USD to ZAR — January 2005

5.9752ZAR

for 1 US Dollar on 31 January 2005 · opened the month at 5.6188

6.34% over January 2005

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

Today: 1 USD = 16.3045 ZAR (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

USD to ZAR in January 2005 at a glance

1 USD in ZAR
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	5.6188 ZAR	3 January 2005
Closed	5.9752 ZAR	31 January 2005
Highest	6.1078 ZAR	6 January 2005
Lowest	5.6188 ZAR	3 January 2005
Average	5.9756 ZAR	21 trading days
Change	+6.34% ZAR	open to close

Day by day

USD to ZAR, January 2005▲ 6.34%

1 USD in ZAR, day by day
Date	Rate	Day change
3 January 2005	5.6188
4 January 2005	5.7848	+2.95%
5 January 2005	5.9048	+2.07%
6 January 2005	6.1078	+3.44%
7 January 2005	6.0633	-0.73%
10 January 2005	5.9863	-1.27%
11 January 2005	5.9629	-0.39%
12 January 2005	6.0338	+1.19%
13 January 2005	5.9878	-0.76%
14 January 2005	6.0386	+0.85%
17 January 2005	6.0328	-0.10%
18 January 2005	6.0512	+0.31%
19 January 2005	6.0174	-0.56%
20 January 2005	6.0950	+1.29%
21 January 2005	6.0490	-0.76%
24 January 2005	5.9552	-1.55%
25 January 2005	5.9358	-0.33%
26 January 2005	5.9784	+0.72%
27 January 2005	5.9529	-0.43%
28 January 2005	5.9565	+0.06%
31 January 2005	5.9752	+0.31%

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Common questions

What was the USD to ZAR rate in January 2005?

Over January 2005 the European Central Bank reference rate moved from 5.6188 ZAR per USD on 3 January 2005 to 5.9752 on 31 January 2005, a change of +6.34%. The average across 21 trading days was 5.9756.

When was USD strongest against ZAR in January 2005?

The highest reading was 6.1078 ZAR on 6 January 2005; the lowest was 5.6188 on 3 January 2005.

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 16.3045 ZAR per USD; 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 USD = 16.3045 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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