Zambian Kwacha (ZMW)

The Zambian Kwacha is the official currency of Zambia.

Currency Details

Currency Code ZMW
Symbol ZK
Minor Unit Ngwee (1/100)
Country Zambia
Central Bank Bank of Zambia

Official ZMW Central Bank Rates

Live rates on this page are mid-market rates. For tax filings, customs valuations, audits, and compliant invoicing you often need the official reference rate published by Bank of Zambia instead. AllRatesToday serves Bank of Zambia published rates as JSON, with history and a free latest-rates tier.

Bank of Zambia official rates → All central banks →

Popular ZMW Conversions

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Live ZMW Exchange Rates

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Coins & Banknotes

🪙 Coins

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💵 Banknotes

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Frequently Asked Questions

The ISO 4217 currency code for the Zambian Kwacha is ZMW. This three-letter code is used internationally in banking, finance, and commerce to identify the Zambian Kwacha.
The Zambian Kwacha (ZMW) is the official currency of Zambia. It is managed by the Bank of Zambia.
The symbol for the Zambian Kwacha is ZK. The minor unit is the Ngwee (1/100).
The Zambian Kwacha (ZMW) is managed by the Bank of Zambia. The central bank is responsible for monetary policy, issuing banknotes and coins, and maintaining the stability of the currency.
Yes. The AllRatesToday API returns live ZMW mid-market rates against 160+ currencies as JSON: call GET /api/v1/rates?source=ZMW&target=USD with your API key. The same endpoint converts amounts, returns a past date or a date range, and can answer in CSV, XML or Excel. A free API key is available.
Yes. Add time=YYYY-MM-DD for a single past date, or from= and to= for a daily series, to the /api/v1/rates request for ZMW. Charts for the last 7 days to 1 year are also available via /api/historical-rates with a period parameter.
Yes. GET /api/v1/central-bank/boz/latest returns the rates as published by Bank of Zambia, with history for past dates. Use it when an invoice, tax return, customs declaration or audit requires the official rate rather than a market rate.

ZMW Exchange Rate API

Get live Zambian Kwacha (ZMW) exchange rates in your app, spreadsheet or backend with one HTTPS request. The AllRatesToday API returns ZMW mid-market rates against 160+ currencies as JSON, converts amounts, serves past dates and date ranges, and also returns the official rate published by Bank of Zambia.

Endpoints for ZMW

What you needRequest
Latest ZMW/USD rateGET /api/v1/rates?source=ZMW&target=USD
ZMW against several currenciesGET /api/v1/rates?source=ZMW&target=USD,EUR,GBP
Convert an amount from ZMWGET /api/v1/rates?source=ZMW&target=USD&amount=1000
ZMW rate on a past dateGET /api/v1/rates?source=ZMW&target=USD&time=2026-06-30
ZMW rate history for a date rangeGET /api/v1/rates?source=ZMW&target=USD&from=2026-01-01&to=2026-06-30
ZMW rates as CSV, XML or ExcelGET /api/v1/rates?source=ZMW&target=USD,EUR,GBP&format=csv
Official Bank of Zambia rateGET /api/v1/central-bank/boz/latest

Send your key as Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY.

Example request

cURL

curl "https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/rates?source=ZMW&target=USD" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

JavaScript (npm install @allratestoday/sdk)

import AllRatesToday from '@allratestoday/sdk';

const client = new AllRatesToday('YOUR_API_KEY');
const rate = await client.getRate('ZMW', 'USD');
console.log(rate);

Python (pip install allratestoday)

from allratestoday import AllRatesToday

client = AllRatesToday(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
rate = client.get_rate("ZMW", "USD")
print(rate)

Example response

[
  {
    "rate": 0.0000,
    "source": "ZMW",
    "target": "USD",
    "time": "2026-11-01T12:00:00Z"
  }
]

The rate value above is filled in from the live ZMW/USD rate when the page loads.

What developers build with ZMW rates

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