AOA black market rate on Jul 18, 2026: 816.82 per USD
On Saturday, July 18, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 816.82 AOA on Angola's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 812.25 AOA, reached a high of 816.82 and a low of 810.61, a trading range of 6.21 AOA (0.77%).
Across 117 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 813.08 AOA and the average price received when selling dollars was 946.94 AOA. Over the session the Angolan Kwanza weakened against the dollar (+0.56% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Jul 18, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Angola on this date was 926.86 AOA per USD. The parallel-market close of 816.82 AOA therefore implied a premium of -11.87% over the official rate — a discount to the official rate, which is unusual and often reflects thin or one-sided quotes.
How Jul 18, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Jul 17, 2026, close 812.25 AOA), the rate moved +0.56%.
One week earlier (Jul 11, 2026) the close was 813.62 AOA, so the weekly change was +0.39%.
Thirty days earlier (Jun 18, 2026) the close was 805 AOA, a +1.47% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Angola's USD/AOA 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 Jul 18, 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 Angolan Kwanza black market rate on Jul 18, 2026?
- The USD to AOA parallel market rate closed at approximately 816.82 AOA per US dollar on Saturday, July 18, 2026, after trading between 810.61 and 816.82 AOA.
- How much did the AOA move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 812.25 to a close of 816.82 AOA, the parallel rate moved +0.56% on Jul 18, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market AOA rate on that date?
- The official rate was 926.86 AOA per USD versus a parallel close of 816.82 AOA, a premium of -11.87%.
- Was the AOA black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 812.25 AOA on Jul 17, 2026, a change of +0.56%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Angola in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Angolan Kwanza history or today's live rate.