USD/ZAR Exchange Rate (US Dollar to South African Rand)

Live USD/ZAR exchange rate with intraday chart, daily statistics, forecasts and latest news.

Live Rate
1 USD = 16.7029 ZAR ▲ +1.2600%
High 16.7164
Low 16.4525
Open 16.4948
Prev. Close 16.4957
Source: Barchart.com · 15-min delay
One Week
+1.90%
16.7164 H · 16.3368 L
One Month
+2.37%
16.8803 H · 16.2349 L
One Year
-5.88%
17.2487 H · 15.6439 L
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16.6445
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Market Analysis: Updated Daily 17 May 2026

What's Driving USD/ZAR Today

The US Dollar to South African Rand exchange rate is shaped by monetary policy decisions from both central banks, alongside inflation data, economic growth indicators and global risk sentiment. Sterling pairs are particularly sensitive to UK data releases and political developments.

Key drivers to watch include central bank rate decisions, CPI inflation prints, labour market data and trade balance figures. Our editorial team publishes daily commentary on the forces moving the USD/ZAR rate.

This commentary is updated each trading day. For the latest analysis visit the USD/ZAR News Hub →
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Daily US Dollar to South African Rand Statistics
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DateOpenCloseHighLowMid
Fri 15 May16.494816.702916.716416.452516.5989
Thu 14 May16.406116.495716.498016.374416.4509
Wed 13 May16.517716.406016.562416.382416.4619
Tue 12 May16.434916.517716.577616.404216.4763
Mon 11 May16.375016.434916.496116.336816.4050
Fri 8 May16.508716.391416.513616.342616.4501
Thu 7 May16.389016.508116.508116.234916.4486
Wed 6 May16.671216.388616.672916.280716.5299
Tue 5 May16.792016.671216.842316.612316.7316
Mon 4 May16.627516.791216.880316.523116.7094
Fri 1 May16.672116.662016.760716.546716.6671
Thu 30 Apr16.834716.672116.918516.641216.7534
Wed 29 Apr16.543316.834716.889316.526616.6890
Tue 28 Apr16.540416.543216.648216.498316.5418
Mon 27 Apr16.580016.540816.654816.461516.5604
Fri 24 Apr16.636916.531616.685516.500116.5843
Thu 23 Apr16.466916.637016.679916.443816.5520
Wed 22 Apr16.490716.467016.524316.412916.4789
Tue 21 Apr16.365416.490216.592216.345016.4278
Mon 20 Apr16.365016.365016.460616.306416.3650
Fri 17 Apr16.408916.316716.485416.143816.3628
Thu 16 Apr16.375916.409016.446316.313716.3925
Wed 15 Apr16.339816.376116.437016.315516.3580
Tue 14 Apr16.419516.339616.472516.312916.3796
Mon 13 Apr16.548716.418916.613616.385416.4838
Fri 10 Apr16.375016.419416.472916.331116.3972
Thu 9 Apr16.395516.375616.510716.296516.3856
Wed 8 Apr16.808516.395116.892416.265916.6018
Tue 7 Apr16.860916.808316.954816.776716.8346
Mon 6 Apr16.960016.860917.032016.772216.9105
Fri 3 Apr16.942716.983217.013116.886116.9630
Thu 2 Apr16.819916.944217.053416.782216.8821
Wed 1 Apr16.939616.820116.977416.694316.8799
Tue 31 Mar17.182616.939117.230716.909717.0609
Mon 30 Mar17.112517.182717.215817.036817.1476
Fri 27 Mar17.115917.134417.218417.014217.1252
Thu 26 Mar16.969217.115717.172016.915617.0425
Wed 25 Mar16.968516.969517.003116.834716.9690
Tue 24 Mar16.826316.967017.135316.785316.8967
Mon 23 Mar17.065016.826417.248716.674516.9457
Fri 20 Mar16.757717.014417.127316.724616.8861
Thu 19 Mar16.993216.758217.095616.695316.8757
Wed 18 Mar16.664416.993817.000416.583016.8291
Tue 17 Mar16.675416.664716.775516.603516.6701
Mon 16 Mar16.945016.675716.945016.629816.8104
Fri 13 Mar16.800516.951016.960416.722616.8758
Thu 12 Mar16.490316.800816.803216.454716.6456
Wed 11 Mar16.285716.490016.517416.213416.3879
Tue 10 Mar16.287116.286716.431816.132516.2869
Mon 9 Mar16.685016.286916.917916.276916.4860
Fri 6 Mar16.653316.522616.816416.519916.5880
Thu 5 Mar16.340016.653416.746716.314016.4967
Wed 4 Mar16.525216.340216.631616.294116.4327
Tue 3 Mar16.101816.524916.755616.047716.3134
Mon 2 Mar16.123816.100416.210016.001416.1121
Fri 27 Feb15.940215.939415.999015.870415.9398
Thu 26 Feb15.848615.940716.004615.833215.8947
Wed 25 Feb15.976115.848815.988615.830715.9125
Tue 24 Feb16.021315.976216.050715.933815.9988
Mon 23 Feb16.055016.021916.061315.953116.0385
Fri 20 Feb16.148516.040816.193315.984916.0947
Thu 19 Feb16.065916.148516.222216.025116.1072
Wed 18 Feb16.023116.065916.106615.955416.0445
Tue 17 Feb15.984716.022316.112215.958416.0035
Mon 16 Feb15.950015.984815.997715.882215.9674
Fri 13 Feb15.962415.945516.075615.931615.9540
Thu 12 Feb15.865015.963515.989315.807615.9143
Wed 11 Feb15.944515.865015.954515.839015.9048
Tue 10 Feb15.899315.944915.976415.884215.9221
Mon 9 Feb16.043815.899316.075315.872215.9716
Fri 6 Feb16.310816.044916.423216.002516.1779
Thu 5 Feb16.076716.310716.314616.054016.1937
Wed 4 Feb15.975816.076916.141315.907516.0264
Tue 3 Feb16.086415.976116.109315.911816.0313
Mon 2 Feb16.118716.086416.311615.962416.1026
Fri 30 Jan15.735416.132916.209115.726015.9342
Thu 29 Jan15.770215.735415.931915.643915.7528
Wed 28 Jan15.864515.770515.974515.762015.8175
Tue 27 Jan16.045015.864516.070615.857415.9548
Mon 26 Jan16.078816.046416.118915.938216.0626
Fri 23 Jan16.126116.111516.217616.080916.1188
Thu 22 Jan16.262616.126316.282816.126316.1945
Wed 21 Jan16.420916.262616.439816.234716.3418
Tue 20 Jan16.384616.420916.485016.366416.4028
Mon 19 Jan16.467516.384616.484516.366316.4261
Fri 16 Jan16.337716.406816.477216.334416.3723
Thu 15 Jan16.404916.337616.427316.314816.3713
Wed 14 Jan16.403416.404916.444816.336516.4042
Tue 13 Jan16.394216.403416.468316.376416.3988
Mon 12 Jan16.505016.394316.506116.367716.4497
Fri 9 Jan16.527916.489416.584816.463116.5087
Thu 8 Jan16.454116.527916.557516.450316.4910
Wed 7 Jan16.354616.454116.487416.346316.4044
Tue 6 Jan16.367916.354616.402116.305016.3613
Mon 5 Jan16.491216.367916.540316.354016.4296
Fri 2 Jan16.570716.497816.577716.471016.5343
Thu 1 Jan16.570416.570416.570416.570416.5704
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