Namibian dollar (NAD) exchange rate today

Namibia · Namibian dollar (NAD). Official rate as of 25 Sep 2026 · Market data fetched 27 Sep 2026, 00:20 UTC. All rates = units of local currency per 1 US dollar.

Official (per $1)16.2938reference · ECB reference rates (via Frankfurter API)

Market (per $1)18.19parallel · Bybit P2P

Premium vs official+11.64%Market vs official (positive = market weaker)

CoveragepeggedPegged 1:1 to the South African rand (CMA); rates mirror USD/ZAR

Central bank policy rate6.75%Repo rate · Bank of Namibia · effective 2026-08-11 · source

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Cannot compute a premium history — both an official/reference and a market leg are required on the same observed day (no interpolation).

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The Namibian dollar currently trades at a premium of +11.64% — the 6th 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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Namibian dollar (NAD) exchange rate today — official vs market

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