.<country>). Exchange rate per US dollar, South Africa, 1976-10 to 2026-09. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g5/current/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/exchange-rate-per-us-dollar/south-africa.

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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (2026) G.5/H.10 Foreign Exchange Rates: monthly average of daily noon buying rates in New York, units of each currency per US dollar (RXI_N.M.<country> and, inverted, RXI$US_N.M.<country>), Exchange rate per US dollar, South Africa, 1976-10 to 2026-09 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g5/current/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/exchange-rate-per-us-dollar/south-africa (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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  title = {{G.5/H.10 Foreign Exchange Rates: monthly average of daily noon buying rates in New York, units of each currency per US dollar (RXI\_N.M.<country> and, inverted, RXI\$US\_N.M.<country>): Exchange rate per US dollar, South Africa, 1976-10 to 2026-09}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
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What is the exchange rate per US dollar in South Africa?

Exchange rate per US dollar in South Africa was 16.2221 currency units per USD in September 2026, according to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. That is down 6.9% from September 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. G.5/H.10 Foreign Exchange Rates: monthly average of daily noon buying rates in New York, units of each currency per US dollar (RXI_N.M.<country> and, inverted, RXI$US_N.M.<country>). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-22.

What was the highest exchange rate per US dollar in South Africa?

19.0322 currency units per USD in May 2023, the highest value since October 1976 in this series.

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