BIF black market rate on Aug 24, 2026: 5,940 per USD
On Monday, August 24, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 5,940 BIF on Burundi's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 5,986 BIF, reached a high of 6,020 and a low of 5,940, a trading range of 80 BIF (1.35%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 5,987 BIF and the average price received when selling dollars was 6,020 BIF. Over the session the Burundian Franc strengthened against the dollar (-0.77% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 24, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Burundi on this date was 2,972 BIF per USD. The parallel-market close of 5,940 BIF therefore implied a premium of +99.84% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Aug 24, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 23, 2026, close 5,986 BIF), the rate moved -0.77%.
One week earlier (Aug 17, 2026) the close was 5,922 BIF, so the weekly change was +0.31%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 25, 2026) the close was 6,252 BIF, a -4.99% 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 24, 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 24, 2026?
- The USD to BIF parallel market rate closed at approximately 5,940 BIF per US dollar on Monday, August 24, 2026, after trading between 5,940 and 6,020 BIF.
- How much did the BIF move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 5,986 to a close of 5,940 BIF, the parallel rate moved -0.77% on Aug 24, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market BIF rate on that date?
- The official rate was 2,972 BIF per USD versus a parallel close of 5,940 BIF, a premium of +99.84%.
- Was the BIF black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 5,986 BIF on Aug 23, 2026, a change of -0.77%.
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.