Currencies forecast · FRED data
USD/ZAR forecast
US dollar to South African rand exchange rate: ZAR per 1 USD
Last close · Sep 25, 2026
16.302
USD/ZAR is forecast at 16.143 in 12 months (Sep 2027), with an 80% range of 14.523 to 17.898. The last close was 16.302 on Sep 25, 2026, so the median implies a change of −1.0%.
Along the way, the median is 16.233 in 3 months and 16.204 in 6 months.
A higher value means a stronger US dollar: more South African rand per USD.
- 3 monthsDec 2026
- 16.233▼ −0.4%80%: 15.450 – 17.080
- 6 monthsMar 2027
- 16.204▼ −0.6%80%: 15.196 – 17.353
- 12 monthsSep 2027
- 16.143▼ −1.0%80%: 14.523 – 17.898
Backtest · last 5 years
How accurate has this been?
| Horizon | Tests | Avg. error | Naive error | In 80% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | 57 | 0.646 | 0.642 | 95% |
| 6 months | 54 | 0.842 | 0.858 | 94% |
| 12 months | 48 | 1.245 | 1.313 | 96% |
We re-ran the model as if standing at past dates, using only the data available then. Avg. error is the mean absolute gap between the median and what happened; naive assumes no change from the last value. A well-calibrated 80% range contains about 80% of outcomes. Methodology
Source data
Recent values
| Date | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | 16.302 | −1.01% |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 16.469 | +0.55% |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 16.379 | +0.82% |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 16.246 | +0.02% |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 16.243 | −0.36% |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 16.301 | +0.32% |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 16.250 | −0.06% |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 16.260 | +0.06% |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 16.251 | −0.02% |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 16.254 | +0.76% |
About this forecast
- Source
- FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis · series DEXSFUS
- Data through
- Sep 25, 2026 · 6,703 observations
- Forecast updated
- Sep 28, 2026
- Model
- TimesFM 2.5 (Google Research, Apache-2.0), zero-shot
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