Tuesday, 29 September 2026

Rand dashboard: the rand against the dollar, euro, pound and more

How the South African rand has moved against seven major currencies over the last 90 days, updated every business day. Prices are in rand per one unit of foreign currency, so a rising line means a weaker rand.

The rand is R16.39 to the US dollar, weaker by 0.61% on the previous business day. See all South African rates, inflation and gold on our SA markets page.

R16.85R16.62R16.38R16.15R15.9226 Jun 202628 Sep 2026
Rand per US dollar. A rising line means a weaker rand.
CurrencyRand price1 day30 days90-day rangeTrend
US dollarZAR/USDR16.39▲ 0.61%▲ 2.44%R15.92, R16.85
EuroZAR/EURR18.65▲ 0.37%▲ 0.09%R18.53, R19.17
British poundZAR/GBPR21.74▲ 0.70%▲ 0.04%R21.59, R22.45
Chinese yuanZAR/CNYR2.44▲ 0.64%▲ 2.60%R2.37, R2.49
Japanese yen (per 100)ZAR/JPYR10.45▲ 1.06%▲ 4.27%R10.00, R10.51
Australian dollarZAR/AUDR11.51▲ 0.52%▲ 0.01%R11.25, R11.77
Swiss francZAR/CHFR19.71▲ 0.18%▼ 0.95%R19.67, R20.61

Data: European Central Bank daily reference rates via Frankfurter. Published once per business day, so this is a daily view, not a live quote. Latest: 28 September 2026. Green means a stronger rand, red a weaker rand. Not investment advice.