MZN black market rate on Aug 22, 2026: 75.35 per USD
On Saturday, August 22, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 75.35 MZN on Mozambique's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 75.31 MZN, reached a high of 75.75 and a low of 75.26, a trading range of 0.49 MZN (0.65%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 75.57 MZN and the average price received when selling dollars was 75.79 MZN. Over the session the Mozambican Metical weakened against the dollar (+0.05% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 22, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Mozambique on this date was 60.6 MZN per USD. The parallel-market close of 75.35 MZN therefore implied a premium of +24.34% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Aug 22, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 21, 2026, close 75.31 MZN), the rate moved +0.05%.
One week earlier (Aug 15, 2026) the close was 74.7 MZN, so the weekly change was +0.87%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 23, 2026) the close was 75.72 MZN, a -0.48% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Mozambique's USD/MZN parallel market throughout the day from peer-to-peer stablecoin order books and, where available, community submissions. Each sample is filtered for outliers and aggregated into a single buy and sell quote; the figures above are the first, highest, lowest and last of those aggregated quotes for Aug 22, 2026 (UTC).
USDT peer-to-peer prices closely track cash dollar prices in most parallel markets but are not identical to them: payment-method fees, merchant margins and local demand for stablecoins can all add a few tenths of a percent.
Frequently asked questions
- What was the dollar to Mozambican Metical black market rate on Aug 22, 2026?
- The USD to MZN parallel market rate closed at approximately 75.35 MZN per US dollar on Saturday, August 22, 2026, after trading between 75.26 and 75.75 MZN.
- How much did the MZN move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 75.31 to a close of 75.35 MZN, the parallel rate moved +0.05% on Aug 22, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market MZN rate on that date?
- The official rate was 60.6 MZN per USD versus a parallel close of 75.35 MZN, a premium of +24.34%.
- Was the MZN black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 75.31 MZN on Aug 21, 2026, a change of +0.05%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Mozambique in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Mozambican Metical history or today's live rate.