USD to ZAR — December 2021
15.9478ZAR
for 1 US Dollar on 31 December 2021 · opened the month at 15.8221
0.79% over December 2021
Today: 1 USD = 16.3045 ZAR (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)
USD
EUREuro
AEDUAE Dirham
AFNAfghani
ALLLek
AMDArmenian Dram
ANGNetherlands Antillean Guilder
AOAKwanza
ARSArgentine Peso
AUDAustralian Dollar
AWGAruban Florin
AZNAzerbaijan Manat
BAMConvertible Mark
BBDBarbados Dollar
BDTTaka
BGNBulgarian Lev
BHDBahraini Dinar
BIFBurundi Franc
BMDBermudian Dollar
BNDBrunei Dollar
BOBBoliviano
BRLBrazilian Real
BSDBahamian Dollar
BTNNgultrum
BWPPula
BYNBelarusian Ruble
BZDBelize Dollar
CADCanadian Dollar
CDFCongolese Franc
CHFSwiss Franc
CLFUnidad de FomentoCLPChilean Peso
CNHChinese Yuan (Offshore)CNYYuan Renminbi
COPColombian Peso
CRCCosta Rican Colon
CUPCuban Peso
CVECabo Verde Escudo
CZKCzech Koruna
DJFDjibouti Franc
DKKDanish Krone
DOPDominican Peso
DZDAlgerian Dinar
EGPEgyptian Pound
ERNNakfa
ETBEthiopian Birr
FJDFiji Dollar
FKPFalkland Islands Pound
FOKFaroese Króna
GBPPound Sterling
GELLari
GGPGuernsey Pound
GHSGhana Cedi
GIPGibraltar Pound
GMDDalasi
GNFGuinean Franc
GTQQuetzal
GYDGuyana Dollar
HKDHong Kong Dollar
HNLLempira
HRKCroatian Kuna
HTGGourde
HUFForint
IDRRupiah
ILSNew Israeli Sheqel
IMPManx Pound
INRIndian Rupee
IQDIraqi Dinar
IRRIranian Rial
ISKIceland Krona
JEPJersey Pound
JMDJamaican Dollar
JODJordanian Dinar
JPYYen
KESKenyan Shilling
KGSSom
KHRRiel
KIDKiribati Dollar
KMFComorian Franc
KPWNorth Korean Won
KRWWon
KWDKuwaiti Dinar
KYDCayman Islands Dollar
KZTTenge
LAKLao Kip
LBPLebanese Pound
LKRSri Lanka Rupee
LRDLiberian Dollar
LSLLoti
LYDLibyan Dinar
MADMoroccan Dirham
MDLMoldovan Leu
MGAMalagasy Ariary
MKDDenar
MMKKyat
MNTTugrik
MOPPataca
MRUOuguiya
MURMauritius Rupee
MVRRufiyaa
MWKMalawi Kwacha
MXNMexican Peso
MYRMalaysian Ringgit
MZNMozambique Metical
NADNamibia Dollar
NGNNaira
NIOCordoba Oro
NOKNorwegian Krone
NPRNepalese Rupee
NZDNew Zealand Dollar
OMRRial Omani
PABBalboa
PENSol
PGKKina
PHPPhilippine Peso
PKRPakistan Rupee
PLNZloty
PYGGuarani
QARQatari Rial
RONRomanian Leu
RSDSerbian Dinar
RUBRussian Ruble
RWFRwanda Franc
SARSaudi Riyal
SBDSolomon Islands Dollar
SCRSeychelles Rupee
SDGSudanese Pound
SEKSwedish Krona
SGDSingapore Dollar
SHPSaint Helena Pound
SLELeoneSLLSierra Leonean Leone (old)
SOSSomali Shilling
SRDSurinam Dollar
SSPSouth Sudanese Pound
STNDobra
SYPSyrian Pound
SZLLilangeni
THBBaht
TJSSomoni
TMTTurkmenistan New Manat
TNDTunisian Dinar
TOPPa’anga
TRYTurkish Lira
TTDTrinidad and Tobago Dollar
TVDTuvaluan Dollar
TWDNew Taiwan Dollar
TZSTanzanian Shilling
UAHHryvnia
UGXUganda Shilling
UYUPeso Uruguayo
UZSUzbekistan Sum
VESBolívar Soberano
VNDDong
VUVVatu
WSTTalaXAFCFA Franc BEACXAGSilverXAUGoldXCDEast Caribbean DollarXCGCaribbean GuilderXDRSDR (Special Drawing Right)XOFCFA Franc BCEAOXPDPalladium
XPFCFP FrancXPTPlatinum
YERYemeni Rial
ZMWZambian Kwacha
ZWGZimbabwe GoldZWLZimbabwe Dollar (2019)ZAR
EUREuroAEDUAE DirhamAFNAfghaniALLLekAMDArmenian DramANGNetherlands Antillean GuilderAOAKwanzaARSArgentine PesoAUDAustralian DollarAWGAruban FlorinAZNAzerbaijan ManatBAMConvertible MarkBBDBarbados DollarBDTTakaBGNBulgarian LevBHDBahraini DinarBIFBurundi FrancBMDBermudian DollarBNDBrunei DollarBOBBolivianoBRLBrazilian RealBSDBahamian DollarBTNNgultrumBWPPulaBYNBelarusian RubleBZDBelize DollarCADCanadian DollarCDFCongolese FrancCHFSwiss FrancCLFUnidad de FomentoCLPChilean PesoCNHChinese Yuan (Offshore)CNYYuan RenminbiCOPColombian PesoCRCCosta Rican ColonCUPCuban PesoCVECabo Verde EscudoCZKCzech