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Pound to Rand (GBP/ZAR) Exchange Rate History

Explore Pound to Rand historical exchange rates from 6 September 2017 to 5 August 2026. Use the interactive chart to compare daily, weekly, monthly and yearly GBP/ZAR movements.

Live GBP/ZAR rate
Latest close21.966945 August 2026
Previous close22.04099Previous trading day
1-month change+1.20%Against one month ago
1-year change-7.51%Against one year ago
52-week high23.9737028 Aug 2025
52-week low21.3773427 Feb 2026
12-month average22.49166Average daily close
Range position22.7%Within the 52-week range

Over the last 12 months, GBP/ZAR traded between 21.37734 and 23.97370, with an average closing rate of 22.49166. The Pound lost 7.51% against the Rand over the period. The strongest rate was recorded on 28 August 2025, while the weakest was recorded on 27 February 2026.

GBP/ZAR Historical Exchange Rate Chart

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Year-by-Year GBP/ZAR Performance

YearOpenHighLowCloseChange
2026 YTD22.2820622.9284221.3773421.96694-1.41%
202523.5800025.4746022.2408822.28206-5.50%
202423.2927524.5955122.4398523.60591+1.34%
202320.4489424.7430020.2308223.29400+13.91%
202221.5712021.9263118.6513020.54928-4.74%
202119.9784621.7638318.8978421.53543+7.79%
202018.5096223.6992418.3743020.06813+8.42%
201918.2491819.6930917.1421118.50582+1.41%
201816.6541520.1243616.0719318.26364+9.66%
201716.6604119.0780516.4146116.65541-0.03%

Monthly Pound to Rand Exchange Rate History

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During August 2026, GBP/ZAR opened at 22.21102 and closed at 21.96694. The monthly average was 22.06588. The highest rate was 22.23508 on 3 August 2026, while the lowest was 21.95871 on 5 August 2026.

DateOpenHighLowClose
5 Aug 202622.0412722.1014621.9587121.96694
4 Aug 202622.1886922.2057122.0198322.04099
3 Aug 202622.2110222.2350822.1437622.18971

During July 2026, GBP/ZAR opened at 21.71200 and closed at 22.30655. The monthly average was 22.04543. The highest rate was 22.60277 on 24 July 2026, while the lowest was 21.61535 on 6 July 2026.

DateOpenHighLowClose
31 Jul 202622.2149222.3487522.1646722.30655
30 Jul 202622.2768222.2885722.0781422.21267
29 Jul 202622.1976622.3294922.1611122.27467
28 Jul 202622.3012922.3548822.1187222.19963
27 Jul 202622.3135922.3551822.2388122.30145
24 Jul 202622.3891822.6027722.3264322.42928
23 Jul 202621.9320122.4598721.8930022.38878
22 Jul 202622.0294122.0999721.9174021.93660
21 Jul 202622.1717722.1897421.9961122.02701
20 Jul 202622.2632622.2937022.1485822.17122
17 Jul 202622.1018022.2733122.0952822.21952
16 Jul 202622.1001322.2036521.9927222.10975
15 Jul 202621.9176622.1771621.9016122.09866
14 Jul 202621.9893822.0635621.8540021.91766
13 Jul 202621.8980822.0734021.8780621.98889
10 Jul 202621.8907121.9376221.8408921.93762
9 Jul 202621.9707421.9879721.7745221.89174
8 Jul 202621.7866022.0241621.7181121.97167
7 Jul 202621.7018921.8032421.7011021.79037
6 Jul 202621.6783521.7161421.6153521.70548
3 Jul 202621.6989621.7040621.6177721.67040
2 Jul 202621.7935921.8704021.6837821.69825
1 Jul 202621.7120021.8212221.6834221.79696

During June 2026, GBP/ZAR opened at 21.85004 and closed at 21.71059. The monthly average was 21.85657. The highest rate was 22.23971 on 10 June 2026, while the lowest was 21.61687 on 18 June 2026.

