Convert NZD to ZAR Exchange Rate

The lowdown on the South African rand

Economical Influences and the South African Rand

If you are considering converting NZD to ZAR, it’s good to get a snapshot on how the economy may influence the South African exchange rate.

South Africa has one of the largest stock exchanges in the world, and the strongest within Africa¹ With an abundant supply of natural resources and well-developed industries, South Africa’s economy has been growing steadily, only decelerating slightly in recent years.¹

South African economic policy focuses on controlling inflation and helps to stabilise the fluctuation of the rand.¹ South Africa has a middle-income economy that is the second largest in Africa, second only to Nigeria.¹

South African Rand Historical Market Exchange Rate

The South African rand’s performance during the past three to five years has seen significant fluctuations².

As of 1st February 2015 the New Zealand dollar was buying approximately 8.44 South African rand; just a few months later, on 20^th July, that figure had improved in favour of the rand to approximately 8.05 ZAR per NZD.²

Fast forward to mid-January 2016 and 1 NZD was now buying a whopping 11.05647 ZAR; making it a much more affordable holiday destination for New Zealanders to travel, than if they had travelled to South Africa in July of the previous year.²

2018 continued the rand’s trend and tendency to fluctuate with 1 NZ dollar buying around 8.42 ZAR in early February - with that figure reaching approximately 10.17 ZAR per 1 NZD by September. ²

As of 6^th November 2018, 1 New Zealand dollar was buying 9.52697 ZAR.²

Learn more about the ZAR before you travel to South Africa and create a currency rate alert so we can notify you when it hits the rate you want.

^Sources:

^{1. Central Intelligence Agency - https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html}

^{2. https://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=NZD&to=ZAR&view=5Y}

^{*Data correct as of 6 November 2018.}

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