USD to ZAR — 2022

16.9685ZAR

for 1 US Dollar on 30 December 2022 · opened the year at 15.8222

7.24% over 2022

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

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

2022 at a glance

1 USD in ZAR
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	15.8222 ZAR	3 January 2022
Closed	16.9685 ZAR	30 December 2022
Highest	18.5016 ZAR	21 October 2022
Lowest	14.4855 ZAR	13 April 2022
Average	16.3860 ZAR	257 trading days
Change	+7.24% ZAR	open to close

Month by month

USD to ZAR, 2022▲ 7.24%

1 USD in ZAR, month by month, 2022
Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
January	15.8222	15.5731	16.0546	15.1168	-1.57%
February	15.2427	15.4356	15.4626	14.9422	+1.27%
March	15.4224	14.5687	15.4785	14.4965	-5.54%
April	14.6295	15.7944	15.9725	14.4855	+7.96%
May	15.9049	15.6305	16.2344	15.4664	-1.72%
June	15.5050	16.3804	16.3804	15.2780	+5.65%
July	16.4339	16.5353	17.1934	16.2865	+0.62%
August	16.4774	17.0667	17.0815	16.1620	+3.58%
September	17.1455	17.9886	18.0780	17.0135	+4.92%
October	18.0122	18.3312	18.5016	17.7370	+1.77%
November	18.0760	16.9399	18.4736	16.9399	-6.29%
December	17.7342	16.9685	17.7342	16.9685	-4.32%

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Common questions

How did USD to ZAR change in 2022?

From 15.8222 ZAR per USD on 3 January 2022 to 16.9685 on 30 December 2022: +7.24% over the year, with an average of 16.3860 across 257 trading days.

What were the high and low of USD to ZAR in 2022?

High: 18.5016 on 21 October 2022. Low: 14.4855 on 13 April 2022.

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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