GBP to ZAR — January 2018

16.8149ZAR

for 1 Pound Sterling on 31 January 2018 · opened the month at 16.7504

0.38% over January 2018

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

Today: 1 GBP = 21.6316 ZAR (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

GBP to ZAR in January 2018 at a glance

1 GBP in ZAR
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	16.7504 ZAR	2 January 2018
Closed	16.8149 ZAR	31 January 2018
Highest	17.0092 ZAR	18 January 2018
Lowest	16.6633 ZAR	4 January 2018
Average	16.8584 ZAR	22 trading days
Change	+0.38% ZAR	open to close

Day by day

GBP to ZAR, January 2018▲ 0.38%

1 GBP in ZAR, day by day
Date	Rate	Day change
2 January 2018	16.7504
3 January 2018	16.7921	+0.25%
4 January 2018	16.6633	-0.77%
5 January 2018	16.7508	+0.53%
8 January 2018	16.8441	+0.56%
9 January 2018	16.6920	-0.90%
10 January 2018	16.8280	+0.81%
11 January 2018	16.8110	-0.10%
12 January 2018	16.9112	+0.60%
15 January 2018	16.9619	+0.30%
16 January 2018	16.8771	-0.50%
17 January 2018	16.9953	+0.70%
18 January 2018	17.0092	+0.08%
19 January 2018	16.9245	-0.50%
22 January 2018	16.8124	-0.66%
23 January 2018	16.9135	+0.60%
24 January 2018	16.9532	+0.23%
25 January 2018	16.9597	+0.04%
26 January 2018	16.9328	-0.16%
29 January 2018	16.8586	-0.44%
30 January 2018	16.8292	-0.17%
31 January 2018	16.8149	-0.08%

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Common questions

What was the GBP to ZAR rate in January 2018?

Over January 2018 the European Central Bank reference rate moved from 16.7504 ZAR per GBP on 2 January 2018 to 16.8149 on 31 January 2018, a change of +0.38%. The average across 22 trading days was 16.8584.

When was GBP strongest against ZAR in January 2018?

The highest reading was 17.0092 ZAR on 18 January 2018; the lowest was 16.6633 on 4 January 2018.

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 21.6316 ZAR per GBP; 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 GBP = 21.6316 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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