USD to ZAR — 2012

8.4680ZAR

for 1 US Dollar on 31 December 2012 · opened the year at 8.0865

4.72% over 2012

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

Today: 1 USD = 16.3227 ZAR (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

2012 at a glance

1 USD in ZAR
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	8.0865 ZAR	2 January 2012
Closed	8.4680 ZAR	31 December 2012
Highest	8.9691 ZAR	21 November 2012
Lowest	7.4448 ZAR	29 February 2012
Average	8.2162 ZAR	256 trading days
Change	+4.72% ZAR	open to close

Month by month

USD to ZAR, 2012▲ 4.72%

1 USD in ZAR, month by month, 2012
Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
January	8.0865	7.7816	8.1856	7.7623	-3.77%
February	7.7335	7.4448	7.8671	7.4448	-3.73%
March	7.4742	7.6611	7.7277	7.4742	+2.50%
April	7.6620	7.7421	7.9934	7.6620	+1.05%
May	7.7412	8.5242	8.5242	7.7376	+10.11%
June	8.6305	8.2342	8.6305	8.2020	-4.59%
July	8.1606	8.1859	8.5061	8.1149	+0.31%
August	8.2682	8.4174	8.4638	8.0927	+1.80%
September	8.4227	8.2850	8.4227	8.1913	-1.63%
October	8.3343	8.6733	8.9342	8.3343	+4.07%
November	8.6590	8.8339	8.9691	8.6500	+2.02%
December	8.8370	8.4680	8.8370	8.4680	-4.18%

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Common questions

How did USD to ZAR change in 2012?

From 8.0865 ZAR per USD on 2 January 2012 to 8.4680 on 31 December 2012: +4.72% over the year, with an average of 8.2162 across 256 trading days.

What were the high and low of USD to ZAR in 2012?

High: 8.9691 on 21 November 2012. Low: 7.4448 on 29 February 2012.

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 = 16.3227 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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