JPY to ZAR — 2008

0.103589ZAR

for 1 Yen on 31 December 2008 · opened the year at 0.061126

69.47% over 2008

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

Today: 1 JPY = 0.103767 ZAR (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

2008 at a glance

1 JPY in ZAR
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	0.061126 ZAR	2 January 2008
Closed	0.103589 ZAR	31 December 2008
Highest	0.119777 ZAR	27 October 2008
Lowest	0.061126 ZAR	2 January 2008
Average	0.080544 ZAR	256 trading days
Change	+69.47% ZAR	open to close

Month by month

JPY to ZAR, 2008▲ 69.47%

1 JPY in ZAR, month by month, 2008
Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
January	0.061126	0.070357	0.070357	0.061126	+15.10%
February	0.069346	0.074232	0.074232	0.069029	+7.05%
March	0.076470	0.081412	0.084300	0.074847	+6.46%
April	0.080352	0.072688	0.080352	0.072128	-9.54%
May	0.072597	0.072194	0.074998	0.071440	-0.55%
June	0.073711	0.074156	0.075477	0.073138	+0.60%
July	0.074857	0.067797	0.074857	0.067797	-9.43%
August	0.068167	0.070901	0.071961	0.066597	+4.01%
September	0.071648	0.078600	0.078670	0.071577	+9.70%
October	0.077839	0.102731	0.119777	0.077839	+31.98%
November	0.099204	0.105792	0.110518	0.097737	+6.64%
December	0.109050	0.103589	0.114448	0.103589	-5.01%

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Common questions

How did JPY to ZAR change in 2008?

From 0.061126 ZAR per JPY on 2 January 2008 to 0.103589 on 31 December 2008: +69.47% over the year, with an average of 0.080544 across 256 trading days.

What were the high and low of JPY to ZAR in 2008?

High: 0.119777 on 27 October 2008. Low: 0.061126 on 2 January 2008.

Data and reuse

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Source: European Central Bank.

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