DateOpenHighLowClose
30 Jun 202621.7653421.8062221.6434521.71059
29 Jun 202621.7457121.9786321.6848821.76549
26 Jun 202621.7666621.8342821.7163521.72320
25 Jun 202621.8113421.8566421.7083221.76732
24 Jun 202621.8295221.9366821.7698621.81295
23 Jun 202621.7381121.8578821.7217521.83640
22 Jun 202621.7410021.7988421.6790721.73251
19 Jun 202621.7114521.8252321.6966121.73198
18 Jun 202621.7744521.8044121.6168721.70793
17 Jun 202621.7396821.9310521.6428821.77378
16 Jun 202621.7313921.7714421.6570921.73860
15 Jun 202621.7518821.7821321.6909221.73150
12 Jun 202621.8489521.8991821.7417821.87293
11 Jun 202622.1658922.1712621.7766921.85094
10 Jun 202622.1161422.2397122.0924822.16687
9 Jun 202622.0402922.1682221.9679922.11958
8 Jun 202622.0883122.2060521.9748922.04060
5 Jun 202621.9095022.1694021.8837022.10666
4 Jun 202621.9467721.9709321.8249421.90986
3 Jun 202621.8662321.9774621.8564021.94696
2 Jun 202621.9377121.9646721.8086221.85990
1 Jun 202621.8500422.0782921.7003921.93801

During May 2026, GBP/ZAR opened at 22.68070 and closed at 21.82832. The monthly average was 22.25363. The highest rate was 22.85047 on 22 May 2026, while the lowest was 21.75492 on 29 May 2026.

DateOpenHighLowClose
29 May 202621.8166921.8710521.7549221.82832
28 May 202621.9750422.0609421.8022821.81317
27 May 202622.0172722.0267421.9271321.97799
26 May 202622.0162322.0685021.9819122.01464
25 May 202622.0497522.0571821.9867222.01437
22 May 202622.0991822.8504722.0476822.79622
21 May 202622.1181822.2476122.0344722.09834
20 May 202622.3810522.4066322.0768222.11681
19 May 202622.2689322.4631622.2321122.38183
18 May 202622.2629522.3530322.1791622.26663
15 May 202622.0869522.2977522.0672222.23827
14 May 202622.1838422.2344822.0424022.08740
13 May 202622.3594122.3672822.0072022.18379
12 May 202622.3632622.4393422.3077822.35902
11 May 202622.3431822.4642722.2648322.36334
8 May 202622.3030722.3873522.2711222.33182
7 May 202622.2883922.4051322.1191222.30505
6 May 202622.5046622.5141022.2142322.28817
5 May 202622.7308522.7654522.5015322.50561
4 May 202622.5340222.8079022.5212922.73037
1 May 202622.6807022.7972322.5646622.62512

During April 2026, GBP/ZAR opened at 22.34548 and closed at 22.68350. The monthly average was 22.27351. The highest rate was 22.77840 on 30 April 2026, while the lowest was 21.91932 on 9 April 2026.

DateOpenHighLowClose
30 Apr 202622.6775122.7784022.6235122.68350
29 Apr 202622.3702122.7592222.3349322.67773
28 Apr 202622.3835822.4606322.3128122.37203
27 Apr 202622.4328222.4328222.3241222.38842
24 Apr 202622.4039422.4507722.3008422.37766
23 Apr 202622.2365622.4283622.2143222.41421
22 Apr 202622.2615922.2989222.2072122.23633
21 Apr 202622.1387922.3647922.0898622.26051
20 Apr 202622.1517522.1759722.0617822.13788
17 Apr 202622.1960122.2126521.9261422.06532
16 Apr 202622.2087522.3573622.1471422.19585
15 Apr 202622.1725222.2751122.1368222.21010
14 Apr 202622.1599122.2251722.0933322.17319
13 Apr 202622.2252422.2924622.1152222.15935
10 Apr 202622.0116422.1551222.0012522.04939
9 Apr 202621.9997722.1000521.9193222.00948
8 Apr 202622.0548322.1378521.9200922.00003
7 Apr 202622.3283322.4642022.0584322.05843
6 Apr 202622.3945022.4176522.2535422.32889
3 Apr 202622.4239122.4785722.3916422.40757
2 Apr 202622.3915522.5441522.3096322.42038
1 Apr 202622.3454822.4506722.2862622.39096

During March 2026, GBP/ZAR opened at 21.56105 and closed at 22.34755. The monthly average was 22.33666. The highest rate was 22.92842 on 23 March 2026, while the lowest was 21.44997 on 2 March 2026.

