MZN black market rate on Oct 9, 2026: 74.24 per USD
On Friday, October 9, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 74.24 MZN on Mozambique's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 74.28 MZN, reached a high of 74.69 and a low of 74.17, a trading range of 0.52 MZN (0.70%).
Across 268 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 74.5 MZN and the average price received when selling dollars was 74.72 MZN. Over the session the Mozambican Metical strengthened against the dollar (-0.05% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 9, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Mozambique on this date was 63.79 MZN per USD. The parallel-market close of 74.24 MZN therefore implied a premium of +16.37% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Oct 9, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 8, 2026, close 74.36 MZN), the rate moved -0.17%.
One week earlier (Oct 2, 2026) the close was 74.15 MZN, so the weekly change was +0.11%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 9, 2026) the close was 74.25 MZN, a -0.02% 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 Oct 9, 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 Oct 9, 2026?
- The USD to MZN parallel market rate closed at approximately 74.24 MZN per US dollar on Friday, October 9, 2026, after trading between 74.17 and 74.69 MZN.
- How much did the MZN move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 74.28 to a close of 74.24 MZN, the parallel rate moved -0.05% on Oct 9, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market MZN rate on that date?
- The official rate was 63.79 MZN per USD versus a parallel close of 74.24 MZN, a premium of +16.37%.
- Was the MZN black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 74.36 MZN on Oct 8, 2026, a change of -0.17%.
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.