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Absa Bank ZAR exchange rates today
Every base currency quoted against ZAR
Rate history
ZAR per 1 USD · buy, sell, mid and spread
No rate data for this period yet.
Mid is the average of buy and sell. Spread (right axis) is the gap between them as a % of mid.
| Base currency | Buy | Sell | Spread | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AED |
3.82 | 4.88 |
27.7%
|
2 hours, 32 minutes ago |
AUD |
10.64 | 12.05 |
13.3%
|
2 hours, 32 minutes ago |
BWP |
1.10 | 1.24 |
12.7%
|
2 hours, 32 minutes ago |
CAD |
10.66 | 12.61 |
18.3%
|
2 hours, 32 minutes ago |
CHF |
18.50 | 23.23 |
25.6%
|
2 hours, 32 minutes ago |
CNY |
2.26 | 2.64 |
16.8%
|
2 hours, 32 minutes ago |
DKK |
2.19 | 2.77 |
26.5%
|
2 hours, 32 minutes ago |
EUR |
18.03 | 18.73 |
3.9%
|
2 hours, 32 minutes ago |
GBP |
21.68 | 22.40 |
3.3%
|
2 hours, 32 minutes ago |
HKD |
1.81 | 2.30 |
27.1%
|
2 hours, 32 minutes ago |
ILS |
4.91 | 5.51 |
12.2%
|
2 hours, 32 minutes ago |
JPY |
0.10 | 0.11 |
10.0%
|
2 hours, 32 minutes ago |
MUR |
0.31 | 0.35 |
12.9%
|
2 hours, 32 minutes ago |
NAD |
1.00 | 1.00 |
0.0%
|
2 hours, 32 minutes ago |
NOK |
1.59 | 1.90 |
19.5%
|
2 hours, 32 minutes ago |
NZD |
8.26 | 10.06 |
21.8%
|
2 hours, 32 minutes ago |
SAR |
3.96 | 4.77 |
20.5%
|
2 hours, 32 minutes ago |
SEK |
1.54 | 1.81 |
17.5%
|
2 hours, 32 minutes ago |
SGD |
11.23 | 14.28 |
27.2%
|
2 hours, 32 minutes ago |
SZL |
1.00 | 1.00 |
0.0%
|
2 hours, 32 minutes ago |
USD |
16.33 | 16.75 |
2.6%
|
2 hours, 32 minutes ago |
Absa Bank ZAR rate explained
Absa Bank quotes ZAR against USD, EUR, GBP, AED and 17 more. Every rate is the amount of ZAR for 1 unit of that base currency. Buy is what you receive when you send or sell 1 unit to Absa Bank; sell is what you pay to buy 1 unit.
USD
Absa Bank USD to ZAR:
1 USD gets you about 16.33 ZAR; buying 1 USD costs about 16.75 ZAR (spread 2.6%).
EUR
Absa Bank EUR to ZAR:
1 EUR gets you about 18.03 ZAR; buying 1 EUR costs about 18.73 ZAR (spread 3.9%).
GBP
Absa Bank GBP to ZAR:
1 GBP gets you about 21.68 ZAR; buying 1 GBP costs about 22.40 ZAR (spread 3.3%).
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Absa Bank also quotes ZAR against AED, AUD, BWP, CAD, CHF, CNY, DKK, HKD, ILS, JPY, MUR, NAD, NOK, NZD, SAR, SEK, SGD and SZL. Their buy, sell and spread are in the table above.
Each base currency is an independent quote from Absa Bank. They aren't conversions of each other, so compare them on their own terms rather than assuming one currency's quote translates to another.
Common questions
Q
What is the Absa Bank USD to ZAR rate today?
Absa Bank pays about 16.33 ZAR for 1 USD (buy) and charges about 16.75 ZAR to sell you 1 USD (sell).
Absa Bank pays about 16.33 ZAR for 1 USD (buy) and charges about 16.75 ZAR to sell you 1 USD (sell).
Q
What is the difference between the buy and sell rate?
The buy rate is what you receive in ZAR when you send or sell a unit of the base currency; the sell rate is what you pay in ZAR to get one. The gap between them is the spread, shown in the table for each base currency.
The buy rate is what you receive in ZAR when you send or sell a unit of the base currency; the sell rate is what you pay in ZAR to get one. The gap between them is the spread, shown in the table for each base currency.
Q
Why does Absa Bank show more than one ZAR rate?
Absa Bank quotes ZAR against 21 different base currencies (USD, EUR, GBP, AED, AUD, BWP, CAD, CHF, CNY, DKK, HKD, ILS, JPY, MUR, NAD, NOK, NZD, SAR, SEK, SGD and SZL). Each row in the table is its own rate.
Absa Bank quotes ZAR against 21 different base currencies (USD, EUR, GBP, AED, AUD, BWP, CAD, CHF, CNY, DKK, HKD, ILS, JPY, MUR, NAD, NOK, NZD, SAR, SEK, SGD and SZL). Each row in the table is its own rate.
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How does Absa Bank compare with other ZAR providers?
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