Key facts
- Code
- ZMW (numeric: 967 ) , before 2013: ZMK
- Symbol
- K, ZK
- 1 100
- ngwee
- Ngwee
- N
- Freq used
- 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 , 100 , 200, 500 kwacha
- Official user s
- Zambia
- Unofficial users
- Zimbabwe Malawi (used in the border areas between Zambia & Zimbabwe and also Zambia & Malawi )
- Central bank
- Bank of Zambia
- Website
- www .boz .zm
- Printer
- G&D , Johan Enschede en Zonen
- Inflation
- 15.78%
- Source
- www .zamstats .gov .zm , January 2024 est.
Article
Zambian kwacha (sign: K; code: ZMW) is the official currency of Zambia, issued by the Bank of Zambia. It is subdivided into 100 ngwee. On 31 March 2025, the Bank of Zambia launched the new "Heritage Series"—a refreshed currency family of six banknotes (K10, K20, 50, 100, K200, K500) and six coins (5 ngwee, 10 ngwee, 50 ngwee, K1, K2, K5)—featuring enhanced security and national heritage themes.
Etymology