1 ZAR = 4.8608 RUB
Updated Oct 26, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC
since 2003
The Russian Ruble to South African Rand exchange rate is 0.20573 (Oct 26, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC): 1 RUB buys 0.20573 ZAR, and 1 ZAR buys 4.8608 RUB. That is 0.40% above the previous close. Over the last 52 weeks it has traded between 0.18371 ZAR (September 3, 2026) and 0.23307 ZAR (May 20, 2026). It is 3.3% lower than a year ago. Over the last ten years it has fallen 7%. The highest daily close since 2003 was 0.43264 ZAR on October 23, 2008.
Uses the live mid-market rate. Physical metal, cards and money transfers usually cost more.
| RUB | ZAR |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.20573 |
| 5 | 1.0286 |
| 10 | 2.0573 |
| 25 | 5.1431 |
| 50 | 10.2863 |
| 100 | 20.5726 |
| 250 | 51.4315 |
| 500 | 102.863 |
| 1,000 | 205.726 |
| 5,000 | 1,028.63 |
| 10,000 | 2,057.26 |
| ZAR | RUB |
|---|---|
| 1 | 4.8608 |
| 5 | 24.3042 |
| 10 | 48.6084 |
| 25 | 121.521 |
| 50 | 243.042 |
| 100 | 486.084 |
| 250 | 1,215.21 |
| 500 | 2,430.42 |
| 1,000 | 4,860.84 |
| 5,000 | 24,304.19 |
| 10,000 | 48,608.38 |
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.20904 | 0.23307 | 0.18371 | 0.20579 | −1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.16419 | 0.23321 | 0.16419 | 0.20816 | +21.8% |
| 2024 | 0.20641 | 0.22078 | 0.16044 | 0.17091 | −17.9% |
| 2023 | 0.23075 | 0.25862 | 0.18845 | 0.20821 | −9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2110 | 0.31572 | 0.10879 | 0.22941 | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.19871 | 0.21897 | 0.18463 | 0.21397 | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.22642 | 0.25643 | 0.19271 | 0.19708 | −13.0% |
| 2019 | 0.20781 | 0.23784 | 0.20283 | 0.22662 | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.21431 | 0.22798 | 0.1921 | 0.20677 | −3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.22421 | 0.24677 | 0.2138 | 0.21444 | −5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.21264 | 0.24543 | 0.19548 | 0.22729 | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.19045 | 0.24201 | 0.1653 | 0.21264 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.32316 | 0.32778 | 0.17208 | 0.20439 | −36.8% |
| 2013 | 0.27762 | 0.32316 | 0.27762 | 0.32316 | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 0.25279 | 0.28814 | 0.24857 | 0.27818 | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.21717 | 0.27328 | 0.21717 | 0.25347 | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 0.24684 | 0.26069 | 0.21709 | 0.21709 | −12.1% |
| 2009 | 0.32218 | 0.34012 | 0.22718 | 0.24684 | −19.7% |
| 2008 | 0.27983 | 0.43264 | 0.27735 | 0.30758 | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 0.26592 | 0.29009 | 0.26327 | 0.27736 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.21932 | 0.29668 | 0.21318 | 0.26577 | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 0.20277 | 0.24395 | 0.20277 | 0.22016 | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.22557 | 0.25542 | 0.20236 | 0.20374 | −9.7% |
| 2003 | 0.21542 | 0.23743 | 0.20792 | 0.22557 | — |
From daily closes (UTC). The current year runs to the latest close.
| Month | Average | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 0.19846 | 0.20579 | 0.1942 | 0.20579 | +5.1% |
| Sep 2026 | 0.1916 | 0.20014 | 0.18371 | 0.19573 | +3.4% |
| Aug 2026 | 0.19513 | 0.21008 | 0.18633 | 0.18933 | −8.9% |
| Jul 2026 | 0.2121 | 0.21688 | 0.20767 | 0.20791 | −2.2% |
| Jun 2026 | 0.22301 | 0.23067 | 0.20787 | 0.21264 | −7.1% |
| May 2026 | 0.22591 | 0.23307 | 0.2173 | 0.22901 | +1.9% |
| Apr 2026 | 0.21556 | 0.22463 | 0.20642 | 0.22463 | +7.0% |
| Mar 2026 | 0.20844 | 0.21264 | 0.19601 | 0.20999 | +1.3% |
| Feb 2026 | 0.20896 | 0.21221 | 0.20514 | 0.20737 | −2.1% |
| Jan 2026 | 0.20899 | 0.21692 | 0.20243 | 0.21174 | +1.7% |
| Dec 2025 | 0.21484 | 0.22324 | 0.20816 | 0.20816 | −5.2% |
| Nov 2025 | 0.21466 | 0.22101 | 0.20921 | 0.21958 | +1.2% |
The Russian Ruble to South African Rand exchange rate is 0.20573 (Oct 26, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC): 1 RUB buys 0.20573 ZAR, and 1 ZAR buys 4.8608 RUB. That is 0.40% above the previous close.
100 RUB is 20.5726 ZAR at the live rate (Oct 26, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC), and 100 ZAR is 486.084 RUB.
The highest daily close in our data since 2003 is 0.43264 ZAR, on October 23, 2008. The lowest is 0.10879 ZAR, on March 10, 2022.
RUB/ZAR is a cross rate: the RUB price in US dollars divided by the ZAR price in US dollars. Both legs update continuously from interbank, exchange and central-bank sources, so RUB/ZAR moves when either market moves.
Yes. Call /latest with base=ZAR and currencies=RUB for the live rate, /convert to convert an amount, and /timeframe for daily history since 2003. A free API key is enough to start.
curl "https://metalapi.com/api/v1/latest?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&base=ZAR¤cies=RUB"{
"success": true,
"base": "ZAR",
"rates": {
"RUB": 4.860838183,
"ZARRUB": 0.2057258362
}
}rates.RUB is how much RUB one ZAR buys; rates.ZARRUB is the price of one RUB in ZAR.