DateOpenHighLowClose
31 Mar 202622.6603122.6849322.3475522.34755
30 Mar 202622.7424122.7661022.6062222.66428
27 Mar 202622.7904722.8804822.6832822.71138
26 Mar 202622.7056922.8606122.6837522.78950
25 Mar 202622.6935822.7305822.5858522.70402
24 Mar 202622.6023222.9076822.5691522.69683
23 Mar 202622.7823322.9284222.4385522.60736
20 Mar 202622.4677822.8310822.4531622.74655
19 Mar 202622.5231422.7273322.3865022.46908
18 Mar 202622.3003322.5409222.1518122.52220
17 Mar 202622.2128522.3476522.1781922.29938
16 Mar 202622.3724422.3826422.1831022.21315
13 Mar 202622.3844622.4769622.2227922.34959
12 Mar 202622.2036322.4273322.0972422.38342
11 Mar 202621.8651622.2012321.8114922.19904
10 Mar 202621.9314822.0005221.7464421.86139
9 Mar 202622.3745522.5153921.8879521.92704
6 Mar 202622.2375022.4209222.1294422.19199
5 Mar 202621.8579022.3155221.8244122.24887
4 Mar 202622.0400622.1386521.8044921.86524
3 Mar 202621.5714922.2333621.5385222.03423
2 Mar 202621.5610521.6667021.4499721.57438

During February 2026, GBP/ZAR opened at 22.13384 and closed at 21.46555. The monthly average was 21.72958. The highest rate was 22.28681 on 2 February 2026, while the lowest was 21.37734 on 27 February 2026.

DateOpenHighLowClose
27 Feb 202621.4947821.5289521.3773421.46555
26 Feb 202621.4992521.6073421.4447721.49425
25 Feb 202621.5504621.5819121.4202321.49925
24 Feb 202621.6204121.6321421.5380121.54856
23 Feb 202621.6486521.6668521.5567021.62230
20 Feb 202621.7435321.7722021.5977021.61824
19 Feb 202621.6892521.8429321.6349621.74379
18 Feb 202621.7539221.8004421.6556221.70272
17 Feb 202621.7657021.8346121.6974821.75515
16 Feb 202621.7676121.8063821.6865821.76659
13 Feb 202621.7476121.8867121.7071421.77458
12 Feb 202621.6370321.7633121.5871721.74971
11 Feb 202621.7402121.7734421.6206621.63785
10 Feb 202621.7681021.8558621.7141321.74152
9 Feb 202621.8197021.8753921.7046921.76928
6 Feb 202622.0042822.1758521.7906521.84549
5 Feb 202621.9534822.0921521.8452222.00839
4 Feb 202621.9101322.0251721.8156821.94554
3 Feb 202622.0059122.0059121.8029021.89034
2 Feb 202622.1338422.2868121.8697322.01252

During January 2026, GBP/ZAR opened at 22.28206 and closed at 22.10529. The monthly average was 22.01588. The highest rate was 22.34372 on 1 January 2026, while the lowest was 21.64251 on 29 January 2026.

