1 CAD = 11.85 ZAR
Updated Oct 26, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC
since 1999
The South African Rand to Canadian Dollar exchange rate is 0.084392 (Oct 26, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC): 1 ZAR buys 0.084392 CAD, and 1 CAD buys 11.8495 ZAR. That is 0.14% above the previous close. Over the last 52 weeks it has traded between 0.080395 CAD (March 24, 2026) and 0.087609 CAD (July 6, 2026). It is 4.2% higher than a year ago. Over the last ten years it has fallen 13%. The highest daily close since 1999 was 0.26428 CAD on January 5, 1999.
Uses the live mid-market rate. Physical metal, cards and money transfers usually cost more.
| ZAR | CAD |
|---|---|
| 10 | 0.84392 |
| 50 | 4.2196 |
| 100 | 8.4392 |
| 250 | 21.0980 |
| 500 | 42.1961 |
| 1,000 | 84.3921 |
| 2,500 | 210.980 |
| 5,000 | 421.961 |
| 10,000 | 843.921 |
| 50,000 | 4,219.61 |
| 100,000 | 8,439.21 |
| CAD | ZAR |
|---|---|
| 1 | 11.8495 |
| 5 | 59.2473 |
| 10 | 118.495 |
| 25 | 296.236 |
| 50 | 592.473 |
| 100 | 1,184.95 |
| 250 | 2,962.36 |
| 500 | 5,924.73 |
| 1,000 | 11,849.45 |
| 5,000 | 59,247.25 |
| 10,000 | 118,494.50 |
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.08316 | 0.087609 | 0.080395 | 0.084361 | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.077237 | 0.082741 | 0.071922 | 0.082741 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 0.071516 | 0.080078 | 0.069904 | 0.076191 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.079829 | 0.080531 | 0.0686 | 0.07196 | −9.8% |
| 2022 | 0.080261 | 0.087363 | 0.074294 | 0.079783 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.087163 | 0.089588 | 0.078693 | 0.079685 | −8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.092375 | 0.092375 | 0.074007 | 0.086746 | −6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.094179 | 0.099127 | 0.086008 | 0.092522 | −2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.10153 | 0.11037 | 0.084838 | 0.09481 | −6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.097934 | 0.10717 | 0.087272 | 0.10158 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.089481 | 0.10016 | 0.081699 | 0.098141 | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.10018 | 0.11007 | 0.086012 | 0.089161 | −11.0% |
| 2014 | 0.099858 | 0.10561 | 0.098528 | 0.1002 | −0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.11621 | 0.1163 | 0.09969 | 0.10072 | −14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.12615 | 0.13271 | 0.10955 | 0.11758 | −6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.15003 | 0.15003 | 0.1225 | 0.12606 | −16.1% |
| 2010 | 0.14158 | 0.1508 | 0.13354 | 0.15032 | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1297 | 0.14952 | 0.11935 | 0.14183 | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.14494 | 0.15122 | 0.1095 | 0.13009 | −9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.16741 | 0.16855 | 0.13967 | 0.14406 | −13.2% |
| 2006 | 0.18343 | 0.19601 | 0.1419 | 0.16588 | −9.8% |
| 2005 | 0.21449 | 0.21487 | 0.17382 | 0.18387 | −13.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1929 | 0.22238 | 0.17628 | 0.21348 | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 0.18506 | 0.21143 | 0.16677 | 0.19495 | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.13004 | 0.18369 | 0.12975 | 0.18369 | +36.1% |
| 2001 | 0.19785 | 0.20045 | 0.11679 | 0.13496 | −32.0% |
| 2000 | 0.23506 | 0.24056 | 0.19641 | 0.19839 | −16.0% |
| 1999 | 0.25958 | 0.26428 | 0.23351 | 0.23611 | — |
From daily closes (UTC). The current year runs to the latest close.
| Month | Average | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 0.085576 | 0.086414 | 0.084273 | 0.084361 | −2.5% |
| Sep 2026 | 0.086117 | 0.0868 | 0.085463 | 0.086528 | +0.4% |
| Aug 2026 | 0.086059 | 0.087095 | 0.085137 | 0.086161 | +1.7% |
| Jul 2026 | 0.085734 | 0.087609 | 0.083596 | 0.084712 | −2.6% |
| Jun 2026 | 0.085677 | 0.086953 | 0.083901 | 0.086953 | +2.2% |
| May 2026 | 0.083347 | 0.085089 | 0.081406 | 0.085089 | +4.5% |
| Apr 2026 | 0.083169 | 0.084976 | 0.081404 | 0.081404 | −0.3% |
| Mar 2026 | 0.081902 | 0.084585 | 0.080395 | 0.081634 | −4.8% |
| Feb 2026 | 0.085309 | 0.086322 | 0.084501 | 0.085763 | +1.0% |
| Jan 2026 | 0.084612 | 0.086284 | 0.08316 | 0.084887 | +2.6% |
| Dec 2025 | 0.0820 | 0.082741 | 0.081112 | 0.082741 | +1.0% |
| Nov 2025 | 0.081615 | 0.082369 | 0.080593 | 0.081883 | +1.3% |
The South African Rand to Canadian Dollar exchange rate is 0.084392 (Oct 26, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC): 1 ZAR buys 0.084392 CAD, and 1 CAD buys 11.8495 ZAR. That is 0.14% above the previous close.
1,000 ZAR is 84.3921 CAD at the live rate (Oct 26, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC), and 1,000 CAD is 11,849.45 ZAR.
The highest daily close in our data since 1999 is 0.26428 CAD, on January 5, 1999. The lowest is 0.0686 CAD, on June 1, 2023.
ZAR/CAD is a cross rate: the ZAR price in US dollars divided by the CAD price in US dollars. Both legs update continuously from interbank, exchange and central-bank sources, so ZAR/CAD moves when either market moves.
Yes. Call /latest with base=CAD and currencies=ZAR 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=CAD¤cies=ZAR"{
"success": true,
"base": "CAD",
"rates": {
"ZAR": 11.84945008,
"CADZAR": 0.08439210203
}
}rates.ZAR is how much ZAR one CAD buys; rates.CADZAR is the price of one ZAR in CAD.