Economy · East Africa
Malawi Official Exchange Rate
1,733.71 MWK/USDas of 2026-09
Official local currency units per US dollar. Source: WORLD BANK GEM SIGNALS. Retrieved September 9, 2026.
Trend
Chart and history show the annual period-average official rate (World Bank). The headline figure is the latest official snapshot.
History
| Period | Official Exchange Rate |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,161.09 MWK/USD |
| 2022 | 949.04 MWK/USD |
| 2021 | 805.9 MWK/USD |
| 2020 | 749.53 MWK/USD |
| 2019 | 745.54 MWK/USD |
| 2018 | 732.33 MWK/USD |
| 2017 | 730.27 MWK/USD |
| 2016 | 718.01 MWK/USD |
| 2015 | 499.61 MWK/USD |
| 2014 | 424.9 MWK/USD |
| 2013 | 364.41 MWK/USD |
| 2012 | 249.11 MWK/USD |
Get this via API
Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=MW&metric_key=official_exchange_rate_latest_lcu_per_usd" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"Official Exchange Rate across Africa
View country ranking ->| Country | Official Exchange Rate |
|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,518.38 NGN/USD |
| Kenya | 129.3 KES/USD |
| South Africa | 17.89 ZAR/USD |
| Egypt | 49.23 EGP/USD |
| Ghana | 12.56 GHS/USD |
| Ethiopia | 82.6 ETB/USD |
More Malawi economy data