BGN to ZAR — May 2016

8.9919ZAR

for 1 Bulgarian Lev on 31 May 2016 · opened the month at 8.3356

7.87% over May 2016

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 2016 at a glance

1 BGN in ZAR
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	8.3356 ZAR	2 May 2016
Closed	8.9919 ZAR	31 May 2016
Highest	9.1602 ZAR	18 May 2016
Lowest	8.3356 ZAR	2 May 2016
Average	8.8637 ZAR	22 trading days
Change	+7.87% ZAR	open to close

Day by day

BGN to ZAR, May 2016▲ 7.87%

1 BGN in ZAR, day by day
Date	Rate	Day change
2 May 2016	8.3356
3 May 2016	8.5549	+2.63%
4 May 2016	8.6958	+1.65%
5 May 2016	8.7305	+0.40%
6 May 2016	8.7411	+0.12%
9 May 2016	8.8008	+0.68%
10 May 2016	8.8565	+0.63%
11 May 2016	8.8320	-0.28%
12 May 2016	8.7295	-1.16%
13 May 2016	8.8011	+0.82%
16 May 2016	9.0147	+2.43%
17 May 2016	9.0276	+0.14%
18 May 2016	9.1602	+1.47%
19 May 2016	9.0732	-0.95%
20 May 2016	9.0331	-0.44%
23 May 2016	8.9566	-0.85%
24 May 2016	8.9222	-0.38%
25 May 2016	8.9349	+0.14%
26 May 2016	8.9050	-0.33%
27 May 2016	8.9224	+0.19%
30 May 2016	8.9822	+0.67%
31 May 2016	8.9919	+0.11%

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Common questions

What was the BGN to ZAR rate in May 2016?

Over May 2016 the European Central Bank reference rate moved from 8.3356 ZAR per BGN on 2 May 2016 to 8.9919 on 31 May 2016, a change of +7.87%. The average across 22 trading days was 8.8637.

When was BGN strongest against ZAR in May 2016?

The highest reading was 9.1602 ZAR on 18 May 2016; the lowest was 8.3356 on 2 May 2016.

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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