1 ZAR = 0.04504 GBP
Updated Oct 26, 2026, 4:44 AM UTC
since 1999
The British Pound to South African Rand exchange rate is 22.2025 (Oct 26, 2026, 4:44 AM UTC): 1 GBP buys 22.2025 ZAR, and 1 ZAR buys 0.04504 GBP. That is 0.18% below the previous close. Over the last 52 weeks it has traded between 21.4479 ZAR (February 25, 2026) and 22.9388 ZAR (October 27, 2025). It is 3.7% lower than a year ago. Over the last ten years it has risen 32%. The highest daily close since 1999 was 25.2417 ZAR on April 11, 2025.
Uses the live mid-market rate. Physical metal, cards and money transfers usually cost more.
| GBP | ZAR |
|---|---|
| 1 | 22.2025 |
| 5 | 111.013 |
| 10 | 222.025 |
| 25 | 555.063 |
| 50 | 1,110.13 |
| 100 | 2,220.25 |
| 250 | 5,550.63 |
| 500 | 11,101.26 |
| 1,000 | 22,202.52 |
| 5,000 | 111,012.59 |
| 10,000 | 222,025.19 |
| ZAR | GBP |
|---|---|
| 10 | 0.4504 |
| 50 | 2.2520 |
| 100 | 4.5040 |
| 250 | 11.2600 |
| 500 | 22.5200 |
| 1,000 | 45.0399 |
| 2,500 | 112.600 |
| 5,000 | 225.200 |
| 10,000 | 450.399 |
| 50,000 | 2,252.00 |
| 100,000 | 4,503.99 |
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22.1998 | 22.8681 | 21.4479 | 22.2023 | −0.4% |
| 2025 | 23.1861 | 25.2417 | 22.2827 | 22.2827 | −5.8% |
| 2024 | 23.5050 | 24.5043 | 22.5195 | 23.6606 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 20.5030 | 24.6518 | 20.2496 | 23.4141 | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 21.3539 | 21.7899 | 18.8304 | 20.4059 | −5.1% |
| 2021 | 19.8773 | 21.5773 | 19.0997 | 21.4959 | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 18.5664 | 23.5583 | 18.5072 | 20.0459 | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 18.3081 | 19.6347 | 17.2171 | 18.5441 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 16.7505 | 19.9169 | 16.1745 | 18.4000 | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 16.8745 | 19.0622 | 15.5677 | 16.6872 | −1.2% |
| 2016 | 22.9722 | 24.1583 | 16.4800 | 16.8854 | −26.9% |
| 2015 | 18.0044 | 24.0799 | 17.1859 | 23.0984 | +28.2% |
| 2014 | 17.5568 | 18.6078 | 17.1235 | 18.0193 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 13.8069 | 17.4717 | 13.3600 | 17.4717 | +27.6% |
| 2012 | 12.5248 | 14.3208 | 11.8360 | 13.6903 | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 10.2397 | 13.2692 | 10.2397 | 12.5500 | +21.9% |
| 2010 | 11.8486 | 12.3140 | 10.2337 | 10.2962 | −14.3% |
| 2009 | 13.5919 | 14.9885 | 11.5682 | 12.0100 | −12.5% |
| 2008 | 13.5090 | 18.7855 | 13.2012 | 13.7184 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 13.7043 | 14.8287 | 13.3565 | 13.6767 | −0.3% |
| 2006 | 10.9090 | 14.9442 | 10.5107 | 13.7192 | +26.0% |
| 2005 | 10.7307 | 12.5345 | 10.7307 | 10.8919 | −0.1% |
| 2004 | 11.9633 | 13.3403 | 10.8354 | 10.9067 | −7.7% |
| 2003 | 13.6101 | 14.5544 | 10.6588 | 11.8155 | −14.7% |
| 2002 | 17.7282 | 17.7729 | 13.8140 | 13.8500 | −19.2% |
| 2001 | 11.2968 | 19.5393 | 11.1129 | 17.1407 | +52.0% |
| 2000 | 9.9284 | 11.3904 | 9.9185 | 11.2791 | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 9.7536 | 10.2878 | 9.4021 | 9.9518 | — |
From daily closes (UTC). The current year runs to the latest close.
| Month | Average | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 21.9870 | 22.2419 | 21.8502 | 22.2023 | +1.9% |
| Sep 2026 | 21.7498 | 21.9416 | 21.5932 | 21.7781 | −0.2% |
| Aug 2026 | 21.8860 | 22.1851 | 21.6934 | 21.8201 | −1.9% |
| Jul 2026 | 22.0205 | 22.4509 | 21.6526 | 22.2459 | +2.8% |
| Jun 2026 | 21.8452 | 22.2166 | 21.6462 | 21.6462 | −0.6% |
| May 2026 | 22.2166 | 22.6593 | 21.7835 | 21.7835 | −4.0% |
| Apr 2026 | 22.2648 | 22.6816 | 21.9731 | 22.6816 | +0.3% |
| Mar 2026 | 22.3405 | 22.8681 | 21.6335 | 22.6033 | +5.3% |
| Feb 2026 | 21.7403 | 21.9640 | 21.4479 | 21.4742 | −2.1% |
| Jan 2026 | 22.0151 | 22.2388 | 21.6561 | 21.9239 | −1.6% |
| Dec 2025 | 22.5348 | 22.7432 | 22.2827 | 22.2827 | −1.5% |
| Nov 2025 | 22.6247 | 22.8243 | 22.3651 | 22.6191 | −0.5% |
The British Pound to South African Rand exchange rate is 22.2025 (Oct 26, 2026, 4:44 AM UTC): 1 GBP buys 22.2025 ZAR, and 1 ZAR buys 0.04504 GBP. That is 0.18% below the previous close.
100 GBP is 2,220.25 ZAR at the live rate (Oct 26, 2026, 4:44 AM UTC), and 100 ZAR is 4.5040 GBP.
The highest daily close in our data since 1999 is 25.2417 ZAR, on April 11, 2025. The lowest is 9.4021 ZAR, on July 7, 1999.
GBP/ZAR is a cross rate: the GBP price in US dollars divided by the ZAR price in US dollars. Both legs update continuously from interbank, exchange and central-bank sources, so GBP/ZAR moves when either market moves.
Yes. Call /latest with base=ZAR and currencies=GBP for the live rate, /convert to convert an amount, and /timeframe for daily history since 1999. A free API key is enough to start.
curl "https://metalapi.com/api/v1/latest?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&base=ZAR¤cies=GBP"{
"success": true,
"base": "ZAR",
"rates": {
"GBP": 0.04503993452,
"ZARGBP": 22.20251896
}
}rates.GBP is how much GBP one ZAR buys; rates.ZARGBP is the price of one GBP in ZAR.