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Currency in South Africa

Did that currency hold its value against the dollar this year?

South Africa's currency is 10.71 % — #2 of 71 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2026-09-07.

10.71%

Checked 8 Sept 2026Period 2026-09-07

Source: Currency strength vs USD (own calculation from ECB reference-rate snapshots)

One unit buys 10.7 % more dollars than a year ago.

Currency in South Africa over time

11.38 %8.27 %5.15 %11.38 % · 27 August 20265.15 % · 24 July 202624 July 2026: 5.15 %25 July 2026: 5.40 %27 July 2026: 5.79 %28 July 2026: 6.51 %29 July 2026: 7.48 %30 July 2026: 6.95 %31 July 2026: 9.71 %1 August 2026: 10.79 %2 August 2026: 10.70 %3 August 2026: 11.14 %4 August 2026: 9.09 %5 August 2026: 9.91 %6 August 2026: 9.13 %7 August 2026: 8.50 %8 August 2026: 9.53 %9 August 2026: 9.47 %10 August 2026: 9.56 %11 August 2026: 9.78 %12 August 2026: 9.41 %13 August 2026: 8.53 %14 August 2026: 8.64 %16 August 2026: 8.65 %17 August 2026: 8.63 %18 August 2026: 8.69 %19 August 2026: 8.38 %20 August 2026: 9.83 %21 August 2026: 9.80 %22 August 2026: 10.03 %23 August 2026: 10.05 %24 August 2026: 10.10 %25 August 2026: 9.60 %26 August 2026: 10.65 %27 August 2026: 11.38 %28 August 2026: 10.25 %29 August 2026: 10.21 %30 August 2026: 10.08 %31 August 2026: 9.95 %1 September 2026: 9.09 %2 September 2026: 9.72 %3 September 2026: 9.73 %4 September 2026: 11.17 %5 September 2026: 10.65 %6 September 2026: 10.66 %7 September 2026: 10.71 %24 July 202616 August 20267 September 202610.71 %
44 official observations, 24 July 2026 → 7 September 2026. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#2 of 71
higher is better
Ranked behind
97 %
69 of 71 countries
Latest move
▲ 0.05 pp
since 6 September 2026
Below its peak
0.67 pp
peak 11.38 % in 27 August 2026
Full series
▲ 5.56 pp
since 24 July 2026

vs median -0.71 %: +11.42 pp (better)

Among 71 countries

2 of 71 countries between -9.39 % and -8.56 %1 of 71 countries between -7.72 % and -6.89 %1 of 71 countries between -6.89 % and -6.06 %1 of 71 countries between -6.06 % and -5.22 %1 of 71 countries between -4.39 % and -3.56 %1 of 71 countries between -2.72 % and -1.89 %2 of 71 countries between -1.89 % and -1.06 %30 of 71 countries between -1.06 % and -0.22 %22 of 71 countries between -0.22 % and 0.61 %1 of 71 countries between 1.44 % and 2.28 %1 of 71 countries between 3.94 % and 4.78 %2 of 71 countries between 5.61 % and 6.44 %2 of 71 countries between 7.28 % and 8.11 %4 of 71 countries between 9.78 % and 10.61 %median -0.71 %South Africa: ahead of 97 % of the 71 countries with a published currencySouth Africa 10.71 % →-9.39 %10.61 %
Half of all 71 countries sit between -0.71 % and 0.00 %. South Africa is ahead of 97 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 3 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryCurrencyvs South Africa
1 Israel10.78 %+0.07 pp
2 South Africa10.71 %—
3 Mexico10.61 %−0.10 pp
4 Australia10.09 %−0.62 pp
5 Norway7.98 %−2.73 pp

The currency’s US-dollar value now vs one year ago — positive means it strengthened. Our calculation from daily ECB reference rates.

How to read this figure

Our own calculation from daily ECB reference rates: the currency’s US-dollar value today versus one year ago. A strengthening currency makes imports and foreign travel cheaper; it is not a verdict on the economy.

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