AOA black market rate on Sep 18, 2026: 796 per USD
On Friday, September 18, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 796 AOA on Angola's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 824.02 AOA, reached a high of 824.59 and a low of 726.59, a trading range of 98 AOA (13.49%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 753.89 AOA and the average price received when selling dollars was 767.93 AOA. Over the session the Angolan Kwanza strengthened against the dollar (-3.40% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 18, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Angola on this date was 921.4 AOA per USD. The parallel-market close of 796 AOA therefore implied a premium of -13.61% over the official rate — a discount to the official rate, which is unusual and often reflects thin or one-sided quotes.
How Sep 18, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 17, 2026, close 824.02 AOA), the rate moved -3.40%.
One week earlier (Sep 11, 2026) the close was 824.97 AOA, so the weekly change was -3.51%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 19, 2026) the close was 824.21 AOA, a -3.42% 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 Sep 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 Sep 18, 2026?
- The USD to AOA parallel market rate closed at approximately 796 AOA per US dollar on Friday, September 18, 2026, after trading between 726.59 and 824.59 AOA.
- How much did the AOA move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 824.02 to a close of 796 AOA, the parallel rate moved -3.40% on Sep 18, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market AOA rate on that date?
- The official rate was 921.4 AOA per USD versus a parallel close of 796 AOA, a premium of -13.61%.
- Was the AOA black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 824.02 AOA on Sep 17, 2026, a change of -3.40%.
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.