1 CHF = 20.18 ZAR
Updated Oct 26, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC
since 1999
The South African Rand to Swiss Franc exchange rate is 0.049555 (Oct 26, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC): 1 ZAR buys 0.049555 CHF, and 1 CHF buys 20.1797 ZAR. That is 0.01% above the previous close. Over the last 52 weeks it has traded between 0.046026 CHF (November 14, 2025) and 0.050923 CHF (September 30, 2026). It is 7.8% higher than a year ago. Over the last ten years it has fallen 31%. The highest daily close since 1999 was 0.26489 CHF on February 2, 2000.
Uses the live mid-market rate. Physical metal, cards and money transfers usually cost more.
| ZAR | CHF |
|---|---|
| 10 | 0.49555 |
| 50 | 2.4777 |
| 100 | 4.9555 |
| 250 | 12.3887 |
| 500 | 24.7774 |
| 1,000 | 49.5548 |
| 2,500 | 123.887 |
| 5,000 | 247.774 |
| 10,000 | 495.548 |
| 50,000 | 2,477.74 |
| 100,000 | 4,955.48 |
| CHF | ZAR |
|---|---|
| 1 | 20.1797 |
| 5 | 100.898 |
| 10 | 201.797 |
| 25 | 504.492 |
| 50 | 1,008.98 |
| 100 | 2,017.97 |
| 250 | 5,044.92 |
| 500 | 10,089.84 |
| 1,000 | 20,179.68 |
| 5,000 | 100,898.42 |
| 10,000 | 201,796.84 |
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.048027 | 0.050923 | 0.046209 | 0.049555 | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 0.048625 | 0.049435 | 0.042287 | 0.047902 | −0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.045689 | 0.05035 | 0.045286 | 0.047974 | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.054331 | 0.05543 | 0.045155 | 0.045508 | −16.4% |
| 2022 | 0.057731 | 0.064507 | 0.052816 | 0.054407 | −4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.060325 | 0.066702 | 0.057196 | 0.057196 | −4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.068986 | 0.068986 | 0.051091 | 0.059938 | −12.9% |
| 2019 | 0.068084 | 0.074853 | 0.062993 | 0.068795 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.078644 | 0.081446 | 0.062744 | 0.068465 | −13.4% |
| 2017 | 0.074552 | 0.079501 | 0.068307 | 0.079039 | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.064232 | 0.074966 | 0.059772 | 0.074284 | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 0.085606 | 0.088679 | 0.062195 | 0.063912 | −25.4% |
| 2014 | 0.084639 | 0.088649 | 0.079955 | 0.085669 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.10757 | 0.10785 | 0.084279 | 0.084279 | −22.0% |
| 2012 | 0.11621 | 0.12192 | 0.10441 | 0.10805 | −6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.14133 | 0.1431 | 0.10155 | 0.11596 | −17.8% |
| 2010 | 0.14081 | 0.1516 | 0.13618 | 0.14109 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.11387 | 0.14084 | 0.10968 | 0.13909 | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 0.16505 | 0.16505 | 0.10037 | 0.11364 | −31.1% |
| 2007 | 0.17448 | 0.1787 | 0.15594 | 0.16497 | −5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.20745 | 0.21723 | 0.15767 | 0.17442 | −16.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2035 | 0.20835 | 0.18083 | 0.20834 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.18503 | 0.20862 | 0.17063 | 0.20064 | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.16372 | 0.20867 | 0.15118 | 0.18708 | +16.0% |
| 2002 | 0.13362 | 0.16576 | 0.13362 | 0.16122 | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 0.21332 | 0.2253 | 0.12108 | 0.14217 | −34.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2587 | 0.26489 | 0.21639 | 0.21639 | −16.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2331 | 0.26084 | 0.2196 | 0.25944 | — |
From daily closes (UTC). The current year runs to the latest close.
| Month | Average | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 0.050065 | 0.050602 | 0.049399 | 0.049555 | −2.7% |
| Sep 2026 | 0.050525 | 0.050923 | 0.05017 | 0.050923 | +1.5% |
| Aug 2026 | 0.04997 | 0.050505 | 0.049058 | 0.05017 | +2.6% |
| Jul 2026 | 0.049226 | 0.049653 | 0.048523 | 0.048875 | −1.2% |
| Jun 2026 | 0.048791 | 0.049447 | 0.048139 | 0.049447 | +2.5% |
| May 2026 | 0.047578 | 0.048263 | 0.046878 | 0.048228 | +3.1% |
| Apr 2026 | 0.047604 | 0.048306 | 0.046773 | 0.046773 | −0.1% |
| Mar 2026 | 0.046998 | 0.048224 | 0.046209 | 0.046844 | −3.2% |
| Feb 2026 | 0.04831 | 0.04885 | 0.047839 | 0.04838 | +0.3% |
| Jan 2026 | 0.048507 | 0.048949 | 0.048027 | 0.048219 | +0.7% |
| Dec 2025 | 0.047327 | 0.047902 | 0.046843 | 0.047902 | +1.8% |
| Nov 2025 | 0.046662 | 0.04707 | 0.046026 | 0.04707 | +1.6% |
The South African Rand to Swiss Franc exchange rate is 0.049555 (Oct 26, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC): 1 ZAR buys 0.049555 CHF, and 1 CHF buys 20.1797 ZAR. That is 0.01% above the previous close.
1,000 ZAR is 49.5548 CHF at the live rate (Oct 26, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC), and 1,000 CHF is 20,179.68 ZAR.
The highest daily close in our data since 1999 is 0.26489 CHF, on February 2, 2000. The lowest is 0.042287 CHF, on April 11, 2025.
ZAR/CHF is a cross rate: the ZAR price in US dollars divided by the CHF price in US dollars. Both legs update continuously from interbank, exchange and central-bank sources, so ZAR/CHF moves when either market moves.
Yes. Call /latest with base=CHF 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=CHF¤cies=ZAR"{
"success": true,
"base": "CHF",
"rates": {
"ZAR": 20.17968389,
"CHFZAR": 0.04955479012
}
}rates.ZAR is how much ZAR one CHF buys; rates.CHFZAR is the price of one ZAR in CHF.