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Live official and market exchange rates for every African currency — tracked from central banks, P2P markets, and remittance providers, and updated every 15 minutes. Positive premiums mean the market rate is weaker than the official rate.

All rates = units of local currency per 1 US dollar.

African exchange rates — official vs market, snapshot as of 2026-09-16T12:30:01+00:00
CountryCurrencyOfficial (per $1)Market (per $1)Premium vs official explainedStatus
AlgeriaDZAlgerian dinarDZD133.41 (reference)250.00 (parallel — Bybit P2P)+87.39%live
MozambiqueMZMozambican meticalMZN63.91 (official)74.7 (parallel — Binance P2P)+16.88%live
TunisiaTNTunisian dinarTND2.9237 (official)3.3 (parallel — Bybit P2P)+12.87%live
CameroonCMCentral African CFA francXAF568.47 (reference)609.99 (parallel — Bybit P2P)+7.30%live
Central African RepublicCFCentral African CFA francXAF568.47 (reference)609.99 (parallel — Bybit P2P)+7.30%live
ChadTDCentral African CFA francXAF568.47 (reference)609.99 (parallel — Bybit P2P)+7.30%live
CongoCGCentral African CFA francXAF568.47 (reference)609.99 (parallel — Bybit P2P)+7.30%live
Equatorial GuineaGQCentral African CFA francXAF568.47 (reference)609.99 (parallel — Bybit P2P)+7.30%live
GabonGACentral African CFA francXAF568.47 (reference)609.99 (parallel — Bybit P2P)+7.30%live
MoroccoMAMoroccan dirhamMAD9.4579 (reference)9.95 (parallel — Bybit P2P)+5.20%live
GhanaGHGhanaian cediGHS11.4824 (official)12.02 (parallel — Bybit P2P)+4.68%live
EswatiniSZSwazi lilangeniSZL16.2732 (reference)16.98 (parallel — Bybit P2P)+4.34%pegged
LesothoLSLesotho lotiLSL16.2732 (reference)16.98 (parallel — Bybit P2P)+4.34%pegged
NamibiaNANamibian dollarNAD16.2732 (reference)16.98 (parallel — Bybit P2P)+4.34%pegged
South AfricaZASouth African randZAR16.2732 (reference)16.98 (parallel — Bybit P2P)+4.34%live
NigeriaNGNigerian nairaNGN1,329.15 (official)1,369.55 (parallel — Bybit P2P)+3.04%live
UgandaUGUgandan shillingUGX3,818.02 (reference)3,894.00 (parallel — Bybit P2P)+1.99%live
BeninBJWest African CFA francXOF572.00 (official)581.90 (parallel — Bybit P2P)+1.73%live
Burkina FasoBFWest African CFA francXOF572.00 (official)581.90 (parallel — Bybit P2P)+1.73%live
Côte d'IvoireCIWest African CFA francXOF572.00 (official)581.90 (parallel — Bybit P2P)+1.73%live
Guinea-BissauGWWest African CFA francXOF572.00 (official)581.90 (parallel — Bybit P2P)+1.73%live
MaliMLWest African CFA francXOF572.00 (official)581.90 (parallel — Bybit P2P)+1.73%live
NigerNEWest African CFA francXOF572.00 (official)581.90 (parallel — Bybit P2P)+1.73%live
SenegalSNWest African CFA francXOF572.00 (official)581.90 (parallel — Bybit P2P)+1.73%live
TogoTGWest African CFA francXOF572.00 (official)581.90 (parallel — Bybit P2P)+1.73%live
RwandaRWRwandan francRWF1,475.65 (reference)1,499.00 (parallel — Bybit P2P)+1.58%thin
ZambiaZMZambian kwachaZMW19.5361 (official)19.78 (parallel — Binance P2P)+1.25%live
EthiopiaETEthiopian birrETB161.61 (reference)163.02 (retail — Remitly)+0.87%retail_only
EgyptEGEgyptian poundEGP52.0533 (official)52.5 (parallel — Bybit P2P)+0.86%live
TanzaniaTZTanzanian shillingTZS2,641.27 (official)2,644.98 (parallel — Binance P2P)+0.14%live
KenyaKEKenyan shillingKES129.61 (official)129.29 (parallel — Bybit P2P)-0.25%live
AngolaAOAngolan kwanzaAOA910.00 (parallel — Bybit P2P)live
BotswanaBWBotswana pulaBWP15.24 (parallel — OKX P2P)live
BurundiBIBurundian francBIF6,009.00 (parallel — Binance P2P)live
Cabo VerdeCVCape Verdean escudoCVE93.48 (retail — Remitly)retail_only
ComorosKMComorian francKMF419.00 (retail — Remitly)retail_only
DjiboutiDJDjiboutian francDJF173.30 (retail — Remitly)retail_only
DR CongoCDCongolese francCDF3,100.00 (parallel — Bybit P2P)thin
EritreaEREritrean nakfaERN14.62 (retail — Remitly)retail_only
GambiaGMGambian dalasiGMD77.95 (parallel — Binance P2P)live
GuineaGNGuinean francGNF9,748.95 (parallel — Binance P2P)live
LiberiaLRLiberian dollarLRD189.94 (parallel — Binance P2P)thin
MadagascarMGMalagasy ariaryMGA4,260.00 (parallel — Binance P2P)live
MalawiMWMalawian kwachaMWK2,266.47 (retail — Remitly)retail_only
MauritaniaMRMauritanian ouguiyaMRU42.7 (parallel — Binance P2P)live
MauritiusMUMauritian rupeeMUR52.4 (parallel — OKX P2P)live
SeychellesSCSeychellois rupeeSCR13.86 (retail — Remitly)retail_only
Sierra LeoneSLSierra Leonean leoneSLE23.98 (parallel — Binance P2P)live
SudanSDSudanese poundSDG8,522.00 (parallel — Binance P2P)live
ZimbabweZWZimbabwe GoldZWG26.7933 (reference)thin
LibyaLYLibyan dinarLYDnone
SomaliaSOSomali shillingSOSnone
South SudanSSSouth Sudanese poundSSPnone
São Tomé and PríncipeSTSão Tomé and Príncipe dobraSTNnone

All rates = units of local currency per 1 US dollar.

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Country Currency Official (per $1) Market (per $1) Premium vs official explained Status

How to read this table

Official
Central-bank or government posted rate for the currency.
Reference
Market-derived reference used when no official posting is available.
Parallel
Street or peer-to-peer market rate outside the official channel.
Retail
Remittance or retail FX quote when a parallel market is thin or unavailable.
Premium
How much more expensive the market rate is versus official, as a percent. Positive means the market trades weaker than official.
Status
live — both sides current; thin — market coverage is sparse; retail_only — retail quote only; pegged — hard peg / fixed parity; none — no public source yet.