BGN to ZAR — January 2012

5.2424ZAR

for 1 Bulgarian Lev on 31 January 2012 · opened the month at 5.3481

1.98% over January 2012

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

Today: 1 BGN = 9.4559 ZAR (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

BGN to ZAR in January 2012 at a glance

1 BGN in ZAR
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	5.3481 ZAR	2 January 2012
Closed	5.2424 ZAR	31 January 2012
Highest	5.3819 ZAR	4 January 2012
Lowest	5.2170 ZAR	27 January 2012
Average	5.2871 ZAR	22 trading days
Change	-1.98% ZAR	open to close

Day by day

BGN to ZAR, January 2012▼ 1.98%

1 BGN in ZAR, day by day
Date	Rate	Day change
2 January 2012	5.3481
3 January 2012	5.3648	+0.31%
4 January 2012	5.3819	+0.32%
5 January 2012	5.3706	-0.21%
6 January 2012	5.3298	-0.76%
9 January 2012	5.3040	-0.49%
10 January 2012	5.2863	-0.33%
11 January 2012	5.2907	+0.08%
12 January 2012	5.2464	-0.84%
13 January 2012	5.2496	+0.06%
16 January 2012	5.2414	-0.16%
17 January 2012	5.2496	+0.16%
18 January 2012	5.2714	+0.42%
19 January 2012	5.2369	-0.66%
20 January 2012	5.2591	+0.42%
23 January 2012	5.2678	+0.16%
24 January 2012	5.3095	+0.79%
25 January 2012	5.3244	+0.28%
26 January 2012	5.2562	-1.28%
27 January 2012	5.2170	-0.75%
30 January 2012	5.2676	+0.97%
31 January 2012	5.2424	-0.48%

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Common questions

What was the BGN to ZAR rate in January 2012?

Over January 2012 the European Central Bank reference rate moved from 5.3481 ZAR per BGN on 2 January 2012 to 5.2424 on 31 January 2012, a change of -1.98%. The average across 22 trading days was 5.2871.

When was BGN strongest against ZAR in January 2012?

The highest reading was 5.3819 ZAR on 4 January 2012; the lowest was 5.2170 on 27 January 2012.

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 9.4559 ZAR per BGN; the exact rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order.

About these rates

The rates on this page are European Central Bank euro reference rates, converted through the US dollar into a cross rate, one reading per trading day. Days from 28 September 2026 onward come from PayerPay's own daily record. They are reference rates published for information, not an offer to transact — PayerPay's indicative rate today is 1 BGN = 9.4559 ZAR, and it includes our margin. The final rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order.

Source: European Central Bank. Corrections: support@payerpay.io.

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