USD/ZAR Converter — US Dollar to South African Rand Live Exchange Rate
The live USD/ZAR exchange rate is 16.32210 (US Dollar to South African Rand), updated in real time. Convert any amount with the free currency converter below, or get USD/ZAR over a REST or WebSocket API in JSON or XML, updated approximately every second.
- Ask
- 16.33210
- High
- 16.40840
- Low
- 16.30510
- Open
- 16.39700
- Close
- 16.32210
- Spread
- 0.01000
Last updated 19:11:58 UTC, 09 Jul 2026. Rates on this page are cached briefly; query the API for sub-second updates.
Convert US Dollar to South African Rand
Enter an amount to convert USD/ZAR at the live exchange rate. Switch currencies to convert anything else.
Convert US Dollar to South African Rand — common amounts
Popular USD/ZAR conversions at the current live rate, in both directions.
| 1 USD | R 16.32 |
| 5 USD | R 81.61 |
| 10 USD | R 163.22 |
| 25 USD | R 408.05 |
| 50 USD | R 816.10 |
| 100 USD | R 1,632.21 |
| 500 USD | R 8,161.05 |
| 1,000 USD | R 16,322.10 |
| 1 ZAR | $0.0613 |
| 5 ZAR | $0.3063 |
| 10 ZAR | $0.6127 |
| 25 ZAR | $1.53 |
| 50 ZAR | $3.06 |
| 100 ZAR | $6.13 |
| 500 ZAR | $30.63 |
| 1,000 ZAR | $61.27 |
Rates as of 19:11 UTC, 09 Jul 2026.
About USD/ZAR
The USD/ZAR pair tells you how many South African Rand one US Dollar buys. The US Dollar (USD) is the world's primary reserve currency and the most traded currency on the foreign exchange market; the South African Rand (ZAR) is the currency of South Africa, often linked to gold and commodity prices. When USD/ZAR rises, the US Dollar is strengthening relative to the South African Rand.
Live-Rates streams the USD/ZAR rate in real time alongside 150+ other instruments. The quote above shows the current bid and ask; the difference between them is the spread. For programmatic access, use the API example below.
Get USD/ZAR via API
GET https://www.live-rates.com/api/price?key=YOUR_KEY&rate=USDZAR
[
{
"currency": "USD/ZAR",
"rate": 16.32210,
"bid": 16.32210,
"ask": 16.33210,
"high": 16.40840,
"low": 16.30510,
"open": 16.39700,
"close": "n/a",
"timestamp": 1783624318554
}
]
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