US Dollar / South African Rand
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USDZAR performance
| 24 hours | 7 days | 14 days | 30 days | Year to date | 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -1.05% | -0.71% | -1.07% | -2.65% | -3.09% | -9.22% |
The first two periods are reported by the data provider. The longer ones are measured against the daily closes stored on this site, and show a dash where the history does not reach back far enough to measure honestly.
Key statistics
- Rate
- 16.0044
- Previous Close
- 16.1740
- Base currency
- USD
- Quote currency
- ZAR
- 7 day change
- -0.71%
- Rate published
- August 21, 2026
About US Dollar / South African Rand
US Dollar / South African Rand (USDZAR) is a currency pair tracked on this site: at the last published reference rate, one USD bought 16.0044 ZAR. Over the last 24 hours USDZAR fell 1.05%, and across the past week it fell 0.71%. The rate shown is the daily reference rate published by the European Central Bank, not a live tradable quote, and it does not update on weekends or ECB holidays. Every figure on this page describes what has already happened and is refreshed from this site's market data. None of it is a forecast or a recommendation.
US Dollar / South African Rand: questions people ask
What is the price of US Dollar / South African Rand (USDZAR) today?
US Dollar / South African Rand is quoted at 16.0044. The figure refreshes every 30 seconds and reflects the last reading taken.
Is USDZAR up or down today?
Over the last 24 hours USDZAR fell 1.05%. That is a measurement of the period just gone, not an indication of where it goes next.
How has USDZAR performed over time?
Measured to now, USDZAR has moved — 24 hours: -1.05%, 7 days: -0.71%, 14 days: -1.07%, 30 days: -2.65%, Year to date: -3.09%, 1 year: -9.22%. Longer periods are measured against this site's own stored price history.
Is US Dollar / South African Rand a good investment?
This page does not answer that, and nothing that claims to can know. What it can give you is the record: what the price has done over each period above, how large the asset is, and where it sits in its own yearly range. Turning that into a decision is yours to make, and worth taking to a licensed adviser if the sum matters.