ZAR to CNY — 2020

0.445153CNY

for 1 Rand on 31 December 2020 · opened the year at 0.494908

10.05% over 2020

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

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

2020 at a glance

1 ZAR in CNY
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	0.494908 CNY	2 January 2020
Closed	0.445153 CNY	31 December 2020
Highest	0.494908 CNY	2 January 2020
Lowest	0.371213 CNY	23 April 2020
Average	0.421618 CNY	257 trading days
Change	-10.05% CNY	open to close

Month by month

ZAR to CNY, 2020▼ 10.05%

1 ZAR in CNY, month by month, 2020
Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
January	0.494908	0.464912	0.494908	0.464912	-6.06%
February	0.471348	0.448418	0.473713	0.448418	-4.86%
March	0.444708	0.396665	0.453600	0.396665	-10.80%
April	0.394942	0.390010	0.394942	0.371213	-1.25%
May	0.378940	0.409063	0.410921	0.378940	+7.95%
June	0.408917	0.407453	0.426302	0.406428	-0.36%
July	0.410247	0.411211	0.427390	0.410247	+0.24%
August	0.403892	0.409396	0.412305	0.393390	+1.36%
September	0.409804	0.404481	0.418473	0.397947	-1.30%
October	0.408475	0.410582	0.416247	0.403197	+0.52%
November	0.412559	0.427667	0.432834	0.412559	+3.66%
December	0.428992	0.445153	0.448890	0.426789	+3.77%

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Common questions

How did ZAR to CNY change in 2020?

From 0.494908 CNY per ZAR on 2 January 2020 to 0.445153 on 31 December 2020: -10.05% over the year, with an average of 0.421618 across 257 trading days.

What were the high and low of ZAR to CNY in 2020?

High: 0.494908 on 2 January 2020. Low: 0.371213 on 23 April 2020.

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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