ZAR to CNY — 2008

0.726702CNY

for 1 Rand on 31 December 2008 · opened the year at 1.0697

32.07% over 2008

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

Today: 1 ZAR = 0.407802 CNY (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

2008 at a glance

1 ZAR in CNY
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	1.0697 CNY	2 January 2008
Closed	0.726702 CNY	31 December 2008
Highest	1.0766 CNY	14 January 2008
Lowest	0.588748 CNY	23 October 2008
Average	0.854658 CNY	256 trading days
Change	-32.07% CNY	open to close

Month by month

ZAR to CNY, 2008▼ 32.07%

1 ZAR in CNY, month by month, 2008
Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
January	1.0697	0.961103	1.0766	0.961103	-10.15%
February	0.973772	0.919452	0.974281	0.907174	-5.58%
March	0.900807	0.865405	0.915405	0.865405	-3.93%
April	0.867349	0.918624	0.927538	0.867349	+5.91%
May	0.918767	0.910719	0.931502	0.895091	-0.88%
June	0.897600	0.875431	0.897600	0.844538	-2.47%
July	0.867391	0.930718	0.930718	0.867391	+7.30%
August	0.933642	0.886590	0.951026	0.864951	-5.04%
September	0.883128	0.828223	0.883128	0.823840	-6.22%
October	0.828414	0.679623	0.828414	0.588748	-17.96%
November	0.699332	0.676976	0.705759	0.647833	-3.20%
December	0.672185	0.726702	0.726702	0.664745	+8.11%

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Common questions

How did ZAR to CNY change in 2008?

From 1.0697 CNY per ZAR on 2 January 2008 to 0.726702 on 31 December 2008: -32.07% over the year, with an average of 0.854658 across 256 trading days.

What were the high and low of ZAR to CNY in 2008?

High: 1.0766 on 14 January 2008. Low: 0.588748 on 23 October 2008.

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 ZAR = 0.407802 CNY, 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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