GBP/ZAR Exchange Rate (Pound to South African Rand)

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

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1 GBP = 22.3447 ZAR ▼ -0.1700%
High 22.3838
Low 22.2703
Open 22.3828
Prev. Close 22.3826
Source: Barchart.com · 15-min delay
One Week
-1.32%
22.8162 H · 22.1177 L
One Month
+0.94%
22.8162 H · 22.1177 L
One Year
-7.30%
22.9298 H · 21.3760 L
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Market Analysis: Updated Daily 8 May 2026

What's Driving GBP/ZAR Today

The Pound 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 GBP/ZAR rate.

This commentary is updated each trading day. For the latest analysis visit the GBP/ZAR News Hub →
Latest GBP/ZAR News More news →
9 Jan Rand Still Has Fuel in the Tank Says Nedbank
19 Sep Rand a Buy says Crédit Agricole
6 Jun Nedbank Holds Bullish Bias on the Rand
20 May South African Rand Charges Ahead
29 Apr South African Rand's Recovery Can Extend: Investec
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Daily Pound to South African Rand Statistics
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DateOpenCloseHighLowMid
Fri 8 May22.382822.344722.383822.270322.3637
Thu 7 May22.280322.382622.382622.117722.3315
Wed 6 May22.570222.280222.591022.209722.4252
Tue 5 May22.728822.571022.765222.539022.6499
Mon 4 May22.595922.726722.816222.456522.6613
Fri 1 May22.678922.610622.797222.563922.6448
Thu 30 Apr22.687022.678922.776922.620122.6830
Wed 29 Apr22.364722.687022.760022.241622.5259
Tue 28 Apr22.384522.364522.461622.313122.3745
Mon 27 Apr22.397722.384822.466622.318522.3913
Fri 24 Apr22.404022.370022.450722.299822.3870
Thu 23 Apr22.235122.404022.430222.211722.3196
Wed 22 Apr22.283122.234822.317222.203622.2590
Tue 21 Apr22.149422.284022.365122.089822.2167
Mon 20 Apr22.083822.149322.195622.060922.1166
Fri 17 Apr22.194822.056022.306321.922522.1254
Thu 16 Apr22.205822.194722.255122.147922.2003
Wed 15 Apr22.170522.205622.275122.136322.1881
Tue 14 Apr22.178022.170422.226222.093622.1742
Mon 13 Apr22.181222.176322.289622.111822.1788
Fri 10 Apr21.998622.102822.154721.964822.0507
Thu 9 Apr21.962922.000322.101921.915321.9816
Wed 8 Apr22.339221.963022.417821.921222.1511
Tue 7 Apr22.315722.338422.453622.237122.3271
Mon 6 Apr22.378822.315722.434922.252222.3473
Fri 3 Apr22.412222.419122.479122.333122.4157
Thu 2 Apr22.379922.414022.546822.298122.3970
Wed 1 Apr22.414122.379822.451222.263822.3970
Tue 31 Mar22.653022.413722.682822.384922.5334
Mon 30 Mar22.699822.653322.768522.603522.6766
Fri 27 Mar22.818622.690122.883922.683222.7544
Thu 26 Mar22.683422.817022.857222.642222.7502
Wed 25 Mar22.753122.685522.776222.584222.7193
Tue 24 Mar22.590422.751522.911922.563922.6710
Mon 23 Mar22.718922.587922.929822.416322.6534
Fri 20 Mar22.509722.681322.832522.454122.5955
Thu 19 Mar22.526922.510022.729022.384422.5185
Wed 18 Mar22.257022.527022.534522.153722.3920
Tue 17 Mar22.211222.257522.346822.178922.2344
Mon 16 Mar22.428722.211322.428722.183122.3200
Fri 13 Mar22.416022.399622.480022.221122.4078
Thu 12 Mar22.113422.416222.428422.072122.2648
Wed 11 Mar21.852822.113022.142021.812521.9829
Tue 10 Mar21.890021.854322.105021.744921.8722
Mon 9 Mar22.271221.890222.514821.889722.0807
Fri 6 Mar22.246322.210922.435022.129922.2286
Thu 5 Mar21.854622.246322.316521.826822.0505
Wed 4 Mar22.079621.853022.140021.801221.9663
Tue 3 Mar21.587422.079822.238221.536421.8336
Mon 2 Mar21.627421.585221.667121.447321.6063
Fri 27 Feb21.489921.489521.527221.376021.4897
Thu 26 Feb21.487021.489621.617121.444521.4883
Wed 25 Feb21.547821.487321.581721.420021.5176
Tue 24 Feb21.618221.549121.632121.539021.5837
Mon 23 Feb21.671621.619121.681021.555921.6454
Fri 20 Feb21.742721.619221.774121.595321.6810
Thu 19 Feb21.679221.741421.841621.634321.7103
Wed 18 Feb21.741921.679221.801021.654621.7106
Tue 17 Feb21.787721.741221.835321.698021.7645
Mon 16 Feb21.767721.787721.807121.684021.7777
Fri 13 Feb21.746321.771521.885621.707221.7589
Thu 12 Feb21.621521.746221.763921.587821.6839
Wed 11 Feb21.748921.621721.773521.621021.6853
Tue 10 Feb21.774921.748321.855521.713721.7616
Mon 9 Feb21.806021.775021.876121.704121.7905
Fri 6 Feb22.069321.835422.184921.789921.9524
Thu 5 Feb21.949822.069222.074421.836122.0095
Wed 4 Feb21.876021.949622.027921.815021.9128
Tue 3 Feb21.987521.875922.023121.803321.9317
Mon 2 Feb22.070821.987622.287221.872022.0292
Fri 30 Jan21.731422.087922.183721.711621.9097
Thu 29 Jan21.774821.731421.914221.636821.7531
Wed 28 Jan21.969421.775621.999321.755321.8725
Tue 27 Jan21.951621.968122.062421.885521.9599
Mon 26 Jan21.966721.951622.005121.848721.9592
Fri 23 Jan21.775821.978922.028021.705921.8774
Thu 22 Jan21.843321.775921.870921.662521.8096
Wed 21 Jan22.072521.843422.101621.801021.9580
Tue 20 Jan21.994022.072622.223221.994022.0333
Mon 19 Jan21.990221.993922.093221.956321.9921
Fri 16 Jan21.863121.947922.025521.859521.9055
Thu 15 Jan22.055421.863122.075321.844921.9593
Wed 14 Jan22.015822.055522.094521.965522.0357
Tue 13 Jan22.076422.015822.175922.011522.0461
Mon 12 Jan22.113522.076322.134522.048722.0949
Fri 9 Jan22.214822.100422.257322.086522.1576
Thu 8 Jan22.143722.214922.228722.131822.1793
Wed 7 Jan22.081422.143722.223522.072522.1126
Tue 6 Jan22.164422.081422.183622.071322.1229
Mon 5 Jan22.204522.164422.204822.100422.1845
Fri 2 Jan22.286622.204922.334122.184222.2458
Thu 1 Jan22.282922.282922.282922.282922.2829
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