Best British Pound / South African Rand Exchange Rate Today: 24.2032

Live rate: 1 GBP = 24.2032 ZAR (+0.4%)

Inverted: 1 ZAR = 0.0413 GBP
Last Updated: Thursday, 22 May 2025 13:29:13 UTC

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Comparison Results:

24.1185

Recipient Gets

ZAR 24.1185

Exchange Rate

24.1185

Spread

0.0035

Cash

Admin Fee

Offers Advice

Horizon Currency offers the best rate for international payments and gives access to a market expert who can help.

24.0338

halo

Recipient Gets

ZAR 24.0338

Exchange Rate

24.0338

Spread

0.006

Cash

Admin Fee

Offers Advice

Halo offers tailored foreign exchange solutions for individuals who need to transfer money abroad for pensions, salaries, property purchases, or other overseas payments.

23.6318

nationwide

Recipient Gets

ZAR 23.63

Exchange Rate

23.6318

Spread

0.5714

Cash

Admin Fee

Offers Advice

Nationwide are transparent about their rates, which allows us to accurately show how the big banks compare.

23.5187

travelfx

Recipient Gets

ZAR 23.52

Exchange Rate

23.5187

Spread

0.6845

Cash

Admin Fee

Offers Advice

TravelFX only delivers holiday cash but has some of the most competitive rates. Learn More

23.446

cog

Recipient Gets

ZAR 23.45

Exchange Rate

23.446

Spread

0.7572

Cash

Admin Fee

Offers Advice

Home delivery orders of £5 and above are accepted, for branch collection the minimum is £500. One of the highest rated companies we survey according to independent rating review providers. Learn More

23.1141

Recipient Gets

ZAR 23.1141

Exchange Rate

23.1141

Spread

1.0891

Cash

Admin Fee

Offers Advice

PayPal is the original fintech but the fees are typically very high and the exchang rates are amongst the least competitive.

23.0661

Recipient Gets

ZAR 23.07

Exchange Rate

23.0661

Spread

1.1371

Cash

Admin Fee

Offers Advice

Best euro rate on the high street for tourists Learn More

22.8915

Recipient Gets

ZAR 22.89

Exchange Rate

22.8915

Spread

1.3117

Cash

Admin Fee

Offers Advice

The mainstay of holiday money provision on the high street, the Post Office needs no introduction. Unfortunately, their rates and fees can be quite uncompetitive. Learn More

22.5475

barclays

Recipient Gets

ZAR 22.55

Exchange Rate

22.5475

Spread

1.6557

Cash

Admin Fee

Offers Advice

The Barclays travel money rate is only available to those with a Barclacys account. It allows us to acurately show the big banks compare when it comes to travel money rates. Learn More

