At a glance
USD / ZAR
16.45
+0.0% 30d
Repo Rate
6.75%
Last change: Nov 2025
Petrol 95
R22.36/L
Inland, Feb 2026
CPI Inflation
3.6%
Target: 3%
Markets
Gold
R68,607/oz
$4,170/oz -3.5%
Silver
R531/oz
$32.30/oz
Bitcoin
R1,017,629
$61,555 -2.2%
Rand vs Major Currencies
🇺🇸 USD+0.0%
R16.45
R1 = 0.0608 USD
US Dollar
🇬🇧 GBP-1.4%
R22.06
R1 = 0.0453 GBP
British Pound
🇪🇺 EUR-1.6%
R19.04
R1 = 0.0525 EUR
Euro
🇦🇺 AUD-2.4%
R11.62
R1 = 0.0861 AUD
Australian Dollar
🇨🇦 CAD-1.8%
R11.82
R1 = 0.0846 CAD
Canadian Dollar
🇨🇭 CHF-2.0%
R20.68
R1 = 0.0484 CHF
Swiss Franc
🇭🇰 HKD-0.0%
R2.10
R1 = 0.4763 HKD
Hong Kong Dollar
🇯🇵 JPY-1.8%
R0.10
R1 = 9.7340 JPY
Japanese Yen
What this means for you
Shopping from Amazon US
R1,645
A $100 item costs you R1,645 today
Home Loan
R14,725/mo
Prime at 10.25%. R1.5M bond over 20 years. Next SARB meeting: 27 Mar 2026
Monthly Fuel
R3,578/mo
2,000 km/mo at 8 L/100 km. 50 L tank = R1,118
Sending Money Abroad
$607.80
R10,000 = $607.80 USD or £453.40 GBP
Rand in Context
USD/ZAR monthly close over the last 10 years. Key events that moved the rand.
10yr lowR11.97
10yr highR19.20
CurrentR18.20
10yr avgR16.34
Key Events
Apr 2020 (R18.68) — COVID-19 panic. Jun 2023 (R19.20) — US rate hikes + grey-listing fears. Jan 2018 (R11.97) — Post-Zuma “Ramaphoria” rally. The rand tends to weaken during global risk-off events and strengthen when SA political/economic outlook improves.
SA Financial News
Meta partners with reliance on first India AI data centerStarlink India launch hits roadblock before SpaceX IPOEskom spinoff plan raises credit profile concernsGold slumps below $4 200 as renewed US-Iran clashes test truceOil trims gains as traders weigh fallout from US strikes on IranPGMs under pressure but offering opportunityFitch changes its criteria on pausing debt repayments‘It will be chaos’: Cape community resists anti-immigrant march