BIF black market rate on Aug 17, 2026: 5,922 per USD
On Monday, August 17, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 5,922 BIF on Burundi's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 5,876 BIF, reached a high of 5,935 and a low of 5,850, a trading range of 85.37 BIF (1.46%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 5,907 BIF and the average price received when selling dollars was 5,937 BIF. Over the session the Burundian Franc weakened against the dollar (+0.79% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 17, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Burundi on this date was 2,985 BIF per USD. The parallel-market close of 5,922 BIF therefore implied a premium of +98.37% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Aug 17, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 16, 2026, close 5,876 BIF), the rate moved +0.79%.
One week earlier (Aug 10, 2026) the close was 5,910 BIF, so the weekly change was +0.20%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 18, 2026) the close was 6,050 BIF, a -2.12% 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 Aug 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 Burundian Franc black market rate on Aug 17, 2026?
- The USD to BIF parallel market rate closed at approximately 5,922 BIF per US dollar on Monday, August 17, 2026, after trading between 5,850 and 5,935 BIF.
- How much did the BIF move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 5,876 to a close of 5,922 BIF, the parallel rate moved +0.79% on Aug 17, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market BIF rate on that date?
- The official rate was 2,985 BIF per USD versus a parallel close of 5,922 BIF, a premium of +98.37%.
- Was the BIF black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 5,876 BIF on Aug 16, 2026, a change of +0.79%.
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.