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USD to ZAR on May 21, 2026

1 USD = 16.554 ZAR

1 ZAR = 0.060409 USD

On Thursday, May 21, 2026 the ECB reference rate was 1 USD = 16.554 ZAR, and 1 ZAR = 0.060409 USD.

Against the previous business day (May 20, 2026, 16.594) the rate moved by -0.24%.

The May 2026 average was 16.475, with a low of 16.224 and a high of 16.725.

A year earlier, on May 21, 2025, 1 USD cost 17.914 ZAR (-7.59%).

May 2026: daily rates

DateRateChange
May 4, 202616.725-0.39%
May 5, 202616.690-0.21%
May 6, 202616.405-1.71%
May 7, 202616.258-0.90%
May 8, 202616.419+0.99%
May 11, 202616.446+0.16%
May 12, 202616.527+0.49%
May 13, 202616.450-0.46%
May 14, 202616.407-0.26%
May 15, 202616.661+1.55%
May 18, 202616.624-0.23%
May 19, 202616.648+0.15%
May 20, 202616.594-0.33%
May 21, 202616.554-0.24%
May 22, 202616.476-0.47%
May 25, 202616.329-0.89%
May 26, 202616.357+0.17%
May 27, 202616.359+0.01%
May 28, 202616.350-0.06%
May 29, 202616.224-0.77%

Conversion at this date's rate

AmountZARAmountUSD
1 USD16.55 ZAR1 ZAR0.060409 USD
5 USD82.77 ZAR5 ZAR0.30204 USD
10 USD165.54 ZAR10 ZAR0.60409 USD
20 USD331.08 ZAR20 ZAR1.21 USD
50 USD827.70 ZAR50 ZAR3.02 USD
100 USD1,655.39 ZAR100 ZAR6.04 USD
200 USD3,310.79 ZAR200 ZAR12.08 USD
250 USD4,138.48 ZAR250 ZAR15.10 USD

1 USD in other currencies on May 21, 2026

PairRate
USD/EUR Euro0.86214
USD/GBP British pound0.74518
USD/JPY Japanese yen159.14
USD/CHF Swiss franc0.78843
USD/AUD Australian dollar1.4030
USD/CAD Canadian dollar1.3770
USD/NZD New Zealand dollar1.7072
USD/CNY Chinese yuan6.8022
USD/HKD Hong Kong dollar7.8346
USD/SGD Singapore dollar1.2801
USD/INR Indian rupee96.205
USD/KRW South Korean won1,508.74
USD/IDR Indonesian rupiah17,677.40
USD/MYR Malaysian ringgit3.9625
USD/PHP Philippine peso61.598
USD/THB Thai baht32.685
USD/ILS Israeli shekel2.9159
USD/TRY Turkish lira45.612
USD/ZAR South African rand16.554
USD/BRL Brazilian real5.0120
USD/MXN Mexican peso17.351
USD/PLN Polish zloty3.6626
USD/CZK Czech koruna20.943
USD/HUF Hungarian forint310.83
USD/RON Romanian leu4.5206
USD/SEK Swedish krona9.3642
USD/NOK Norwegian krone9.2314
USD/DKK Danish krone6.4428
USD/ISK Icelandic krona123.63

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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