🇲🇷 MRU to 🇨🇳 CNY — Mauritanian Ouguiya (UM) to Chinese Yuan (RMB) Rate Today
Live indicative interbank rate. Last refreshed 25 Jun 2026 00:00:05 UTC.
Convert Mauritanian Ouguiya to Chinese Yuan using the live indicative interbank rate and the converter below. Covers the cost of sending to China via the major mobile money apps.
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MRU → CNY conversion table
| MRU | CNY |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.17 |
| 5 | 0.85 |
| 10 | 1.69 |
| 20 | 3.39 |
| 50 | 8.47 |
| 100 | 16.95 |
| 200 | 33.90 |
| 500 | 84.75 |
| 1,000 | 169.49 |
| 2,000 | 338.98 |
| 5,000 | 847.46 |
| 10,000 | 1,694.92 |
Table computed at the indicative rate of 1 MRU = 0.1695 CNY. Real operator-side values include a 1%-4% spread.
Mauritanian Ouguiya to Chinese Yuan exchange rate history
What moves the Mauritanian Ouguiya rate
The Mauritanian ouguiya is driven by iron ore, its leading export, alongside a major fishing sector and contributions from gold and copper. These natural resources set most of the supply of foreign currency, so the exchange rate responds to extracted volumes and world commodity prices. When iron prices or fish catches slip, foreign-currency earnings contract. To anticipate the ouguiya, follow iron-ore output and prices, fishing activity and the flows of gold and copper, because it is this resource bounty that governs the foreign-currency liquidity of a largely extractive economy. Resource revenue, more than any domestic policy lever, sets how much hard currency reaches the market.
Converting and sending the Mauritanian Ouguiya: what to know
The ouguiya was redenominated in 2018, with ten old units exchanged for one new one, so current notes reflect that change. It is unusual in being subdivided into five khoums rather than into hundredths, a quirk worth noting on local pricing. As a managed currency in a resource-dependent economy, its conditions are tied to how resource revenue is running. For senders and receivers, the main practical points are to use the post-2018 denominations, be aware of the five-khoum subdivision, and recognise that the currency is steered rather than freely floating in a market shaped by commodities.
About the Mauritanian Ouguiya
The Mauritanian ouguiya, issued by the Banque Centrale de Mauritanie, is one of the world's few currencies not built on a power of ten: it is subdivided into five khoums rather than into hundredths. In 2018 the unit was redenominated, with ten old ouguiya exchanged for one new one, streamlining prices after years of erosion. Mauritania, straddling the Sahara and the Atlantic, draws its export earnings chiefly from iron ore and from a rich fishing sector off its coast. Those two resource streams supply much of the foreign currency that backs the ouguiya and shape its everyday strength.
About the Chinese Yuan
The Chinese Yuan (CNY, ¥) is the unit of the broader Renminbi currency system, issued by the People's Bank of China since 1948. The two names sometimes confuse newcomers: Renminbi (literally "people's currency") refers to the currency as a system, while yuan is the unit in which prices are quoted — both terms describe the same money. Two ISO codes circulate: CNY for the onshore mainland-traded yuan and CNH for the offshore yuan traded primarily in Hong Kong, which sometimes diverges modestly from the onshore rate. The PBOC operates a managed-float regime: a daily mid-point is set against the dollar and the market is permitted to trade within a roughly 2% band around it. For Africa, the yuan has become one of the most strategically important non-G3 currencies. China-Africa bilateral trade reached approximately $348 billion in 2025, up around 17% year-on-year, with Nigeria, South Africa, Angola, Egypt and Kenya as the largest counterparties. In April 2026, Ecobank confirmed negotiations with the Bank of China to launch direct local-currency-to-yuan settlement across its 35 African markets, signalling a structural move away from US-dollar intermediation for African importers paying Chinese suppliers. Note that the ¥ symbol is shared with the Japanese yen — context matters when reading a number.
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Rates shown on this page are indicative interbank reference rates updated daily. Operator send rates typically include a 1%-4% spread above this reference, which covers FX hedging cost, settlement risk and commercial margin. For exact send rates via M-Pesa, MTN MoMo, Sendwave, LemFi, WorldRemit, Wise or TapTap Send to China, see the inbound transfer comparison.