KorunaDJFDjibouti FrancDKKDanish KroneDOPDominican PesoDZDAlgerian DinarEGPEgyptian PoundERNNakfaETBEthiopian BirrFJDFiji DollarFKPFalkland Islands PoundFOKFaroese KrónaGBPPound SterlingGELLariGGPGuernsey PoundGHSGhana CediGIPGibraltar PoundGMDDalasiGNFGuinean FrancGTQQuetzalGYDGuyana DollarHKDHong Kong DollarHNLLempiraHRKCroatian KunaHTGGourdeHUFForintIDRRupiahILSNew Israeli SheqelIMPManx PoundINRIndian RupeeIQDIraqi DinarIRRIranian RialISKIceland KronaJEPJersey PoundJMDJamaican DollarJODJordanian DinarJPYYenKESKenyan ShillingKGSSomKHRRielKIDKiribati DollarKMFComorian FrancKPWNorth Korean WonKRWWonKWDKuwaiti DinarKYDCayman Islands DollarKZTTengeLAKLao KipLBPLebanese PoundLKRSri Lanka RupeeLRDLiberian DollarLSLLotiLYDLibyan DinarMADMoroccan DirhamMDLMoldovan LeuMGAMalagasy AriaryMKDDenarMMKKyatMNTTugrikMOPPatacaMRUOuguiyaMURMauritius RupeeMVRRufiyaaMWKMalawi KwachaMXNMexican PesoMYRMalaysian RinggitMZNMozambique MeticalNADNamibia DollarNGNNairaNIOCordoba OroNOKNorwegian KroneNPRNepalese RupeeNZDNew Zealand DollarOMRRial OmaniPABBalboaPENSolPGKKinaPHPPhilippine PesoPKRPakistan RupeePLNZlotyPYGGuaraniQARQatari RialRONRomanian LeuRSDSerbian DinarRUBRussian RubleRWFRwanda FrancSARSaudi RiyalSBDSolomon Islands DollarSCRSeychelles RupeeSDGSudanese PoundSEKSwedish KronaSGDSingapore DollarSHPSaint Helena PoundSLELeoneSLLSierra Leonean Leone (old)SOSSomali ShillingSRDSurinam DollarSSPSouth Sudanese PoundSTNDobraSYPSyrian PoundSZLLilangeniTHBBahtTJSSomoniTMTTurkmenistan New ManatTNDTunisian DinarTOPPa’angaTRYTurkish LiraTTDTrinidad and Tobago DollarTVDTuvaluan DollarTWDNew Taiwan DollarTZSTanzanian ShillingUAHHryvniaUGXUganda ShillingUYUPeso UruguayoUZSUzbekistan SumVESBolívar SoberanoVNDDongVUVVatuWSTTalaXAFCFA Franc BEACXAGSilverXAUGoldXCDEast Caribbean DollarXCGCaribbean GuilderXDRSDR (Special Drawing Right)XOFCFA Franc BCEAOXPDPalladiumXPFCFP FrancXPTPlatinumYERYemeni RialZMWZambian KwachaZWGZimbabwe GoldZWLZimbabwe Dollar (2019)USD to ZAR in December 2021 at a glance
| Measure | Rate | When |
|---|---|---|
| Opened | 15.8221 ZAR | 1 December 2021 |
| Closed | 15.9478 ZAR | 31 December 2021 |
| Highest | 16.1584 ZAR | 15 December 2021 |
| Lowest | 15.5241 ZAR | 27 December 2021 |
| Average | 15.8648 ZAR | 23 trading days |
| Change | +0.79% ZAR | open to close |
Day by day
| Date | Rate | Day change |
|---|---|---|
| 15.8221 | ||
| 15.8437 | +0.14% | |
| 15.8984 | +0.35% | |
| 15.9680 | +0.44% | |
| 15.9570 | -0.07% | |
| 15.7685 | -1.18% | |
| 15.9305 | +1.03% | |
| 16.0041 | +0.46% | |
| 15.9331 | -0.44% | |
| 16.0243 | +0.57% | |
| 16.1584 | +0.84% | |
| 15.9775 | -1.12% | |
| 15.8235 | -0.96% | |
| 15.8140 | -0.06% | |
| 15.8499 | +0.23% | |
| 15.8984 | +0.31% | |
| 15.7179 | -1.14% | |
| 15.5360 | -1.16% | |
| 15.5241 | -0.08% | |
| 15.7191 | +1.26% | |
| 15.8782 | +1.01% | |
| 15.8967 | +0.12% | |
| 15.9478 | +0.32% |
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Common questions
What was the USD to ZAR rate in December 2021?
Over December 2021 the European Central Bank reference rate moved from 15.8221 ZAR per USD on 1 December 2021 to 15.9478 on 31 December 2021, a change of +0.79%. The average across 23 trading days was 15.8648.
When was USD strongest against ZAR in December 2021?
The highest reading was 16.1584 ZAR on 15 December 2021; the lowest was 15.5241 on 27 December 2021.
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
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Source: European Central Bank.
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