BGN to ZAR — January 2023

9.6750ZAR

for 1 Bulgarian Lev on 31 January 2023 · opened the month at 9.2913

4.13% over January 2023

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 January 2023 at a glance

1 BGN in ZAR
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	9.2913 ZAR	2 January 2023
Closed	9.6750 ZAR	31 January 2023
Highest	9.6750 ZAR	31 January 2023
Lowest	9.1190 ZAR	4 January 2023
Average	9.4243 ZAR	22 trading days
Change	+4.13% ZAR	open to close

Day by day

BGN to ZAR, January 2023▲ 4.13%

1 BGN in ZAR, day by day
Date	Rate	Day change
2 January 2023	9.2913
3 January 2023	9.2131	-0.84%
4 January 2023	9.1190	-1.02%
5 January 2023	9.2673	+1.63%
6 January 2023	9.3104	+0.46%
9 January 2023	9.3087	-0.02%
10 January 2023	9.3595	+0.55%
11 January 2023	9.3479	-0.12%
12 January 2023	9.2758	-0.77%
13 January 2023	9.3303	+0.59%
16 January 2023	9.4309	+1.08%
17 January 2023	9.5116	+0.85%
18 January 2023	9.4059	-1.11%
19 January 2023	9.5578	+1.62%
20 January 2023	9.4984	-0.62%
23 January 2023	9.5407	+0.45%
24 January 2023	9.5964	+0.58%
25 January 2023	9.5483	-0.50%
26 January 2023	9.5167	-0.33%
27 January 2023	9.5708	+0.57%
30 January 2023	9.6579	+0.91%
31 January 2023	9.6750	+0.18%

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Common questions

What was the BGN to ZAR rate in January 2023?

Over January 2023 the European Central Bank reference rate moved from 9.2913 ZAR per BGN on 2 January 2023 to 9.6750 on 31 January 2023, a change of +4.13%. The average across 22 trading days was 9.4243.

When was BGN strongest against ZAR in January 2023?

The highest reading was 9.6750 ZAR on 31 January 2023; the lowest was 9.1190 on 4 January 2023.

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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