USD to ZAR — 2003

6.5935ZAR

for 1 US Dollar on 31 December 2003 · opened the year at 8.4949

22.38% over 2003

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

Today: 1 USD = 16.3033 ZAR (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

2003 at a glance

1 USD in ZAR
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	8.4949 ZAR	2 January 2003
Closed	6.5935 ZAR	31 December 2003
Highest	9.0236 ZAR	22 January 2003
Lowest	6.1731 ZAR	3 December 2003
Average	7.5634 ZAR	255 trading days
Change	-22.38% ZAR	open to close

Month by month

USD to ZAR, 2003▼ 22.38%

1 USD in ZAR, month by month, 2003
Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
January	8.4949	8.5650	9.0236	8.4200	+0.82%
February	8.5513	8.1249	8.5513	7.9693	-4.99%
March	8.0678	7.9262	8.2475	7.8832	-1.75%
April	7.8825	7.1935	8.0750	7.1212	-8.74%
May	7.4400	8.0740	8.2650	7.2550	+8.52%
June	8.1390	7.4755	8.1390	7.4755	-8.15%
July	7.4847	7.4448	7.8010	7.3440	-0.53%
August	7.4966	7.3247	7.4966	7.2947	-2.29%
September	7.3505	6.9853	7.5175	6.9853	-4.97%
October	6.9863	6.9083	7.2134	6.8247	-1.12%
November	6.8573	6.4200	7.0358	6.4188	-6.38%
December	6.3980	6.5935	6.9447	6.1731	+3.06%

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Common questions

How did USD to ZAR change in 2003?

From 8.4949 ZAR per USD on 2 January 2003 to 6.5935 on 31 December 2003: -22.38% over the year, with an average of 7.5634 across 255 trading days.

What were the high and low of USD to ZAR in 2003?

High: 9.0236 on 22 January 2003. Low: 6.1731 on 3 December 2003.

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 USD = 16.3033 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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