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Mozambican metical (MZN) exchange rate today — official vs market

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Mozambique · Mozambican metical (MZN). Official rate as of Sep 22, 2026 · Market data fetched Sep 23, 4:35 AM GMT. All rates = units of local currency per 1 US dollar.

Official (per $1)63.91official · BdM
Market (per $1)74.75parallel · Binance P2P
Premium vs official+16.96%Market vs official (positive = market weaker)
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Central bank policy rate9.25%Taxa MIMO · Banco de Moçambique · effective 2026-07-29 · source

Premium history

-2.1%0.00%8.9%20%Aug 25Sep 8Sep 222026-08-25: +17.35%2026-08-26: +17.57%2026-08-27: +17.47%2026-08-28: +17.31%2026-08-31: +17.35%2026-09-01: +17.49%2026-09-02: +17.67%2026-09-03: +17.73%2026-09-04: +16.32%2026-09-08: +16.24%2026-09-09: +16.34%2026-09-10: +16.41%2026-09-11: +16.48%2026-09-14: +16.84%2026-09-15: +16.87%2026-09-16: +17.27%2026-09-17: +16.82%2026-09-18: +17.27%2026-09-21: +16.68%2026-09-22: +16.90%

20 observed days · Aug 25 – Sep 22 · no interpolation

  • 7-day change+0.03 pp
  • Min / max (observed range)16% / 18%
  • Volatility (std dev of daily premium)0.49%
  • Continent rank2nd widest of 54

Context

The Mozambican metical currently trades at a premium of +16.96% — the 2nd widest gap of the 54 African currencies we track. That places it in the scarcity band (>10%), where the market rate is materially weaker than the official posting.

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