Exchange rate to the US dollar in Malawi

On average in 2023, one US dollar was worth 1,161.094 units of Malawi's currency. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.

Measure: Official exchange rate (local currency per US dollar) Unit: Local currency units per US dollar, annual average Data: 1960 to 2023 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Malawi is for 2023. Most countries have figures for 2025.
Malawi, 2023 1,161.094 Local currency units per US dollar, annual average
Change from 2022 +22.3% 2022: 949.039 per US$

Exchange rate to the US dollar in Malawi over time

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Local currency units per US dollar, annual average. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Official exchange rate (local currency per US dollar) (local currency units per US dollar, annual average), 2001 to 2023
Period Malawi
2023 1,161.094 per US$
2022 949.039 per US$
2021 805.900 per US$
2020 749.527 per US$
2019 745.541 per US$
2018 732.333 per US$
2017 730.273 per US$
2016 718.005 per US$
2015 499.606 per US$
2014 424.897 per US$
2013 364.406 per US$
2012 249.107 per US$
2011 156.516 per US$
2010 150.486 per US$
2009 141.168 per US$
2008 140.522 per US$
2007 139.958 per US$
2006 136.013 per US$
2005 118.420 per US$
2004 108.898 per US$
2003 97.432 per US$
2002 76.687 per US$
2001 72.197 per US$

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +22.3% from 949.039 per US$ in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 364.406 per US$, the figure has changed by +218.6%.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
PA.NUS.FCRF · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2023 for Malawi
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics