BGN to ZAR — May 2001

3.4851ZAR

for 1 Bulgarian Lev on 31 May 2001 · opened the month at 3.6721

5.09% over May 2001

European Central Bank reference rate
22 trading days
Reference rate, not an offer

Today: 1 BGN = 9.4661 ZAR (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

BGN to ZAR in May 2001 at a glance

1 BGN in ZAR
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	3.6721 ZAR	2 May 2001
Closed	3.4851 ZAR	31 May 2001
Highest	3.6983 ZAR	4 May 2001
Lowest	3.4804 ZAR	29 May 2001
Average	3.5781 ZAR	22 trading days
Change	-5.09% ZAR	open to close

Day by day

BGN to ZAR, May 2001▼ 5.09%

1 BGN in ZAR, day by day
Date	Rate	Day change
2 May 2001	3.6721
3 May 2001	3.6883	+0.44%
4 May 2001	3.6983	+0.27%
7 May 2001	3.6804	-0.49%
8 May 2001	3.6465	-0.92%
9 May 2001	3.6077	-1.06%
10 May 2001	3.5933	-0.40%
11 May 2001	3.5878	-0.15%
14 May 2001	3.5911	+0.09%
15 May 2001	3.5931	+0.05%
16 May 2001	3.6241	+0.86%
17 May 2001	3.6211	-0.08%
18 May 2001	3.5793	-1.15%
21 May 2001	3.5424	-1.03%
22 May 2001	3.5368	-0.16%
23 May 2001	3.4916	-1.28%
24 May 2001	3.5153	+0.68%
25 May 2001	3.4962	-0.54%
28 May 2001	3.4860	-0.29%
29 May 2001	3.4804	-0.16%
30 May 2001	3.5005	+0.58%
31 May 2001	3.4851	-0.44%

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Common questions

What was the BGN to ZAR rate in May 2001?

Over May 2001 the European Central Bank reference rate moved from 3.6721 ZAR per BGN on 2 May 2001 to 3.4851 on 31 May 2001, a change of -5.09%. The average across 22 trading days was 3.5781.

When was BGN strongest against ZAR in May 2001?

The highest reading was 3.6983 ZAR on 4 May 2001; the lowest was 3.4804 on 29 May 2001.

Is this the rate I would have got?

No. These are reference rates published by the European Central Bank for information. PayerPay's indicative rate today is 9.4661 ZAR per BGN; the exact rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order.

Data and reuse

The series, statistics and tables on this page are PayerPay's compilation (one reading per trading day; days from 28 September 2026 onward from our own record). They may not be copied, scraped or republished in ready form; quoting a figure with attribution and a link is fine. See the terms of use. These are reference rates for information, not an offer — PayerPay's indicative rate today is 1 BGN = 9.4661 ZAR, including our margin; the final rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order. Corrections: support@payerpay.io.

Source: European Central Bank.

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