🇲🇿 MZN to 🇺🇸 USD — Mozambican Metical to US Dollar Rate Today
Indicative interbank rate. Interbank rate updated 19 Jul 03:00 UTC (less than 1h ago) · ExchangeRate-API (interbank)
Convert Mozambican Metical to US Dollar using the live indicative interbank rate and the converter below. Covers the cost of sending to United States via the major mobile money apps.
MZN to USD rate change
Rate tracking started 5 June 2026. Longer windows fill in as history grows.
Change in the MZN→USD rate. + means the US Dollar weakened against the Mozambican Metical; − means it strengthened.
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MZN → USD conversion table
| MZN | USD |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.02 |
| 5 | 0.08 |
| 10 | 0.16 |
| 20 | 0.31 |
| 50 | 0.78 |
| 100 | 1.57 |
| 200 | 3.14 |
| 500 | 7.85 |
| 1,000 | 15.70 |
| 2,000 | 31.40 |
| 5,000 | 78.50 |
| 10,000 | 157.00 |
Table computed at the indicative rate of 1 MZN = 0.0157 USD. Real operator-side values include a 1%-4% spread.
Mozambican Metical to US Dollar exchange rate history
About the Mozambican Metical
The Mozambican Metical (MZN, MT) is the official currency of Mozambique, issued by the Bank of Mozambique. The current Metical was introduced in July 2006 at a rate of 1 new Metical for 1,000 old Meticais as part of a redenomination intended to simplify accounting after years of inflation. Subdivided into 100 centavos, the Metical operates under a managed-float regime. The currency is structurally exposed to LNG-related FX inflows tied to the country's Rovuma Basin gas development and to coal export receipts; the timing of those flows materially shapes interbank liquidity. For diaspora and remittance flows to M-Pesa Mozambique and Mkesh, the formal-channel Metical rate stays close to the interbank reference, and Mozambique applies no specific government levy on mobile-money transactions, leaving the all-in cost competitive.
About the US Dollar
The US Dollar (USD, $) is the world's primary reserve currency and the de facto reference rate for most African remittance pricing. It is issued by the Federal Reserve System and subdivided into 100 cents. For African routes, the USD plays two distinct roles: as the on-the-wire settlement currency that originating remittance providers use to hedge between markets, and as the unit of account that diaspora senders most often think in. When operators quote a USD-to-local-currency rate, the difference between that rate and the interbank mid-market — the spread — is where most of the route's cost is hidden, often dwarfing the visible send fee. For receivers in countries with thin USD interbank markets such as Sierra Leone or Mozambique, the published rate can lag the interbank reference by several percentage points.
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Why is the rate I see on my mobile money operator different?
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 United States, see the inbound transfer comparison.