Central African Republic: USD exchange rate

The currency chart for the Central African Republic shows historical data for the CFA Francs per USD exchange rate. These are monthly averages and not end-of-month currency values. An increase means depreciation against the USD as one can exchange more CFA Francs per USD. Depreciation implies that goods from the Central African Republic become cheaper to export and it becomes cheaper for foreigners to visit the Central African Republic.

The series for the Central African Republic are available from September 2004 to June 2025. For that period, the average exchange rate for the Central African Republic was 540.4745 CFA Francs per USD with a minimum of 416.045 CFA Francs per USD in July 2008 and a maximum of 667.8789 CFA Francs per USD in October 2022. The most recent available data point is 569.2822 CFA Francs per USD, a change of -2.07% from the previous data point of 581.3124 CFA Francs per USD and a change of -6.61% from a year ago when the level was 609.553 CFA Francs per USD.

Currency values in the Central African Republic and elsewhere have different driving forces over the short-run and the long-run. Countries may have fixed or floating exchange rate regimes or be part of monetary unions. They may experience currency crises. These and other issues are discussed in detail on our Exchange rate page.