Islamic finance
Nisab Today in MXN
The live zakat threshold in Mexican Peso, from today's gold and silver prices (2026-09-27).
Gold nisab by karat in MXN
Nisab is 85 g of pure gold. Jewellery is alloyed, so the weight you need depends on the karat — the local standard in Mexican Peso is 18K.
| Karat | Purity | Per gram today (MXN) | Grams for nisab |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24K | 99.9% | 2,426 | 85.1 g |
| 22K | 91.7% | 2,226 | 92.7 g |
| 21K | 87.5% | 2,125 | 97.1 g |
| 18Klocal standard | 75.0% | 1,821 | 113.3 g |
Spot metal value at 2026-09-27; shop prices add making charges and tax. Zakat itself is 2.5% of the value once you are above nisab.
Nisab in Mexico
Mexican jewellery is mostly 14K and 18K, and Mexico's Centenario coin (21.6K, 37.5 g pure gold per 50-peso coin) is the classic investment piece; count each Centenario as 37.5 grams pure. The peso floats. Nisab is measured in pure gold, and jewellery is never pure: multiply each piece's weight by its karat's purity (0.9167 for 22K, 0.875 for 21K, 0.75 for 18K, 0.585 for 14K) before comparing the total with 85 grams. The karat table above gives today's per-gram value of each karat in your currency for a quick valuation.
The zakat year
The zakat year (hawl) is lunar — about 354 days, not 365. Fixing one Hijri date each year (many people use Ramadan) keeps the calculation consistent; paying on a Gregorian anniversary drifts eleven days later every year.
Common situations for zakat payers in Mexico
Mexico's Muslim community is small, and its wealth is usually peso savings, Afore retirement accounts and sometimes Centenario coins. Afore balances are locked and commonly treated as not zakatable until accessible; savings and Cetes are zakatable at value; each Centenario counts as 37.5 grams of pure gold.
Where Mexican Muslims pay zakat
Through mosques and Islamic centres in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Chiapas, or directly to the poor.
How to use these numbers
If your zakatable wealth in Mexican Peso — cash in MXN, gold and silver, money owed to you, and business inventory — stays at or above the nisab for one full lunar year, zakat of 2.5% is due. Most scholars recommend checking against the lower silver figure (21,689 MXN today) so that zakat reaches more people.
Calculate exactly what you owe with the zakat calculator, value gold by weight and karat with zakat on gold, or see today's gold price in Mexico.
Nisab in other currencies
Frequently asked questions
What is the nisab in MXN today?+
Using the gold standard (85 g of pure gold), today's nisab is about 206,432 MXN. Using the silver standard (595 g) it is about 21,689 MXN. Figures refresh daily with metal prices and the MXN exchange rate.
Gold or silver standard — which should I use?+
Most scholars recommend the silver nisab because it is lower — zakat becomes due sooner and more of the poor benefit. The gold standard is also valid.
Why does the nisab in Mexican Peso change?+
Two moving parts: the global gold/silver price, and the MXN exchange rate. Both update daily, so a nisab figure published months ago can be far off — this page always shows today's value.