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ZMW to USD Market Data

Zambian kwacha (ZMW) to US dollar (USD) market data - latest interbank exchange rate, trend, chart & historic rates.

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1 ZMW = 0.044314 USD

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ZMW to USD at 0.044290 is 3.4% above its 3-month average of 0.042848, having traded in a relatively stable 7.3% range from 0.041372 to 0.044400

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1 USD = 22.57 ZMW

Is the ZMW to USD Exchange Rate Likely to Improve?

Predicting exchange rate movements is always challenging, as they’re influenced by a wide range of economic and geopolitical factors. One useful way to assess the current value of the Zambian kwacha against the US dollar is to review how the ZMW/USD rate has changed over time.

The table below shows the percentage change in the ZMW to USD exchange rate across various timeframes—from the past 2 weeks to the last 20 years:

Date	ZMW/USD	Period
28 Sep 2025	0.0423	2 Week
14 Jul 2025	0.0431	3 Month
12 Oct 2024	0.0378	1 Year
13 Oct 2020	0.0498	5 Year
15 Oct 2015	0.0856	10 Year

ZMW/USD historic rates

ZMW to USD Conversion: What Is Your Money Worth?

To help you understand the real-world value of the current exchange rate, the table below shows how much Zambian kwacha are worth in US dollar across a range of amounts.

This gives a quick view of what you’d get when converting different ZMW amounts at today’s rate * :

ZMW	USD
1	$ 0.0443
5	$ 0.2216
10	$ 0.4431
20	$ 0.8863
50	$ 2.2157
100	$ 4.4314
250	$ 11.08
500	$ 22.16
1,000	$ 44.31
2,000	$ 88.63
5,000	$ 221.57
10,000	$ 443.14
20,000	$ 886.28
50,000	$ 2,216
100,000	$ 4,431

ZMW	USD
22.57	$ 1
112.85	$ 5
225.70	$ 10
451.40	$ 20
1,129	$ 50
2,257	$ 100
5,643	$ 250
11,285	$ 500
22,570	$ 1,000
45,140	$ 2,000
112,850	$ 5,000
225,700	$ 10,000
451,400	$ 20,000
1,128,500	$ 50,000
2,257,000	$ 100,000

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*Converted at the current ZMW-USD interbank exchange rate. Calculate actual payout amounts for Send Money and Travel Money exchange rates.

Is US dollar (USD) expected to go up or down?

This is always a difficult question as exchange rates are influenced by many factors, so a good method to consider the US dollar current value is to look the USD performance against a range of other currencies over various time periods.

The following table looks at the performance of the USD exchange rate against selections of other currencies over time periods from the previous 2 days back to the last 5 years.