BIF black market rate on Aug 27, 2026: 5,962 per USD
On Thursday, August 27, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 5,962 BIF on Burundi's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 5,950 BIF, reached a high of 6,010 and a low of 5,950, a trading range of 60 BIF (1.01%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 5,988 BIF and the average price received when selling dollars was 6,008 BIF. Over the session the Burundian Franc weakened against the dollar (+0.20% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 27, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Burundi on this date was 2,990 BIF per USD. The parallel-market close of 5,962 BIF therefore implied a premium of +99.40% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Aug 27, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 26, 2026, close 5,950 BIF), the rate moved +0.20%.
One week earlier (Aug 20, 2026) the close was 6,025 BIF, so the weekly change was -1.05%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 28, 2026) the close was 6,085 BIF, a -2.02% 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 27, 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 27, 2026?
- The USD to BIF parallel market rate closed at approximately 5,962 BIF per US dollar on Thursday, August 27, 2026, after trading between 5,950 and 6,010 BIF.
- How much did the BIF move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 5,950 to a close of 5,962 BIF, the parallel rate moved +0.20% on Aug 27, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market BIF rate on that date?
- The official rate was 2,990 BIF per USD versus a parallel close of 5,962 BIF, a premium of +99.40%.
- Was the BIF black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 5,950 BIF on Aug 26, 2026, a change of +0.20%.
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.