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Virtus FX Desk

African Currencies vs the U.S. Dollar

18 African currencies tracked live against the USD, the settlement currency of the diamond and precious-metals trade. Updated automatically through the day.

As of 2026-10-19T12:23Z · quoted as local units per 1 USD · Live data
VDR Proprietary FX Research

Botswana Pula vs USD · 3-Year Trend

13.5252
▲ +1.91% vs USD over 3 years(local currency weakened)
2023-11-272024-02-192024-12-092025-03-032025-12-222026-10-1912.9513.313.651414.35
Series compiled and maintained in-house by the VDR Research Desk as part of the registry's proprietary African settlement-currency programme. Full methodology and underlying observations are documented and available for independent expert verification on request. Quoted as local units per 1 USD.
VDR Research Projections

Where the Model Sees Each Currency · 7d / 1m / 6m / 12m · per 1 USD

Do not trade on these figures. VDR modeled research projections, NOT price predictions you can trade on. These figures are statistical extrapolations for research context only, they are not investment advice, not an offer or solicitation, and must not be used to make trading, hedging or investment decisions. Markets can and do move against any model.

InstrumentCurrent7 Days1 Month6 Months12 Months
Botswana Pula (USD/BWP)13.53
13.53
+0.03%
13.21–13.86
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South African Rand (USD/ZAR)16.45
16.43
-0.15%
15.45–17.46
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Namibian Dollar (USD/NAD)16.45
16.43
-0.14%
16.09–16.77
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Nigerian Naira (USD/NGN)1,330.87
1,341.55
+0.8%
1,268.04–1,419.31
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Ghanaian Cedi (USD/GHS)11.64
11.64
-0.02%
11.03–12.28
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Kenyan Shilling (USD/KES)129.72
129.47
-0.19%
127.2–131.77
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Tanzanian Shilling (USD/TZS)2,628.06
2,631.17
+0.12%
2,575.51–2,688.03
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Ugandan Shilling (USD/UGX)4,087.09
4,093.1
+0.15%
4,019.81–4,167.72
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Zambian Kwacha (USD/ZMW)20.09
20.06
-0.14%
19.2–20.95
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Egyptian Pound (USD/EGP)53.69
54.15
+0.86%
51.03–57.45
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Moroccan Dirham (USD/MAD)9.76
9.76
-0.02%
9.51–10.01
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Ethiopian Birr (USD/ETB)161.01
163.66
+1.64%
148.91–179.87
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Mozambican Metical (USD/MZN)63.45
63.46
+0%
63.23–63.68
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Rwandan Franc (USD/RWF)1,472.85
1,477.37
+0.31%
1,462.85–1,492.03
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Mauritian Rupee (USD/MUR)47.19
47.26
+0.14%
46.56–47.97
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West African CFA Franc (USD/XOF)584.21
583.81
-0.07%
564.42–603.87
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Central African CFA Franc (USD/XAF)584.21
583.81
-0.07%
576.31–591.41
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Strongest vs USD today
Botswana Pula (BWP)
-0.808%
Weakest vs USD today
Ugandan Shilling (UGX)
+0.755%
CurrencyPer 1 USDChange vs PriorTrend
AOA
Angolan Kwanza
Angola
917.86-0.137%
BWP
Botswana Pula
Botswana
13.5252-0.808%
XAF
Central African CFA Franc
CEMAC bloc
584.21+0.035%
EGP
Egyptian Pound
Egypt
53.6874+0.478%
ETB
Ethiopian Birr
Ethiopia
161.01-0.008%
GHS
Ghanaian Cedi
Ghana
11.642-0.046%
KES
Kenyan Shilling
Kenya
129.72+0.014%
MUR
Mauritian Rupee
Mauritius
47.1945-0.196%
MAD
Moroccan Dirham
Morocco
9.7574-0.259%
MZN
Mozambican Metical
Mozambique
63.4519-0.065%
NAD
Namibian Dollar
Namibia
16.4502-0.301%
NGN
Nigerian Naira
Nigeria
1,330.87+0.016%
RWF
Rwandan Franc
Rwanda
1,472.85-0.082%
ZAR
South African Rand
South Africa
16.4509-0.293%
TZS
Tanzanian Shilling
Tanzania
2,628.06+0.082%
UGX
Ugandan Shilling
Uganda
4,087.09+0.755%
XOF
West African CFA Franc
WAEMU bloc
584.21+0.035%
ZMW
Zambian Kwacha
Zambia
20.0876+0.601%

Rising values mean the local currency weakened against the dollar (more local units per USD). VDR data network, live. Not investment advice.