ZAR to USD — 2020

0.068089USD

for 1 Rand on 31 December 2020 · opened the year at 0.071068

4.19% over 2020

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

Today: 1 ZAR = 0.060761 USD (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

2020 at a glance

1 ZAR in USD
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	0.071068 USD	2 January 2020
Closed	0.068089 USD	31 December 2020
Highest	0.071068 USD	2 January 2020
Lowest	0.052436 USD	23 April 2020
Average	0.061171 USD	257 trading days
Change	-4.19% USD	open to close

Month by month

ZAR to USD, 2020▼ 4.19%

1 ZAR in USD, month by month, 2020
Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
January	0.071068	0.067022	0.071068	0.067022	-5.69%
February	0.067146	0.064208	0.067940	0.064208	-4.38%
March	0.063845	0.055871	0.065524	0.055871	-12.49%
April	0.055620	0.055328	0.055620	0.052436	-0.52%
May	0.053657	0.057331	0.057566	0.053522	+6.85%
June	0.057301	0.057595	0.060385	0.057301	+0.51%
July	0.058051	0.058957	0.061091	0.058051	+1.56%
August	0.057827	0.059823	0.059926	0.056430	+3.45%
September	0.060098	0.059404	0.061785	0.058462	-1.15%
October	0.060152	0.061452	0.062071	0.059889	+2.16%
November	0.061660	0.065020	0.065710	0.061660	+5.45%
December	0.065288	0.068089	0.068643	0.065018	+4.29%

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Common questions

How did ZAR to USD change in 2020?

From 0.071068 USD per ZAR on 2 January 2020 to 0.068089 on 31 December 2020: -4.19% over the year, with an average of 0.061171 across 257 trading days.

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

High: 0.071068 on 2 January 2020. Low: 0.052436 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 = 0.060761 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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