USD to ZAR — 2016

13.7150ZAR

for 1 US Dollar on 30 December 2016 · opened the year at 15.5586

11.85% over 2016

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

Today: 1 USD = 16.3156 ZAR (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

2016 at a glance

1 USD in ZAR
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	15.5586 ZAR	4 January 2016
Closed	13.7150 ZAR	30 December 2016
Highest	16.7905 ZAR	18 January 2016
Lowest	13.2381 ZAR	16 August 2016
Average	14.6923 ZAR	257 trading days
Change	-11.85% ZAR	open to close

Month by month

USD to ZAR, 2016▼ 11.85%

1 USD in ZAR, month by month, 2016
Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
January	15.5586	16.0190	16.7905	15.5586	+2.96%
February	16.0804	16.0326	16.2044	15.1246	-0.30%
March	15.8227	14.7445	16.2125	14.7445	-6.81%
April	14.7619	14.1688	15.2439	14.1688	-4.02%
May	14.1849	15.7668	15.8840	14.1849	+11.15%
June	15.6957	14.8136	15.6957	14.4570	-5.62%
July	14.5745	14.1547	14.8898	14.1547	-2.88%
August	13.8948	14.5285	14.5300	13.2381	+4.56%
September	14.6700	13.9090	14.6700	13.4870	-5.19%
October	13.5850	13.5650	14.3940	13.5650	-0.15%
November	13.4957	14.0005	14.3882	13.3464	+3.74%
December	14.0750	13.7150	14.0813	13.5630	-2.56%

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Common questions

How did USD to ZAR change in 2016?

From 15.5586 ZAR per USD on 4 January 2016 to 13.7150 on 30 December 2016: -11.85% over the year, with an average of 14.6923 across 257 trading days.

What were the high and low of USD to ZAR in 2016?

High: 16.7905 on 18 January 2016. Low: 13.2381 on 16 August 2016.

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 = 16.3156 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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