1 SAR = 4.4264 ZAR
Updated Oct 26, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC
since 2003
The South African Rand to Saudi Riyal exchange rate is 0.22592 (Oct 26, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC): 1 ZAR buys 0.22592 SAR, and 1 SAR buys 4.4264 ZAR. That is 0.09% above the previous close. Over the last 52 weeks it has traded between 0.2144 SAR (November 4, 2025) and 0.23901 SAR (January 29, 2026). It is 4.5% higher than a year ago. Over the last ten years it has fallen 17%. The highest daily close since 2003 was 0.66733 SAR on January 3, 2005.
Uses the live mid-market rate. Physical metal, cards and money transfers usually cost more.
| ZAR | SAR |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.22592 |
| 5 | 1.1296 |
| 10 | 2.2592 |
| 25 | 5.6480 |
| 50 | 11.2959 |
| 100 | 22.5919 |
| 250 | 56.4796 |
| 500 | 112.959 |
| 1,000 | 225.919 |
| 5,000 | 1,129.59 |
| 10,000 | 2,259.19 |
| SAR | ZAR |
|---|---|
| 1 | 4.4264 |
| 5 | 22.1319 |
| 10 | 44.2637 |
| 25 | 110.659 |
| 50 | 221.319 |
| 100 | 442.637 |
| 250 | 1,106.59 |
| 500 | 2,213.19 |
| 1,000 | 4,426.37 |
| 5,000 | 22,131.87 |
| 10,000 | 44,263.74 |
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.22685 | 0.23901 | 0.21548 | 0.22592 | −0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.20091 | 0.22649 | 0.19018 | 0.22649 | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 0.20171 | 0.21876 | 0.19403 | 0.19868 | −2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.22093 | 0.22315 | 0.18931 | 0.20338 | −8.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2372 | 0.25857 | 0.20286 | 0.22129 | −5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.25735 | 0.2782 | 0.23147 | 0.23514 | −7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.26629 | 0.26629 | 0.19711 | 0.25518 | −4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.25712 | 0.28229 | 0.24375 | 0.2669 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3029 | 0.32388 | 0.24119 | 0.26097 | −14.0% |
| 2017 | 0.27325 | 0.30343 | 0.25734 | 0.30341 | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.24086 | 0.28292 | 0.22304 | 0.27308 | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 0.32175 | 0.33175 | 0.23589 | 0.24099 | −25.8% |
| 2014 | 0.35224 | 0.36337 | 0.3203 | 0.32457 | −8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.44211 | 0.44211 | 0.35475 | 0.35475 | −19.8% |
| 2012 | 0.46366 | 0.50368 | 0.41768 | 0.44245 | −4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.56752 | 0.5689 | 0.4368 | 0.46287 | −18.1% |
| 2010 | 0.50302 | 0.56571 | 0.47068 | 0.5654 | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 0.39657 | 0.51607 | 0.35137 | 0.50656 | +26.7% |
| 2008 | 0.54405 | 0.55435 | 0.32203 | 0.39968 | −26.6% |
| 2007 | 0.53911 | 0.57529 | 0.49967 | 0.54446 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.59213 | 0.62887 | 0.47208 | 0.53611 | −9.5% |
| 2005 | 0.66733 | 0.66733 | 0.54135 | 0.59269 | −10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.55948 | 0.66676 | 0.51011 | 0.66418 | +16.8% |
| 2003 | 0.58609 | 0.60744 | 0.53995 | 0.56871 | — |
From daily closes (UTC). The current year runs to the latest close.
| Month | Average | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 0.22055 | 0.22592 | 0.21738 | 0.22592 | +1.7% |
| Sep 2026 | 0.22546 | 0.23486 | 0.22174 | 0.22218 | −2.2% |
| Aug 2026 | 0.22566 | 0.23201 | 0.22079 | 0.22728 | +0.3% |
| Jul 2026 | 0.22214 | 0.23146 | 0.21548 | 0.22655 | −1.2% |
| Jun 2026 | 0.22492 | 0.23144 | 0.21918 | 0.22931 | +0.6% |
| May 2026 | 0.22477 | 0.22784 | 0.2211 | 0.22784 | +2.1% |
| Apr 2026 | 0.22652 | 0.22995 | 0.22039 | 0.22313 | +1.6% |
| Mar 2026 | 0.22396 | 0.23168 | 0.21801 | 0.21959 | −6.6% |
| Feb 2026 | 0.23412 | 0.23625 | 0.23098 | 0.23501 | −0.1% |
| Jan 2026 | 0.23008 | 0.23901 | 0.22598 | 0.23514 | +3.8% |
| Dec 2025 | 0.22258 | 0.22649 | 0.21917 | 0.22649 | +3.5% |
| Nov 2025 | 0.2175 | 0.22032 | 0.2144 | 0.21892 | +1.4% |
The South African Rand to Saudi Riyal exchange rate is 0.22592 (Oct 26, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC): 1 ZAR buys 0.22592 SAR, and 1 SAR buys 4.4264 ZAR. That is 0.09% above the previous close.
100 ZAR is 22.5919 SAR at the live rate (Oct 26, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC), and 100 SAR is 442.637 ZAR.
The highest daily close in our data since 2003 is 0.66733 SAR, on January 3, 2005. The lowest is 0.18931 SAR, on May 31, 2023.
ZAR/SAR is a cross rate: the ZAR price in US dollars divided by the SAR price in US dollars. Both legs update continuously from interbank, exchange and central-bank sources, so ZAR/SAR moves when either market moves.
Yes. Call /latest with base=SAR and currencies=ZAR 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=SAR¤cies=ZAR"{
"success": true,
"base": "SAR",
"rates": {
"ZAR": 4.426374138,
"SARZAR": 0.2259185439
}
}rates.ZAR is how much ZAR one SAR buys; rates.SARZAR is the price of one ZAR in SAR.