Malawi: USD exchange rate

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The currency chart for Malawi shows historical data for the Malawian Kwachas 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 Malawian Kwachas per USD. Depreciation implies that goods from Malawi become cheaper to export and it becomes cheaper for foreigners to visit Malawi.

The series for Malawi are available from September 2004 to January 2025. For that period, the average exchange rate for Malawi was 535.6813 Malawian Kwachas per USD with a minimum of 108.0845 Malawian Kwachas per USD in December 2004 and a maximum of 1736.9058 Malawian Kwachas per USD in April 2024. The most recent available data point is 1734.7106 Malawian Kwachas per USD, a change of 0.05% from the previous data point of 1733.7794 Malawian Kwachas per USD and a change of 3.13% from a year ago when the level was 1682.0883 Malawian Kwachas per USD.

Currency values in Malawi 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.
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  • Measure: Malawian Kwachas per USD
  • Source: Google Finance

Recent values Malawi: USD Exchange rate
2025  Jan 1734.7106
2024  Dec 1733.7794
2024  Nov 1735.6784
2024  Oct 1735.0931
2024  Sep 1734.9284
2024  Aug 1731.8344
2024  Jul 1733.5473
2024  Jun 1733.7299


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Definition: The amount of local currency units that can be exchanged for one USD. An increase (decrease) means USD appreciation (depreciation). The values are monthly averages of the daily exchange rates provided by Google Finance.

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