AOA black market rate on Aug 20, 2026: 825.15 per USD
On Thursday, August 20, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 825.15 AOA on Angola's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 822.25 AOA, reached a high of 825.15 and a low of 821.34, a trading range of 3.8 AOA (0.46%).
Across 73 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 823.08 AOA and the average price received when selling dollars was 935.22 AOA. Over the session the Angolan Kwanza weakened against the dollar (+0.35% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 20, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Angola on this date was 923.56 AOA per USD. The parallel-market close of 825.15 AOA therefore implied a premium of -10.66% over the official rate — a discount to the official rate, which is unusual and often reflects thin or one-sided quotes.
How Aug 20, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 19, 2026, close 824.21 AOA), the rate moved +0.11%.
One week earlier (Aug 13, 2026) the close was 870.36 AOA, so the weekly change was -5.19%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 21, 2026) the close was 812.25 AOA, a +1.59% 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 20, 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 20, 2026?
- The USD to AOA parallel market rate closed at approximately 825.15 AOA per US dollar on Thursday, August 20, 2026, after trading between 821.34 and 825.15 AOA.
- How much did the AOA move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 822.25 to a close of 825.15 AOA, the parallel rate moved +0.35% on Aug 20, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market AOA rate on that date?
- The official rate was 923.56 AOA per USD versus a parallel close of 825.15 AOA, a premium of -10.66%.
- Was the AOA black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 824.21 AOA on Aug 19, 2026, a change of +0.11%.
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.