DateOpenHighLowClose
30 Jan 202621.7213422.1770121.7140522.10529
29 Jan 202621.7428221.9084721.6425121.71807
28 Jan 202621.9494621.9690621.7250321.74061
27 Jan 202621.9210722.0544621.8928721.95024
26 Jan 202621.9821022.0018721.8491421.92345
23 Jan 202621.7908122.0266421.7039721.99335
22 Jan 202621.8449821.8705321.6722421.79559
21 Jan 202622.0744922.0755621.8019321.84609
20 Jan 202621.9990022.2220921.9957022.07505
19 Jan 202622.0057522.0918721.9624122.00105
16 Jan 202621.8715022.0202721.8606821.95563
15 Jan 202622.0482522.0615221.8471421.87159
14 Jan 202622.0172022.0946021.9652822.04825
13 Jan 202622.0683722.1738121.9994722.01664
12 Jan 202622.0988122.1340722.0489622.06768
9 Jan 202622.2040922.2561222.0878522.10550
8 Jan 202622.1483222.2275322.1316622.20363
7 Jan 202622.0986122.2236422.0740222.14643
6 Jan 202622.1556622.1839122.0716822.09462
5 Jan 202622.1789422.1998922.1004822.16008
2 Jan 202622.3164822.3328422.1855822.21010
1 Jan 202622.2820622.3437222.2820622.32033

During December 2025, GBP/ZAR opened at 22.66838 and closed at 22.28206. The monthly average was 22.53744. The highest rate was 22.79294 on 9 December 2025, while the lowest was 22.24088 on 31 December 2025.

DateOpenHighLowClose
31 Dec 202522.3558222.3709022.2408822.28206
30 Dec 202522.5412822.5412922.3215222.35368
29 Dec 202522.4988822.5794322.4090122.54366
26 Dec 202522.4796322.5476822.4467422.50179
25 Dec 202522.4936022.6085122.4725222.48012
24 Dec 202522.5535422.5884922.4559122.49360
23 Dec 202522.5074222.5708822.4972322.55465
22 Dec 202522.4268922.5269022.3839822.50792
19 Dec 202522.3980122.4753622.3696322.44696
18 Dec 202522.4339422.5455722.3655622.39853
17 Dec 202522.4963522.5004322.2989722.43434
16 Dec 202522.4728822.5464922.4325622.49432
15 Dec 202522.5561322.5715522.4438622.47729
12 Dec 202522.5876622.6118122.5106922.56580
11 Dec 202522.6777322.6960322.5614822.58428
10 Dec 202522.6900722.6943922.6005722.67725
9 Dec 202522.7092322.7929422.6687322.68270
8 Dec 202522.5696922.7132622.5587022.70594
5 Dec 202522.6349622.6624622.5638422.57629
4 Dec 202522.7406522.7643022.6254122.63644
3 Dec 202522.6222022.7598922.5871822.74895
2 Dec 202522.5706722.6443022.5621422.64430
1 Dec 202522.6683822.6906422.5648622.57027

During November 2025, GBP/ZAR opened at 22.76842 and closed at 22.65940. The monthly average was 22.64122. The highest rate was 22.88884 on 3 November 2025, while the lowest was 22.30400 on 12 November 2025.

DateOpenHighLowClose
28 Nov 202522.7122622.7230522.5769322.65940
27 Nov 202522.7107822.7402722.6685922.70917
26 Nov 202522.6530922.7133522.5057822.71046
25 Nov 202522.6815622.7745822.6090322.65309
24 Nov 202522.7492422.7789122.6208822.67645
21 Nov 202522.5348122.8450422.5185122.76368
20 Nov 202522.4521122.5722822.4186822.54214
19 Nov 202522.5964522.6037022.4433022.45598
18 Nov 202522.6011422.7011822.5594822.59381
17 Nov 202522.4886522.6350122.4488922.60234
14 Nov 202522.4247722.6418622.3538722.48152
12 Nov 202522.4297622.5254122.3040022.48004
11 Nov 202522.5787822.5884222.3422222.43728
10 Nov 202522.6205122.6347622.4794622.56655
9 Nov 202522.8084422.8126422.5590422.60524
6 Nov 202522.8110322.8417622.6899422.77230
5 Nov 202522.7375422.8411722.6650522.81929
4 Nov 202522.8123322.8808822.6814222.72010
3 Nov 202522.7493422.8888422.7346422.82224
2 Nov 202522.7684222.7824622.6718422.75323

During October 2025, GBP/ZAR opened at 23.20252 and closed at 22.78298. The monthly average was 23.07904. The highest rate was 23.45980 on 16 October 2025, while the lowest was 22.57564 on 28 October 2025.