GBP/ZAR Live Chart and Data

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January - 2025

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

1

2

Open: 23.6028

Close: 23.1828

Mid: 23.3789

3

Open: 23.1828

Close: 23.2588

Mid: 23.2512

4

5

6

Open: 23.3077

Close: 23.2597

Mid: 23.2550

7

Open: 23.2598

Close: 23.3394

Mid: 23.3116

8

Open: 23.3379

Close: 23.3794

Mid: 23.3678

9

Open: 23.3794

Close: 23.3022

Mid: 23.2680

10

Open: 23.3017

Close: 23.3325

Mid: 23.3609

11

12

13

Open: 23.3352

Close: 23.2316

Mid: 23.2569

14

Open: 23.2320

Close: 23.1194

Mid: 23.1433

15

Open: 23.1191

Close: 22.9745

Mid: 23.0318

16

Open: 22.9760

Close: 23.0297

Mid: 22.9663

17

Open: 23.0298

Close: 22.8199

Mid: 22.9075

18

19

20

Open: 22.8050

Close: 22.8460

Mid: 22.8388

21

Open: 22.8462

Close: 22.8605

Mid: 22.8372

22

Open: 22.8604

Close: 22.7688

Mid: 22.8227

23

Open: 22.7678

Close: 22.8728

Mid: 22.8249

24

Open: 22.8715

Close: 22.9684

Mid: 22.8610

25

26

27

Open: 23.0370

Close: 23.4153

Mid: 23.2232

28

Open: 23.4158

Close: 23.2422

Mid: 23.3237

29

Open: 23.2422

Close: 23.0927

Mid: 23.1793

30

Open: 23.0920

Close: 23.0889

Mid: 23.0454

31

Open: 23.0890

Close: 23.1374

Mid: 23.1296

February - 2025

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
						1
2	3 Open: 23.1925 Close: 23.3088 Mid: 23.3014	4 Open: 23.3089 Close: 23.3055 Mid: 23.2969	5 Open: 23.3054 Close: 23.2012 Mid: 23.2582	6 Open: 23.2011 Close: 22.9261 Mid: 23.1039	7 Open: 22.9261 Close: 22.8260 Mid: 22.9020	8
9	10 Open: 23.0761 Close: 22.8094 Mid: 22.9248	11 Open: 22.8094 Close: 23.0330 Mid: 22.9145	12 Open: 23.0331 Close: 23.0485 Mid: 22.9974	13 Open: 23.0485 Close: 23.2395 Mid: 23.1537	14 Open: 23.2395 Close: 23.1164 Mid: 23.1945	15
16	17 Open: 23.1656 Close: 23.2388 Mid: 23.1694	18 Open: 23.2375 Close: 23.2147 Mid: 23.2397	19 Open: 23.2165 Close: 23.3190 Mid: 23.2679	20 Open: 23.3183 Close: 23.2271 Mid: 23.2734	21 Open: 23.2270 Close: 23.2077 Mid: 23.2064	22
23	24 Open: 23.2640 Close: 23.2072 Mid: 23.2233	25 Open: 23.2072 Close: 23.3217 Mid: 23.2702	26 Open: 23.3217 Close: 23.3283 Mid: 23.3059	27 Open: 23.3258 Close: 23.2653 Mid: 23.3409	28 Open: 23.2646 Close: 23.5105 Mid: 23.3873

March - 2025

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
						1
2	3 Open: 23.5153 Close: 23.6280 Mid: 23.5549	4 Open: 23.6275 Close: 23.6488 Mid: 23.6336	5 Open: 23.6488 Close: 23.5973 Mid: 23.6326	6 Open: 23.5973 Close: 23.3604 Mid: 23.5312	7 Open: 23.3602 Close: 23.5876 Mid: 23.4941	8
9	10 Open: 23.5709 Close: 23.6363 Mid: 23.6200	11 Open: 23.6333 Close: 23.5865 Mid: 23.5897	12 Open: 23.5865 Close: 23.7737 Mid: 23.7225	13 Open: 23.7733 Close: 23.7485 Mid: 23.7566	14 Open: 23.7491 Close: 23.5235 Mid: 23.5969	15
16	17 Open: 23.5584 Close: 23.5073 Mid: 23.5281	18 Open: 23.5064 Close: 23.5886 Mid: 23.4985	19 Open: 23.5886 Close: 23.5684 Mid: 23.5962	20 Open: 23.5673 Close: 23.5294 Mid: 23.5720	21 Open: 23.5306 Close: 23.5451 Mid: 23.5398	22
23	24 Open: 23.4354 Close: 23.5870 Mid: 23.5074	25 Open: 23.5872 Close: 23.6612 Mid: 23.5862	26 Open: 23.6574 Close: 23.5316 Mid: 23.5803	27 Open: 23.5313 Close: 23.6144 Mid: 23.5965	28 Open: 23.6141 Close: 23.8550 Mid: 23.6727	29
30	31 Open: 23.8125 Close: 23.6746 Mid: 23.7536

