USD to ZAR on May 8, 2026
1 USD = 16.419 ZAR
1 ZAR = 0.060903 USD
On Friday, May 8, 2026 the ECB reference rate was 1 USD = 16.419 ZAR, and 1 ZAR = 0.060903 USD.
Against the previous business day (May 7, 2026, 16.258) the rate moved by +0.99%.
The May 2026 average was 16.475, with a low of 16.224 and a high of 16.725.
A year earlier, on May 8, 2025, 1 USD cost 18.150 ZAR (-9.53%).
May 2026: daily rates
| Date | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2026 | 16.725 | -0.39% |
| May 5, 2026 | 16.690 | -0.21% |
| May 6, 2026 | 16.405 | -1.71% |
| May 7, 2026 | 16.258 | -0.90% |
| May 8, 2026 | 16.419 | +0.99% |
| May 11, 2026 | 16.446 | +0.16% |
| May 12, 2026 | 16.527 | +0.49% |
| May 13, 2026 | 16.450 | -0.46% |
| May 14, 2026 | 16.407 | -0.26% |
| May 15, 2026 | 16.661 | +1.55% |
| May 18, 2026 | 16.624 | -0.23% |
| May 19, 2026 | 16.648 | +0.15% |
| May 20, 2026 | 16.594 | -0.33% |
| May 21, 2026 | 16.554 | -0.24% |
| May 22, 2026 | 16.476 | -0.47% |
| May 25, 2026 | 16.329 | -0.89% |
| May 26, 2026 | 16.357 | +0.17% |
| May 27, 2026 | 16.359 | +0.01% |
| May 28, 2026 | 16.350 | -0.06% |
| May 29, 2026 | 16.224 | -0.77% |
Conversion at this date's rate
| Amount | ZAR | Amount | USD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 USD | 16.42 ZAR | 1 ZAR | 0.060903 USD |
| 5 USD | 82.10 ZAR | 5 ZAR | 0.30452 USD |
| 10 USD | 164.19 ZAR | 10 ZAR | 0.60903 USD |
| 20 USD | 328.39 ZAR | 20 ZAR | 1.22 USD |
| 50 USD | 820.97 ZAR | 50 ZAR | 3.05 USD |
| 100 USD | 1,641.94 ZAR | 100 ZAR | 6.09 USD |
| 200 USD | 3,283.89 ZAR | 200 ZAR | 12.18 USD |
| 250 USD | 4,104.86 ZAR | 250 ZAR | 15.23 USD |
1 USD in other currencies on May 8, 2026
| Pair | Rate |
|---|---|
| USD/EUR Euro | 0.85027 |
| USD/GBP British pound | 0.73472 |
| USD/JPY Japanese yen | 156.76 |
| USD/CHF Swiss franc | 0.77851 |
| USD/AUD Australian dollar | 1.3825 |
| USD/CAD Canadian dollar | 1.3658 |
| USD/NZD New Zealand dollar | 1.6780 |
| USD/CNY Chinese yuan | 6.8012 |
| USD/HKD Hong Kong dollar | 7.8282 |
| USD/SGD Singapore dollar | 1.2678 |
| USD/INR Indian rupee | 94.489 |
| USD/KRW South Korean won | 1,466.78 |
| USD/IDR Indonesian rupiah | 17,365.95 |
| USD/MYR Malaysian ringgit | 3.9210 |
| USD/PHP Philippine peso | 60.485 |
| USD/THB Thai baht | 32.223 |
| USD/ILS Israeli shekel | 2.9051 |
| USD/TRY Turkish lira | 45.365 |
| USD/ZAR South African rand | 16.419 |
| USD/BRL Brazilian real | 4.9140 |
| USD/MXN Mexican peso | 17.236 |
| USD/PLN Polish zloty | 3.5982 |
| USD/CZK Czech koruna | 20.665 |
| USD/HUF Hungarian forint | 302.82 |
| USD/RON Romanian leu | 4.4414 |
| USD/SEK Swedish krona | 9.2186 |
| USD/NOK Norwegian krone | 9.2012 |
| USD/DKK Danish krone | 6.3537 |
| USD/ISK Icelandic krona | 122.27 |
USD/ZAR 2026 · USD/ZAR · ZAR/USD
The ECB publishes euro reference rates around 16:00 CET on TARGET business days. Cross rates between two non-euro currencies are calculated from their euro rates. Reference rates serve for information; a bank or card issuer applies its own rate.
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