USD to ZAR — 2023

18.4142ZAR

for 1 US Dollar on 29 December 2023 · opened the year at 17.0101

8.25% over 2023

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

Today: 1 USD = 16.3071 ZAR (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

2023 at a glance

1 USD in ZAR
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	17.0101 ZAR	2 January 2023
Closed	18.4142 ZAR	29 December 2023
Highest	19.7840 ZAR	31 May 2023
Lowest	16.8270 ZAR	4 January 2023
Average	18.4577 ZAR	255 trading days
Change	+8.25% ZAR	open to close

Month by month

USD to ZAR, 2023▲ 8.25%

1 USD in ZAR, month by month, 2023
Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
January	17.0101	17.4673	17.4673	16.8270	+2.69%
February	17.2873	18.4121	18.4714	17.0228	+6.51%
March	18.1364	17.7724	18.6259	17.7724	-2.01%
April	17.8664	18.3552	18.4334	17.8345	+2.74%
May	18.3730	19.7840	19.7840	18.1829	+7.68%
June	19.7782	18.9384	19.7782	18.1489	-4.25%
July	18.7572	17.7366	19.0958	17.5135	-5.44%
August	18.1175	18.7890	19.2031	18.1175	+3.71%
September	18.6934	18.8610	19.2370	18.6934	+0.90%
October	19.1368	18.7877	19.5596	18.7582	-1.82%
November	18.6342	18.8183	18.9000	18.1383	+0.99%
December	18.6969	18.4142	19.0984	18.2533	-1.51%

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Common questions

How did USD to ZAR change in 2023?

From 17.0101 ZAR per USD on 2 January 2023 to 18.4142 on 29 December 2023: +8.25% over the year, with an average of 18.4577 across 255 trading days.

What were the high and low of USD to ZAR in 2023?

High: 19.7840 on 31 May 2023. Low: 16.8270 on 4 January 2023.

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 = 16.3071 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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