South Africa Exchange Rate Against the US Dollar
How many US dollars R1 buys.
$0.0613 per R1
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Jan 1980 to Sep 2026
Source: FRED series DEXSFUS (Federal Reserve H.10) · end-of-month rate, the current month shows the latest daily rate; shown as US$ per R1, 1 ÷ the published ZAR per US$.
How this series is defined
Everything you need to check the figure against the source.
- Source
- FRED
- Series
- DEXSFUS
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Unit
- $ per R1
- Seasonal adjustment
- Not applicable, exchange rates are market prices and are not seasonally adjusted
- Latest observation
- Sep 2026
- Revision status
- Latest published estimate, subject to revision
A rising number means a stronger South African rand.
Data refreshed 2026-09-27. Figures are the latest published observations and can be revised.
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