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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 2026-09-26T21:30:01+00:00
Country	Currency	Official (per $1)	Market (per $1)	Premium vs official explained	Status
AlgeriaDZ	Algerian dinarDZD	133.65 (official)	257.00 (parallel — Bybit P2P)	+92.29%	live
MozambiqueMZ	Mozambican meticalMZN	63.91 (official)	74.49 (parallel — Binance P2P)	+16.55%	live
TunisiaTN	Tunisian dinarTND	2.9586 (official)	3.41 (parallel — Bybit P2P)	+15.26%	live
EswatiniSZ	Swazi lilangeniSZL	16.2938 (reference)	18.18 (parallel — Bybit P2P)	+11.58%	pegged
LesothoLS	Lesotho lotiLSL	16.2938 (reference)	18.18 (parallel — Bybit P2P)	+11.58%	pegged
NamibiaNA	Namibian dollarNAD	16.2938 (reference)	18.18 (parallel — Bybit P2P)	+11.58%	pegged
South AfricaZA	South African randZAR	16.2938 (reference)	18.18 (parallel — Bybit P2P)	+11.58%	live
CameroonCM	Central African CFA francXAF	575.25 (reference)	611.63 (parallel — Bybit P2P)	+6.32%	live
Central African RepublicCF	Central African CFA francXAF	575.25 (reference)	611.63 (parallel — Bybit P2P)	+6.32%	live
ChadTD	Central African CFA francXAF	575.25 (reference)	611.63 (parallel — Bybit P2P)	+6.32%	live
CongoCG	Central African CFA francXAF	575.25 (reference)	611.63 (parallel — Bybit P2P)	+6.32%	live
Equatorial GuineaGQ	Central African CFA francXAF	575.25 (reference)	611.63 (parallel — Bybit P2P)	+6.32%	live
GabonGA	Central African CFA francXAF	575.25 (reference)	611.63 (parallel — Bybit P2P)	+6.32%	live
MoroccoMA	Moroccan dirhamMAD	9.5923 (reference)	10 (parallel — Bybit P2P)	+4.25%	live
GhanaGH	Ghanaian cediGHS	11.6225 (official)	12.03 (parallel — Bybit P2P)	+3.51%	live
UgandaUG	Ugandan shillingUGX	3,833.30 (reference)	3,959.49 (parallel — Bybit P2P)	+3.29%	live
ZambiaZM	Zambian kwachaZMW	19.4982 (official)	20.06 (parallel — Binance P2P)	+2.88%	live
NigeriaNG	Nigerian nairaNGN	1,329.51 (official)	1,367.00 (parallel — Bybit P2P)	+2.82%	live
RwandaRW	Rwandan francRWF	1,478.71 (reference)	1,499.95 (parallel — Bybit P2P)	+1.44%	thin
BeninBJ	West African CFA francXOF	579.75 (official)	586.99 (parallel — Bybit P2P)	+1.25%	live
Burkina FasoBF	West African CFA francXOF	579.75 (official)	586.99 (parallel — Bybit P2P)	+1.25%	live
Côte d'IvoireCI	West African CFA francXOF	579.75 (official)	586.99 (parallel — Bybit P2P)	+1.25%	live
Guinea-BissauGW	West African CFA francXOF	579.75 (official)	586.99 (parallel — Bybit P2P)	+1.25%	live
MaliML	West African CFA francXOF	579.75 (official)	586.99 (parallel — Bybit P2P)	+1.25%	live
NigerNE	West African CFA francXOF	579.75 (official)	586.99 (parallel — Bybit P2P)	+1.25%	live
SenegalSN	West African CFA francXOF	579.75 (official)	586.99 (parallel — Bybit P2P)	+1.25%	live
TogoTG	West African CFA francXOF	579.75 (official)	586.99 (parallel — Bybit P2P)	+1.25%	live
EgyptEG	Egyptian poundEGP	51.7803 (official)	52.425 (parallel — Bybit P2P)	+1.25%	live
EthiopiaET	Ethiopian birrETB	162.61 (reference)	163.97 (retail — Remitly)	+0.83%	retail_only
TanzaniaTZ	Tanzanian shillingTZS	2,646.23 (official)	2,655.00 (parallel — Binance P2P)	+0.33%	live
KenyaKE	Kenyan shillingKES	129.62 (official)	129.25 (parallel — Bybit P2P)	-0.29%	live
AngolaAO	Angolan kwanzaAOA	—	730.24 (parallel — Bybit P2P)	—	live
BotswanaBW	Botswana pulaBWP	—	15.55 (parallel — OKX P2P)	—	live
BurundiBI	Burundian francBIF	—	6,194.90 (parallel — Binance P2P)	—	live
Cabo VerdeCV	Cape Verdean escudoCVE	—	94.67 (retail — Remitly)	—	retail_only
ComorosKM	Comorian francKMF	—	425.73 (retail — Remitly)	—	retail_only
DjiboutiDJ	Djiboutian francDJF	—	173.66 (retail — Remitly)	—	retail_only
DR CongoCD	Congolese francCDF	—	2,390.00 (parallel — Bybit P2P)	—	thin
EritreaER	Eritrean nakfaERN	—	14.61 (retail — Remitly)	—	retail_only
GambiaGM	Gambian dalasiGMD	—	77.2 (parallel — Binance P2P)	—	live
GuineaGN	Guinean francGNF	—	9,765.00 (parallel — Binance P2P)	—	live
LiberiaLR	Liberian dollarLRD	—	187.78 (parallel — Binance P2P)	—	thin
MadagascarMG	Malagasy ariaryMGA	—	4,485.00 (parallel — Binance P2P)	—	live
MalawiMW	Malawian kwachaMWK	—	2,266.47 (retail — Remitly)	—	retail_only
MauritaniaMR	Mauritanian ouguiyaMRU	—	43.13 (parallel — Binance P2P)	—	live
MauritiusMU	Mauritian rupeeMUR	—	55.1 (parallel — OKX P2P)	—	live
SeychellesSC	Seychellois rupeeSCR	—	14.51 (retail — Remitly)	—	retail_only
Sierra LeoneSL	Sierra Leonean leoneSLE	—	24.4 (parallel — Binance P2P)	—	live
SudanSD	Sudanese poundSDG	—	8,156.00 (parallel — Binance P2P)	—	live
ZimbabweZW	Zimbabwe GoldZWG	26.6294 (reference)	—	—	thin
LibyaLY	Libyan dinarLYD	—	—	—	none
SomaliaSO	Somali shillingSOS	—	—	—	none
South SudanSS	South Sudanese poundSSP	—	—	—	none
São Tomé and PríncipeST	São Tomé and Príncipe dobraSTN	—	—	—	none

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 How we measure →	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: (market − official) / official × 100. How much more expensive the market dollar is versus official. Positive means the market trades weaker. Blank when either leg is missing — full formula & example.
Status: live — both sides current · thin — sparse parallel book or reference-only · retail only — remittance quote, no parallel · pegged — hard peg / fixed parity · none — no public source yet.