AOA black market rate on Aug 18, 2026: 824.98 per USD
On Tuesday, August 18, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 824.98 AOA on Angola's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 873.45 AOA, reached a high of 873.52 and a low of 824.98, a trading range of 48.54 AOA (5.88%).
Across 61 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 871.89 AOA and the average price received when selling dollars was 998.44 AOA. Over the session the Angolan Kwanza strengthened against the dollar (-5.55% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 18, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Angola on this date was 927.79 AOA per USD. The parallel-market close of 824.98 AOA therefore implied a premium of -11.08% over the official rate — a discount to the official rate, which is unusual and often reflects thin or one-sided quotes.
How Aug 18, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 17, 2026, close 873.51 AOA), the rate moved -5.56%.
One week earlier (Aug 11, 2026) the close was 870.44 AOA, so the weekly change was -5.22%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 19, 2026) the close was 816.82 AOA, a +1.00% 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 Aug 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 Aug 18, 2026?
- The USD to AOA parallel market rate closed at approximately 824.98 AOA per US dollar on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, after trading between 824.98 and 873.52 AOA.
- How much did the AOA move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 873.45 to a close of 824.98 AOA, the parallel rate moved -5.55% on Aug 18, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market AOA rate on that date?
- The official rate was 927.79 AOA per USD versus a parallel close of 824.98 AOA, a premium of -11.08%.
- Was the AOA black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 873.51 AOA on Aug 17, 2026, a change of -5.56%.
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.