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Official Exchange Rate by African country

4,529.75 MGA/USDMadagascar leads · 2025

Madagascar has the highest official exchange rate against the US dollar of any African country, at 4,529.75 MGA/USD — 1.3× Uganda's 3,602.99 UGX/USD.

Official local currency units per US dollar. 51 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2025.

Latest available year varies by country (2023–2025). Only observations within 2 years of the freshest result are included, and each row shows its period.

1Madagascar4,529.75 MGA/USD2Uganda3,602.99 UGX/USD3Burundi2,943.14 BIF/USD
#1 vs #511458×Madagascar vs Tunisia
Median191.31 LRD/USDLiberia
Lowest3.11 TND/USDTunisia

Full ranking

51 of 54 countries
#CountryOfficial Exchange RatePeriod
1Madagascar
4,529.75 MGA/USD2025
2Uganda
3,602.99 UGX/USD2025
3Burundi
2,943.14 BIF/USD2025
4Democratic Republic of the Congo
2,693.24 CDF/USD2025
5Tanzania
2,597.9 TZS/USD2024
6South Sudan
2,163.1 SSP/USD2024
7Nigeria
1,518.38 NGN/USD2025
8Rwanda
1,428.48 RWF/USD2025
9Malawi
1,161.09 MWK/USD2023
10Angola
911.99 AOA/USD2025
11Benin
581.93 XOF/USD2025
12Burkina Faso
581.93 XOF/USD2025
13Cameroon
581.93 XAF/USD2025
14Central African Republic
581.93 XAF/USD2025
15Chad
581.93 XAF/USD2025
16Cote d'Ivoire
581.93 XOF/USD2025
17Equatorial Guinea
581.93 XAF/USD2025
18Gabon
581.93 XAF/USD2025
19Guinea-Bissau
581.93 XOF/USD2025
20Mali
581.93 XOF/USD2025
21Niger
581.93 XOF/USD2025
22Republic of the Congo
581.93 XAF/USD2025
23Senegal
581.93 XOF/USD2025
24Togo
581.93 XOF/USD2025
25Comoros
435.38 KMF/USD2025
26Liberia
191.31 LRD/USD2024
27Djibouti
177.72 DJF/USD2025
28Algeria
131.61 DZD/USD2025
29Kenya
129.3 KES/USD2025
30Cabo Verde
97.86 CVE/USD2025
31Ethiopia
82.6 ETB/USD2024
32Gambia
71.29 GMD/USD2025
33Mozambique
63.91 MZN/USD2024
34Egypt
49.23 EGP/USD2025
35Mauritius
46 MUR/USD2025
36Mauritania
36.49 MRU/USD2023
37Zimbabwe
26.6 ZWL/USD2025
38Zambia
25.28 ZMW/USD2025
39Sao Tome and Principe
22.64 STN/USD2024
40Sierra Leone
21.3 SLE/USD2023
41Eswatini
17.89 SZL/USD2025
42Lesotho
17.89 LSL/USD2025
43South Africa
17.89 ZAR/USD2025
44Namibia
17.89 NAD/USD2025
45Eritrea
15.08 ERN/USD2025
46Seychelles
14.73 SCR/USD2025
47Botswana
13.5 BWP/USD2025
48Ghana
12.56 GHS/USD2025
49Morocco
9.35 MAD/USD2025
50Libya
5.3 LYD/USD2025
51Tunisia
3.11 TND/USD2024

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Frequently asked questions

Which African country has the highest official exchange rate against the US dollar?

Madagascar has the highest official exchange rate against the US dollar in Africa at 4,529.75 MGA/USD (2025), followed by Uganda and Burundi.

Which African country has the lowest official exchange rate against the US dollar?

Tunisia has the lowest official exchange rate against the US dollar of the 51 African countries with data, at 3.11 TND/USD (2024).

How many African countries report Official Exchange Rate data?

51 of 54 African countries have a Official Exchange Rate figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries, here 2023–2025). Every value links to its full series with source and history.

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