ZAR to USD — 2019

0.071204USD

for 1 Rand on 31 December 2019 · opened the year at 0.069041

3.13% over 2019

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

Today: 1 ZAR = 0.060765 USD (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

2019 at a glance

1 ZAR in USD
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	0.069041 USD	2 January 2019
Closed	0.071204 USD	31 December 2019
Highest	0.075371 USD	31 January 2019
Lowest	0.065019 USD	12 August 2019
Average	0.069259 USD	255 trading days
Change	+3.13% USD	open to close

Month by month

ZAR to USD, 2019▲ 3.13%

1 ZAR in USD, month by month, 2019
Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
January	0.069041	0.075371	0.075371	0.069041	+9.17%
February	0.075042	0.071583	0.075042	0.070571	-4.61%
March	0.070515	0.069078	0.070580	0.068012	-2.04%
April	0.070589	0.070014	0.071820	0.068819	-0.81%
May	0.069134	0.068063	0.070657	0.067499	-1.55%
June	0.068658	0.070588	0.070668	0.066436	+2.81%
July	0.070836	0.070294	0.072138	0.070294	-0.76%
August	0.068999	0.065574	0.068999	0.065019	-4.96%
September	0.065745	0.065764	0.068927	0.065745	+0.03%
October	0.065375	0.065953	0.068777	0.065375	+0.88%
November	0.066193	0.068128	0.068191	0.066193	+2.92%
December	0.068140	0.071204	0.071204	0.067493	+4.50%

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Common questions

How did ZAR to USD change in 2019?

From 0.069041 USD per ZAR on 2 January 2019 to 0.071204 on 31 December 2019: +3.13% over the year, with an average of 0.069259 across 255 trading days.

What were the high and low of ZAR to USD in 2019?

High: 0.075371 on 31 January 2019. Low: 0.065019 on 12 August 2019.

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 = 0.060765 USD, 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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