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Old Zambian Kwacha (ZMK) to Malawian Kwacha (MWK)

Convert old Zambian kwachas to Malawian Kwacha at the live mid-market rate. Reverse: MWK to ZMK

The Old Zambian Kwacha is no longer in use

Old Zambian Kwacha (ZMK) was replaced by the Zambian Kwacha (ZMW) in 2013. For today’s money, convert ZMW to MWK.

1 Old Zambian Kwacha =

0.1937 MWK +0.44% today

1 ZMK = 0.193651 MWK · 1 MWK = 5.16392 ZMK

Mid-market rate, updated 02:22 UTC. Paid plans update as often as every 60 seconds. Get ZMK→MWK rates via API

ZMK to MWK over the last year

0.1920.193Nov ’25Jan ’26Mar ’26May ’26Jul ’26Sep ’26
52-week high
0.19365
52-week low
0.19179
52-week average
0.19263
Change over the year
+0.54%

Conversion tables

ZMK to MWK
ZMK MWK
1 ZMK 0.1937 MWK
10 ZMK 1.94 MWK
100 ZMK 19.37 MWK
1,000 ZMK 193.65 MWK
10,000 ZMK 1,936.51 MWK
50,000 ZMK 9,682.57 MWK
100,000 ZMK 19,365.14 MWK
MWK to ZMK
MWK ZMK
1 MWK 5 ZMK
10 MWK 52 ZMK
100 MWK 516 ZMK
1,000 MWK 5,164 ZMK
10,000 MWK 51,639 ZMK
50,000 MWK 258,196 ZMK
100,000 MWK 516,392 ZMK

Get ZMK→MWK rates via API

The live rate, the rate on any past day or a whole range, for MWK and 170+ other currencies, as JSON. Free plan included. See the exchange rate API.

Get a free API key API documentation 
curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/latest \
  -G -d base_currency=ZMK -d currencies=MWK \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

# the rate on a past day
curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/historical \
  -G -d base_currency=ZMK -d currencies=MWK \
  -d date=2025-10-02 \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

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Questions about ZMK to MWK

How much is 1 ZMK in MWK?

1 Old Zambian Kwacha is 0.193651 Malawian Kwacha at the mid-market rate of 2 October 2026, 02:22 UTC, and 1 MWK is 5.16392 ZMK.

What was the ZMK to MWK rate over the last year?

Over the last 52 weeks 1 ZMK ranged from 0.19179 to 0.193651 MWK, 0.19263 MWK on average.

Which exchange rate is this?

The mid-market rate: the midpoint between what currency markets pay and ask for ZMK/MWK, without the margin a bank or card issuer adds, so the rate you are charged is usually a little worse.