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🇿🇦 South African Rand (ZAR) TradingHours.com

ZAR Currency Demographics

The primary country using the South African Rand is South Africa. The South African Rand is also used in Lesotho and Namibia.

The currency code for the South African Rand is "ZAR". The ISO 4217 number for this currency is 710. The currency symbol for the Rand is "R".

There are approximately 65,473,855 people around the world who use the South African Rand.

65,473,855 user population

ZAR Exchange Rates

1 South African Rand equals:

Australian Dollar

$0.086

Inverse: R11.60
Euro

€0.052

Inverse: R19.16
British Pound

£0.044

Inverse: R22.97
Indian Rupee

₹4.75

Inverse: R0.21
Japanese Yen

Â¥8.23

Inverse: R0.12
US Dollar

$0.054

Inverse: R18.47

† Rates last updated at 2 hours ago

‡ Rates are the interbank rate and are only available on large transactions

ZAR Currency Facts

ZAR Details

ISO 4217 CodeZAR
ISO 4217 Number710
Unit NameRand
SymbolR
Currency NicknamesN.a.

ZAR Denominations

Minor Unit Namecent
Minor Unit Symbol ¢
Minor Units2
Frequently Used banknotesR10, R20, R50, R100, R200
Rarely Used BanknotesN.a.
Frequently Used CoinsR1, R2, R5, 5c, 10c, 20c
Rarely Used CoinsN.a.

ZAR Issuance

Central BankSouth African Reserve Bank
Central Bank Websitehttp://www.reservebank.co.za

World Bank Statistics

Estimated User Population65,473,855 people
Population RankN.a.
ZAR Inflation RateN.a.
Inflation RankN.a.

† Population and Inflation rate as based on data from the World Bank.

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2025 ZAR Currency Holidays

Name Date
New Year's Day Wednesday, January 1, 2025 (past)
Human Rights Day Friday, March 21, 2025
Good Friday Friday, April 18, 2025
Family Day Monday, April 21, 2025
Freedom Day Monday, April 28, 2025
Workers' Day Thursday, May 1, 2025
Youth Day Monday, June 16, 2025
Heritage Day Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Day of Reconciliation Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Christmas Thursday, December 25, 2025
Boxing Day Friday, December 26, 2025