Overall best option: Wise
Of the 5 companies that support AOA to ZAR, Wise offered the best combination of cost and speed.
Overall, Wise appeared in 80% of Angola to South Africa searches, consistently scoring as one of the best ways to send AOA to ZAR.
So for a great mix of cost, speed & features, send Kwanzas to South Africa using Wise.
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Transfer consider from Angola to South Africa
A comparison of providers offering services between Angola and South Africa is paramount. Based on your specific transfer amount, the best way to send money to South Africa could change. Comparing ensures the best price for your needs.
For services allowing you to send Kwanza to South Africa we've compared 5 providers.
This coverage of the market ensure you will get the best options for your transfer to South Africa from Angola.
Overall, we rated Wise as the best, but remember comparing for your specific transfer gives you a comprehensive view of all the options for transferring money from Angola to South Africa.
Cheapest way to transfer money from Angola to South Africa: Airwallex
Data collected over the past six months shows that Airwallex is 0% cheaper than the second-best option.
This includes an average transfer fee of 29.55* AOA an exchange rate for buying Rand with Kwanzas that is 0.11% different to the mid-market rate.
If you want to secure the best rates on transfers from Angola to South Africa, Airwallex will result in the most Rand received.
*The most common fee applied to AOA-ZAR by Airwallex, based on data from the past six months.
Fastest way to transfer money from Angola to South Africa: Wise
Our data shows that Wise came up as the fastest option for sending Kwanza into Rand in 80% of searches. This makes them well suited to urgent AOA to ZAR money transfers.
The average fee for a AOA-Rand transfer through Wise is 29.55 AOA.
To get the 'fastest' option we compared 5 providers for overall speed of sending money from Angola to South Africa - this includes depositing Kwanza, transfer times, withdrawal timeframes in South Africa.
When speed matters, Wise is your best choice for sending into South Africa from Angola.
Need to make a large transfer?
Wise is the best option for large transfers of the 5 providers compared.
While Wise may not always be the cheapest or fastest way to send AOA from Angola to South Africa, it's a great provider for larger transfers for things like buying or selling property.
Understanding the cost of sending money to South Africa from Angola
The cost of sending money from South Africa to South Africa, is made-up of a combination of fees and exchange rates:
The Mid-Market and Exchange Rates: The mid-market rate determines a mid-price for buying currency. The current mid-market rate from AOA-ZAR is 0.02 ZAR per Kwanza.
Finding a provider offering an exchange as close to 0.02 as possible will ensure more Rand received when transferring.
For context, the AOA-ZAR mid-market rate for the past three months has averaged 0.0199 ZAR per Kwanza. This includes a high of 0.0222, and low of 0.0183.
Airwallex currently offers the best exchange rate on transfers from Angola to South Africa.
For the most part the AOA-ZAR exchange rate you receive is the biggest factor impacting the cost of sending AOA to South Africa.
Fees: Outside of exchange rates, you may need to pay a fee to send. Wise currently offers the lowest fees on transfers to South Africa from Angola, averaging 29.55 AOA over the last 6 months. Although this does include large transfers as well, we recommend searching for your exact send amount for an exact fee.
Amount Received: The amount received in Rand is the amount you started with, minus the amount you paid in the exchange and fees.
The better deal you get on exchanging Kwanzas to ZAR, paired with a low fee, means a higher total amount received in South Africa.
How to get the best exchange rate for Kwanza to Rand
Getting the best exchange rate essential for sending money between AOA and ZAR. The exchange rate you secure impacts how much ZAR you get for your AOA.
Here is how the currency has performed recently.
Over the past six months, the mid-market from AOA to ZAR has been 0.0199.
During this period, the highest value was 0.0222, while the lowest was 0.0183.
Wise, which is our recommended choice to send money online from Angola to South Africa offers an exchange rate that is only 1.22% above the mid-market rate.
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How we analyze the market
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