USD / South African Rand (units of foreign currency per 1 USD; noon NY) - United States - FED Board - Daily
This series is part of the dataset: US dollar exchange rates (FED Board)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to data released by the Fed Board, the USD / South African Rand exchange rate stood at 17.35 on 19 September 2025, versus 17.34 on 18 September 2025. This represents a rise of 0.06 percent.
Sample. In this daily time series, there are a total of 11,465 data points. The series covers the period extending from January 1980 to September 2025.
History. Here's a snapshot of a few statistics we calculated on the entire sample: the exchange rate hit a minimum of 0.74 on 7 January 1981; it reached its highest level of 19.82 on 9 April 2025; it averaged 7.48.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Units of foreign currency received in exchange for 1 US dollar |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-17 | 17.3504 |
| 2025-09-18 | 17.3425 |
| 2025-09-19 | 17.3498 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | USD / South African Rand exchange rate; FRBNY-certified NY noon buying rate |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Price |
| Data type | Exchange rate |
| Deflation method | Nominal |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Daily |
| Unit | Units of foreign currency received in exchange for 1 US dollar |
| Source | Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System |
| Source type | Central bank |
| Data licence | Licence to copy and distribute without permission |
| Measure type | Level |
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