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South African Rand

Kwacha per rand, monthly average mid-rate.

K1.17Aug 2026+5.4%on the month−9.9%on the year
12-month average1.16
Record high1.63May 2021
Record low0.51Dec 2013
Observations187since Jan 2011

South African Rand, Jan 2011 to Aug 2026

00.511.52201120132015201720192021202320251.17

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MonthSouth African Rand (ZMW)
Aug 20261.17
Jul 20261.11
Jun 20261.09
May 20261.08
Apr 20261.07
Mar 20261.07
Feb 20261.07
Jan 20261.13
Dec 20251.28
Nov 20251.26
Oct 20251.28
Sep 20251.34
Aug 20251.30
Jul 20251.33
Jun 20251.40
May 20251.49
Apr 20251.50
Mar 20251.56
Jan 20251.52
Dec 20241.49
Nov 20241.52
Oct 20241.53
Sep 20241.52
Aug 20241.50
Jul 20241.44
Jun 20241.40
May 20241.41
Apr 20241.44
Mar 20241.34
Feb 20241.32
Jan 20241.34
Dec 20231.40
Nov 20231.33
Oct 20231.24
Sep 20231.13
Aug 20231.10
Jul 20231.04
Jun 20231.03
May 20231.00
Apr 20230.98
Mar 20231.02
Feb 20231.13
Jan 20231.09
Dec 20221.08
Nov 20221.02
Oct 20220.94
Sep 20220.88
Aug 20220.89
Jul 20221.09
Jun 20220.97
May 20221.08
Apr 20221.07
Mar 20221.17
Feb 20221.19
Jan 20221.17
Dec 20211.14
Nov 20211.07
Oct 20211.13
Sep 20211.15
Aug 20211.13
Jul 20211.23
Jun 20211.49
May 20211.63
Apr 20211.59
Mar 20211.54
Feb 20211.47
Jan 20211.46
Dec 20201.41
Nov 20201.41
Oct 20201.34
Sep 20201.22
Aug 20201.19
Jul 20201.09
Jun 20201.08
May 20201.06
Apr 20201.00
Mar 20201.03
Feb 20201.00
Jan 20200.98
Dec 20191.00
Nov 20191.00
Oct 20190.94
Sep 20190.88
Aug 20190.89
Jul 20190.86
Jun 20190.91
May 20190.89
Apr 20190.92
Mar 20190.87
Feb 20190.84
Jan 20190.87
Dec 20180.86
Nov 20180.84
Oct 20180.84
Sep 20180.83
Aug 20180.74
Jul 20180.72
Jun 20180.74
May 20180.76
Apr 20180.80
Mar 20180.79
Feb 20180.81
Jan 20180.83
Dec 20170.81
Nov 20170.76
Oct 20170.73
Sep 20170.73
Aug 20170.71
Jul 20170.72
Jun 20170.69
May 20170.68
Apr 20170.71
Mar 20170.71
Feb 20170.69
Jan 20170.73
Dec 20160.74
Nov 20160.73
Oct 20160.71
Sep 20160.70
Aug 20160.71
Jul 20160.71
Jun 20160.73
May 20160.69
Apr 20160.71
Mar 20160.66
Feb 20160.69
Jan 20160.73
Dec 20150.70
Nov 20150.70
Oct 20150.76
Sep 20150.91
Aug 20150.83
Jul 20150.68
Jun 20150.61
May 20150.61
Apr 20150.59
Mar 20150.61
Feb 20150.62
Jan 20150.59
Dec 20140.56
Nov 20140.55
Oct 20140.57
Sep 20140.57
Aug 20140.56
Jul 20140.57
Jun 20140.58
May 20140.58
Apr 20140.63
Mar 20140.61
Feb 20140.58
Jan 20140.53
Dec 20130.51
Nov 20130.52
Oct 20130.54
Sep 20130.54
Aug 20130.53
Jul 20130.53
Jun 20130.56
May 20130.54
Apr 20130.56
Mar 20130.59
Feb 20130.59
Jan 20130.60
Dec 20120.60
Nov 20120.59
Oct 20120.59
Sep 20120.60
Aug 20120.60
Jul 20120.60
Jun 20120.60
May 20120.60
Apr 20120.60
Mar 20120.60
Feb 20120.60
Jan 20120.63
Dec 20110.66
Nov 20110.69
Oct 20110.69
Sep 20110.65
Aug 20110.63
Jul 20110.62
Jun 20110.62
May 20110.65
Apr 20110.70
Mar 20110.71
Feb 20110.71
Jan 20110.70

Source: Bank of Zambia. Monthly. Gaps in the line are months with no published figure.

Change on a year earlier

Each bar is this month against the same month twelve months before — the comparison that strips out the seasonal pattern.

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