🇨🇲 XAF to 🇺🇸 USD — Franc CFA (FCFA) to US Dollar Rate Today
Indicative interbank rate. Interbank rate updated 19 Jul 03:00 UTC (less than 1h ago) · ExchangeRate-API (interbank)
Convert Franc CFA 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.
XAF to USD rate change
Rate tracking started 5 June 2026. Longer windows fill in as history grows.
Change in the XAF→USD rate. + means the US Dollar weakened against the Franc CFA; − means it strengthened.
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XAF → USD conversion table
| XAF | USD |
|---|---|
| 500 | 0.87 |
| 1,000 | 1.74 |
| 2,000 | 3.49 |
| 5,000 | 8.72 |
| 10,000 | 17.44 |
| 25,000 | 43.61 |
| 50,000 | 87.21 |
| 100,000 | 174.43 |
| 250,000 | 436.07 |
| 500,000 | 872.13 |
| 1,000,000 | 1,744.27 |
Table computed at the indicative rate of 1 XAF = 0.001744 USD. Real operator-side values include a 1%-4% spread.
Franc CFA to US Dollar exchange rate history
What moves the Franc CFA rate
The Central-African CFA franc is pegged to the euro at a fixed 655.957, like the XOF but not interchangeable. The rate is stable against the euro and tracks EUR/USD against the dollar; CEMAC-zone oil receipts weigh on reserves.
About the Franc CFA
The Central African CFA Franc (XAF, FCFA) is the official currency of the six CEMAC member states — Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. It is issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) and pegged to the Euro at the fixed rate of 655.957 XAF per 1 EUR. The CFA is theoretically subdivided into 100 centimes, though the centime is no longer in active use. Despite sharing the CFA name, the XAF and the West African XOF are not interchangeable: cross-border payments between the two zones require an FX conversion at the BEAC-BCEAO interbank rate. For mobile-money inflows to MTN MoMo Cameroon and Orange Money in the CEMAC zone, EUR-to-XAF flows benefit from the fixed peg, while USD and GBP flows must cross EUR before converting.
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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FAQ
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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.