DateOpenHighLowClose
30 Oct 202522.7373422.8000522.7113022.78298
29 Oct 202522.7100422.8057022.6410122.73412
28 Oct 202522.7746022.7934722.5756422.70302
27 Oct 202522.9478123.0550622.7556322.76794
26 Oct 202522.9228123.0084922.8964922.96938
23 Oct 202523.0861823.1358022.9143022.98078
22 Oct 202523.2596023.2835423.0458023.09735
21 Oct 202523.2723023.3424123.1297823.24470
20 Oct 202523.1325923.3466023.0477323.25485
19 Oct 202523.3403423.3462723.0826223.08904
16 Oct 202523.2972723.4598023.2635523.31803
15 Oct 202523.2619823.3101623.1859023.29513
14 Oct 202523.1833323.2636823.0609823.23434
13 Oct 202523.0808023.2355223.0619923.14830
12 Oct 202523.2044623.2554923.0428823.09533
9 Oct 202522.8903023.3875622.8307623.38400
8 Oct 202523.0134223.0341822.8369122.90292
7 Oct 202523.1312623.1329022.9453222.99413
6 Oct 202523.1677523.1827323.0459423.12055
5 Oct 202523.1839323.2471223.1038623.15830
2 Oct 202523.2568423.2873623.1735223.22424
1 Oct 202523.2025223.2713023.1447823.23943

During September 2025, GBP/ZAR opened at 23.85423 and closed at 23.23008. The monthly average was 23.51607. The highest rate was 23.95136 on 3 September 2025, while the lowest was 23.13601 on 30 September 2025.

DateOpenHighLowClose
30 Sep 202523.2048023.2430623.1360123.23008
29 Sep 202523.1948723.2873623.1636723.21448
28 Sep 202523.2870823.2994423.1693223.20082
25 Sep 202523.2835923.3443223.2249423.22894
24 Sep 202523.2936523.3853523.2411623.25649
23 Sep 202523.3392023.3493823.2291623.32348
22 Sep 202523.4145023.4863923.2939223.32334
21 Sep 202523.3707723.4504823.3090423.42009
18 Sep 202523.5242523.5499623.3353423.35826
17 Sep 202523.6848523.7750123.4928023.51450
16 Sep 202523.6825523.7568723.6424823.70162
15 Sep 202523.6044223.7448723.5973623.66054
14 Sep 202523.5538423.6565023.5140423.60078
11 Sep 202523.6080323.6088223.5070423.56862
10 Sep 202523.6570423.7289723.5545423.56745
9 Sep 202523.7174823.8175823.6368023.65960
8 Sep 202523.7255023.7669023.6763523.73365
7 Sep 202523.7204523.7896423.6667423.69495
4 Sep 202523.8915523.9025723.7285023.76531
3 Sep 202523.7564423.9513623.7238823.87630
2 Sep 202523.6915323.7778023.6127423.75317
1 Sep 202523.8542323.8759623.6617323.70112

How to Read the GBP/ZAR Rate

GBP is the base currency and ZAR is the quote currency. A rate of 21.96694 means one GBP was worth 21.96694 ZAR at the latest daily close.

About This Exchange Rate Data

  • Rate type: indicative mid-market foreign-exchange rates.
  • Coverage: 2,316 daily observations from 6 September 2017 to 5 August 2026.
  • Daily fields: open, high, low and close where direct OHLC history is available.
  • Weekends and holidays: omitted when no market observation is available.
  • Consumer rates: bank, card, cash and transfer-provider rates may differ because of margins and fees.
  • Updates: the page reflects the latest completed daily history stored by Currency News.

GBP/ZAR Exchange Rate History FAQs

What is the latest recorded rate?

The latest daily close is 21.96694, recorded on 5 August 2026.

What was the highest rate over the past year?

The highest rate in the rolling 12-month period was 23.97370 on 28 August 2025.

What was the lowest rate over the past year?

The lowest rate in the rolling 12-month period was 21.37734 on 27 February 2026.

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