South Africa FX Falls to 16.18 in August

Brief · Published 2026-09-18 · Data period 2026-08-31

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The official period-average FX rate fell to 16.1794 in August from 16.4588 in July. The rate was down sharply from 17.7295 a year earlier and marked the lowest level since February 2026, according to the records. It remains far below the all-time high of 19.0527 recorded in May 2023 and well above the all-time low of 0.6667 from July 1974. The data were published by the International Monetary Fund.

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Source & methodology

Data source: International Monetary Fund.

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