At a glance
USD / ZAR
16.56
-2.1% 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
R78,018/oz
$4,711/oz +0.4%
Silver
R535/oz
$32.30/oz
Bitcoin
R1,281,366
$77,565 +0.1%
Rand vs Major Currencies
🇺🇸 USD-2.1%
R16.56
R1 = 0.0604 USD
US Dollar
🇬🇧 GBP-1.3%
R22.35
R1 = 0.0448 GBP
British Pound
🇪🇺 EUR-1.1%
R19.40
R1 = 0.0516 EUR
Euro
🇦🇺 AUD+0.5%
R11.83
R1 = 0.0845 AUD
Australian Dollar
🇨🇦 CAD-1.3%
R12.11
R1 = 0.0826 CAD
Canadian Dollar
🇨🇭 CHF-1.6%
R21.09
R1 = 0.0474 CHF
Swiss Franc
🇭🇰 HKD-2.3%
R2.11
R1 = 0.4731 HKD
Hong Kong Dollar
🇯🇵 JPY-2.4%
R0.10
R1 = 9.6255 JPY
Japanese Yen
What this means for you
Shopping from Amazon US
R1,656
A $100 item costs you R1,656 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
$603.80
R10,000 = $603.80 USD or £447.50 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
SAPS crisis runs deeper than one corruption scandalSaudi Arabia’s Hormuz oil bypass is yet to maintain full exportsTrump says Putin G20 visit would ‘probably be very helpful’New bank takes swift action after GroundUp alerts it to data breachWhite House extends shipping waiver to AugustData centers are finding a surprising way to deploy batteriesElection heat exposes municipal governance collapseTrump suggests he’d be open to alternative probe of Fed’s Powell