USD to ZAR — 2019

14.0442ZAR

for 1 US Dollar on 31 December 2019 · opened the year at 14.4841

3.04% over 2019

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

Today: 1 USD = 16.2927 ZAR (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

2019 at a glance

1 USD in ZAR
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	14.4841 ZAR	2 January 2019
Closed	14.0442 ZAR	31 December 2019
Highest	15.3800 ZAR	12 August 2019
Lowest	13.2678 ZAR	31 January 2019
Average	14.4535 ZAR	255 trading days
Change	-3.04% ZAR	open to close

Month by month

USD to ZAR, 2019▼ 3.04%

1 USD in ZAR, month by month, 2019
Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
January	14.4841	13.2678	14.4841	13.2678	-8.40%
February	13.3259	13.9698	14.1700	13.3259	+4.83%
March	14.1813	14.4764	14.7033	14.1683	+2.08%
April	14.1665	14.2828	14.5310	13.9238	+0.82%
May	14.4647	14.6923	14.8150	14.1529	+1.57%
June	14.5650	14.1668	15.0520	14.1507	-2.73%
July	14.1172	14.2260	14.2260	13.8624	+0.77%
August	14.4930	15.2500	15.3800	14.4930	+5.22%
September	15.2103	15.2058	15.2103	14.5082	-0.03%
October	15.2964	15.1623	15.2964	14.5397	-0.88%
November	15.1073	14.6783	15.1073	14.6646	-2.84%
December	14.6757	14.0442	14.8164	14.0442	-4.30%

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Common questions

How did USD to ZAR change in 2019?

From 14.4841 ZAR per USD on 2 January 2019 to 14.0442 on 31 December 2019: -3.04% over the year, with an average of 14.4535 across 255 trading days.

What were the high and low of USD to ZAR in 2019?

High: 15.3800 on 12 August 2019. Low: 13.2678 on 31 January 2019.

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 = 16.2927 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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