April - 2025

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

1

Open: 23.6747

Close: 23.8850

Mid: 23.7684

2

Open: 23.8843

Close: 24.5667

Mid: 24.2755

3

Open: 24.5665

Close: 24.5363

Mid: 24.7344

4

Open: 24.5403

Close: 24.6794

Mid: 24.7195

5

6

7

Open: 24.5819

Close: 25.0231

Mid: 24.8051

8

Open: 25.0226

Close: 25.2552

Mid: 24.9980

9

Open: 25.2551

Close: 24.7505

Mid: 25.0326

10

Open: 24.7503

Close: 25.1741

Mid: 25.0467

11

Open: 25.1815

Close: 25.0275

Mid: 25.1527

12

13

14

Open: 25.0063

Close: 24.9251

Mid: 24.9293

15

Open: 24.9255

Close: 25.1796

Mid: 25.0173

16

Open: 25.1793

Close: 24.9510

Mid: 25.0791

17

Open: 24.9511

Close: 24.9656

Mid: 24.9330

18

Open: 24.9656

Close: 24.9656

Mid: 24.9656

19

20

21

Open: 24.9940

Close: 25.0855

Mid: 25.0584

22

Open: 25.0832

Close: 24.8221

Mid: 24.9649

23

Open: 24.8222

Close: 24.7464

Mid: 24.7223

24

Open: 24.7464

Close: 25.0824

Mid: 24.8845

25

Open: 25.0826

Close: 24.8869

Mid: 25.0061

26

27

28

Open: 24.9214

Close: 24.8995

Mid: 24.8849

29

Open: 24.8994

Close: 24.8781

Mid: 24.8802

30

Open: 24.8785

Close: 24.8004

Mid: 24.8475

May - 2025

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1 Open: 24.7992 Close: 24.6471 Mid: 24.7638	2 Open: 24.6493 Close: 24.4082 Mid: 24.5863	3
4	5 Open: 24.4142 Close: 24.2845 Mid: 24.3634	6 Open: 24.2857 Close: 24.3332 Mid: 24.3489	7 Open: 24.3335 Close: 24.2764 Mid: 24.3519	8 Open: 24.2764 Close: 24.1049 Mid: 24.2207	9 Open: 24.1049 Close: 24.2223 Mid: 24.2054	10
11	12 Open: 24.1765 Close: 24.0648 Mid: 24.0988	13 Open: 24.0648 Close: 24.3599 Mid: 24.2374	14 Open: 24.3599 Close: 24.2312 Mid: 24.3222	15 Open: 24.2314 Close: 23.9744 Mid: 24.1043	16 Open: 23.9778 Close: 23.9646 Mid: 24.0194	17
18	19 Open: 24.0109 Close: 24.1700 Mid: 24.0990	20 Open: 24.1700 Close: 23.9994 Mid: 24.0889	21 Open: 23.9994 Close: 24.1073 Mid: 24.0596	22 Open: 24.1073 Close: 24.1368 Mid: 24.1174	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

June - 2025

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Why

Banks and financial institutions buy and sell currency from each other - these sizeable institutions are 'the market' and the rate they transact at is the 'market rate'. The difference between how much a currency is purchased and sold is the spread, which is essentially the difference between the buy and sell price.

But, when currency is sold by banks to retail customers that spread widens significantly and the profit on the transaction is therefore substantially larger.

Therefore when we focus on the transfer fee when sending money abroad we often miss the biggest cost: the exchange rate spread.

Foreign exchange providers have essentially recognised this and they enter the market to transfer money at tighter spreads, thereby saving potentially significant amounts of money for their clients simply by providing better exchange rates.

For example, the transfer of £100K into euros is expected to attract a rate that delivers between €112,480 and €113,296 with the UK's leading high street banks. But FCA authorised providers will provide a rate that delivers between €115,510 and €115,740 (using rates on 05/07/21).

Taking the time to work with a FCA regulated currency provider could therefore result in the delivery of an extra euros amount of between €2444 and €3030.

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Pound Sterling Live only works with foreign exchange payment companies that are FCA Authorised. This is important: FCA regulations and oversight requires the money they transfer on your behalf to be protected through a process known as 'safeguarding'. Safeguarding requires the payments company to keep your money separate from their own money in a top-tier bank. Therefore if the provider comes under stress your money should be protected.

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