AOA black market rate on Oct 17, 2026: 852.63 per USD
On Saturday, October 17, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 852.63 AOA on Angola's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 824.13 AOA, reached a high of 852.63 and a low of 824.13, a trading range of 28.5 AOA (3.46%).
Across 3 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 833.63 AOA and the average price received when selling dollars was 939.61 AOA. Over the session the Angolan Kwanza weakened against the dollar (+3.46% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 17, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Angola on this date was 931.77 AOA per USD. The parallel-market close of 852.63 AOA therefore implied a premium of -8.49% over the official rate — a discount to the official rate, which is unusual and often reflects thin or one-sided quotes.
How Oct 17, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 16, 2026, close 862.78 AOA), the rate moved -1.18%.
One week earlier (Oct 10, 2026) the close was 776.13 AOA, so the weekly change was +9.86%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 17, 2026) the close was 824.02 AOA, a +3.47% 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 Oct 17, 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 Oct 17, 2026?
- The USD to AOA parallel market rate closed at approximately 852.63 AOA per US dollar on Saturday, October 17, 2026, after trading between 824.13 and 852.63 AOA.
- How much did the AOA move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 824.13 to a close of 852.63 AOA, the parallel rate moved +3.46% on Oct 17, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market AOA rate on that date?
- The official rate was 931.77 AOA per USD versus a parallel close of 852.63 AOA, a premium of -8.49%.
- Was the AOA black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 862.78 AOA on Oct 16, 2026, a change of -1.18%.
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.