JPY to ZAR — 2021

0.138537ZAR

for 1 Yen on 31 December 2021 · opened the year at 0.141537

2.12% over 2021

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

Today: 1 JPY = 0.103803 ZAR (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

2021 at a glance

1 JPY in ZAR
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	0.141537 ZAR	4 January 2021
Closed	0.138537 ZAR	31 December 2021
Highest	0.148374 ZAR	11 January 2021
Lowest	0.123269 ZAR	7 June 2021
Average	0.134638 ZAR	258 trading days
Change	-2.12% ZAR	open to close

Month by month

JPY to ZAR, 2021▼ 2.12%

1 JPY in ZAR, month by month, 2021
Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
January	0.141537	0.144083	0.148374	0.141537	+1.80%
February	0.143231	0.140515	0.143231	0.136548	-1.90%
March	0.141101	0.133542	0.142422	0.133542	-5.36%
April	0.132334	0.132104	0.133785	0.130675	-0.17%
May	0.131882	0.125550	0.132891	0.125550	-4.80%
June	0.125539	0.129433	0.129634	0.123269	+3.10%
July	0.128186	0.132896	0.134892	0.128186	+3.67%
August	0.131361	0.132576	0.139681	0.130857	+0.92%
September	0.130826	0.135443	0.135910	0.128145	+3.53%
October	0.134488	0.133801	0.135824	0.126756	-0.51%
November	0.134239	0.142176	0.142352	0.132315	+5.91%
December	0.139558	0.138537	0.141892	0.135302	-0.73%

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Common questions

How did JPY to ZAR change in 2021?

From 0.141537 ZAR per JPY on 4 January 2021 to 0.138537 on 31 December 2021: -2.12% over the year, with an average of 0.134638 across 258 trading days.

What were the high and low of JPY to ZAR in 2021?

High: 0.148374 on 11 January 2021. Low: 0.123269 on 7 June 2021.

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 JPY = 0.103803 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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