At a glance
USD / ZAR
16.00
-3.5% 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
R71,370/oz
$4,460/oz -2.5%
Silver
R517/oz
$32.30/oz
Bitcoin
R1,256,448
$77,692 -2.5%
Rand vs Major Currencies
🇺🇸 USD-3.5%
R16.00
R1 = 0.0625 USD
US Dollar
🇬🇧 GBP-2.1%
R21.73
R1 = 0.0460 GBP
British Pound
🇪🇺 EUR-2.1%
R18.63
R1 = 0.0537 EUR
Euro
🇦🇺 AUD-0.6%
R11.51
R1 = 0.0869 AUD
Australian Dollar
🇨🇦 CAD-2.2%
R11.55
R1 = 0.0866 CAD
Canadian Dollar
🇨🇭 CHF-2.5%
R19.90
R1 = 0.0503 CHF
Swiss Franc
🇭🇰 HKD-3.4%
R2.04
R1 = 0.4899 HKD
Hong Kong Dollar
🇯🇵 JPY-1.5%
R0.10
R1 = 9.9791 JPY
Japanese Yen
What this means for you
Shopping from Amazon US
R1,600
A $100 item costs you R1,600 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
$624.90
R10,000 = $624.90 USD or £460.10 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
What happens if you give everyone $700? A local economy thrivesRefinery rivalry exposes East Africa’s regional tensionsAir traffic control is becoming more automatedFirst US phosphate plant in decades planned amid global conflictThe pension fund powering Rwanda’s economic miracleGrowthpoint turns Ninety One’s Cape Town HQ into a lower-carbon assetRSG Geldsake met Moneyweb – Vrydag 28 Augustus 2026Kenners antwoord luisteraarsvrae