BIF black market rate on Jul 26, 2026: 6,250 per USD
On Sunday, July 26, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 6,250 BIF on Burundi's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 6,252 BIF, reached a high of 6,327 and a low of 6,250, a trading range of 77 BIF (1.23%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 6,284 BIF and the average price received when selling dollars was 6,324 BIF. Over the session the Burundian Franc was broadly flat against the dollar (-0.03% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Jul 26, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Burundi on this date was 2,995 BIF per USD. The parallel-market close of 6,250 BIF therefore implied a premium of +108.73% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Jul 26, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Jul 25, 2026, close 6,252 BIF), the rate moved -0.03%.
One week earlier (Jul 19, 2026) the close was 6,071 BIF, so the weekly change was +2.95%.
Thirty days earlier (Jun 26, 2026) the close was 5,900 BIF, a +5.93% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Burundi's USD/BIF 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 Jul 26, 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 Burundian Franc black market rate on Jul 26, 2026?
- The USD to BIF parallel market rate closed at approximately 6,250 BIF per US dollar on Sunday, July 26, 2026, after trading between 6,250 and 6,327 BIF.
- How much did the BIF move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 6,252 to a close of 6,250 BIF, the parallel rate moved -0.03% on Jul 26, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market BIF rate on that date?
- The official rate was 2,995 BIF per USD versus a parallel close of 6,250 BIF, a premium of +108.73%.
- Was the BIF black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 6,252 BIF on Jul 25, 2026, a change of -0.03%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Burundi in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Burundian Franc history or today's live rate.