South African rand (ZAR)

1 US dollar = 16.9635 ZAR, reference rate of 2026-11-13
European Central Bank

Browse briefIt weakened 1.49% against the dollar between the ECB's reference rates of 2026-11-12 and 2026-11-13, the largest move of 29 currencies.ecb.europa.eu

Why this: The biggest change against the US dollar among the ECB's reference currencies since its previous reference rate
Reference rate of: 13 Nov 14:00 UTC · 11 h ago
Source: European Central Bank
Kind: DERIVED

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