AOA black market rate on Aug 21, 2026: 826.36 per USD
On Friday, August 21, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 826.36 AOA on Angola's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 824.62 AOA, reached a high of 826.66 and a low of 796, a trading range of 30.66 AOA (3.85%).
Across 89 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 824.93 AOA and the average price received when selling dollars was 934.3 AOA. Over the session the Angolan Kwanza weakened against the dollar (+0.21% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 21, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Angola on this date was 925.24 AOA per USD. The parallel-market close of 826.36 AOA therefore implied a premium of -10.69% over the official rate — a discount to the official rate, which is unusual and often reflects thin or one-sided quotes.
How Aug 21, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 20, 2026, close 825.15 AOA), the rate moved +0.15%.
One week earlier (Aug 14, 2026) the close was 870.34 AOA, so the weekly change was -5.05%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 22, 2026) the close was 812.25 AOA, a +1.74% 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 21, 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 21, 2026?
- The USD to AOA parallel market rate closed at approximately 826.36 AOA per US dollar on Friday, August 21, 2026, after trading between 796 and 826.66 AOA.
- How much did the AOA move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 824.62 to a close of 826.36 AOA, the parallel rate moved +0.21% on Aug 21, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market AOA rate on that date?
- The official rate was 925.24 AOA per USD versus a parallel close of 826.36 AOA, a premium of -10.69%.
- Was the AOA black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 825.15 AOA on Aug 20, 2026, a change of +0.15%.
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.