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Kwacha per US dollar, monthly average mid-rate. A higher number is a weaker kwacha.

K18.90Aug 2026+2.9%on the month−18.7%on the year
12-month average20.28
Record high28.68Mar 2025
Record low4.67Mar 2011
Observations187since Jan 2011

US Dollar, Jan 2011 to Aug 2026

0102030402011201320152017201920212023202518.90

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MonthUS Dollar (ZMW)
Aug 202618.90
Jul 202618.36
Jun 202617.81
May 202618.82
Apr 202619.08
Mar 202619.26
Feb 202618.88
Jan 202620.04
Dec 202522.82
Nov 202522.73
Oct 202522.82
Sep 202523.78
Aug 202523.25
Jul 202523.37
Jun 202524.48
May 202526.92
Apr 202528.14
Mar 202528.68
Jan 202528.22
Dec 202427.92
Nov 202427.60
Oct 202427.33
Sep 202426.56
Aug 202426.41
Jul 202426.09
Jun 202425.64
May 202425.94
Apr 202426.47
Mar 202425.37
Feb 202425.05
Jan 202425.16
Dec 202326.36
Nov 202324.77
Oct 202323.04
Sep 202321.57
Aug 202320.78
Jul 202319.48
Jun 202318.67
May 202318.71
Apr 202318.60
Mar 202318.39
Feb 202320.63
Jan 202319.42
Dec 202218.52
Nov 202217.60
Oct 202216.56
Sep 202215.93
Aug 202215.64
Jul 202216.07
Jun 202216.41
May 202217.00
Apr 202217.09
Mar 202217.37
Feb 202217.94
Jan 202217.69
Dec 202117.49
Nov 202116.77
Oct 202117.55
Sep 202117.04
Aug 202116.38
Jul 202118.01
Jun 202121.56
May 202122.58
Apr 202122.43
Mar 202122.22
Feb 202121.99
Jan 202121.59
Dec 202021.30
Nov 202021.09
Oct 202020.84
Sep 202020.20
Aug 202019.82
Jul 202018.80
Jun 202018.16
May 202018.18
Apr 202018.22
Mar 202018.59
Feb 202016.58
Jan 202014.70
Dec 201914.42
Nov 201914.39
Oct 201913.98
Sep 201913.18
Aug 201913.14
Jul 201913.03
Jun 201912.74
May 201913.04
Apr 201913.22
Mar 201912.29
Feb 201912.02
Jan 201911.92
Dec 201811.93
Nov 201811.91
Oct 201811.82
Sep 201811.91
Aug 201810.99
Jul 201810.10
Jun 20189.90
May 201810.04
Apr 201810.10
Mar 20189.53
Feb 20189.58
Jan 20189.79
Dec 20179.85
Nov 201710.02
Oct 201710.01
Sep 201710.12
Aug 20179.87
Jul 20179.54
Jun 20179.05
May 20178.92
Apr 20179.20
Mar 20179.28
Feb 20179.35
Jan 20179.56
Dec 20169.69
Nov 20169.90
Oct 20169.88
Sep 20169.84
Aug 20169.85
Jul 20169.99
Jun 201610.00
May 20169.97
Apr 201610.71
Mar 20169.92
Feb 201610.16
Jan 201611.37
Dec 201511.29
Nov 201511.02
Oct 201510.97
Sep 201512.55
Aug 201511.41
Jul 20159.19
Jun 20157.75
May 20157.57
Apr 20157.22
Mar 20157.37
Feb 20157.50
Jan 20157.04
Dec 20146.52
Nov 20146.41
Oct 20146.34
Sep 20146.36
Aug 20146.25
Jul 20146.08
Jun 20146.15
May 20146.16
Apr 20146.59
Mar 20146.36
Feb 20146.18
Jan 20145.88
Dec 20135.58
Nov 20135.51
Oct 20135.55
Sep 20135.41
Aug 20135.31
Jul 20135.39
Jun 20135.47
May 20135.46
Apr 20135.33
Mar 20135.34
Feb 20135.38
Jan 20135.33
Dec 20125.29
Nov 20125.20
Oct 20125.20
Sep 20125.17
Aug 20125.03
Jul 20124.91
Jun 20124.89
May 20125.25
Apr 20125.21
Mar 20125.24
Feb 20125.28
Jan 20125.22
Dec 20115.13
Nov 20115.12
Oct 20115.03
Sep 20114.95
Aug 20114.91
Jul 20114.92
Jun 20114.83
May 20115.12
Apr 20114.75
Mar 20114.67
Feb 20114.75
Jan 20114.77

Source: Bank of Zambia. Monthly. Gaps in the line are months with no published figure.

Change on a year earlier

Each bar is this month against the same month twelve months before — the comparison that strips out the seasonal pattern.

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