BIF black market rate on Sep 22, 2026: 6,071 per USD
On Tuesday, September 22, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 6,071 BIF on Burundi's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 5,965 BIF, reached a high of 6,092 and a low of 5,965, a trading range of 127 BIF (2.13%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 6,062 BIF and the average price received when selling dollars was 6,087 BIF. Over the session the Burundian Franc weakened against the dollar (+1.78% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 22, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Burundi on this date was 3,012 BIF per USD. The parallel-market close of 6,071 BIF therefore implied a premium of +101.57% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Sep 22, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 21, 2026, close 5,965 BIF), the rate moved +1.78%.
One week earlier (Sep 15, 2026) the close was 5,970 BIF, so the weekly change was +1.69%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 23, 2026) the close was 5,986 BIF, a +1.41% 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 Sep 22, 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 Sep 22, 2026?
- The USD to BIF parallel market rate closed at approximately 6,071 BIF per US dollar on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, after trading between 5,965 and 6,092 BIF.
- How much did the BIF move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 5,965 to a close of 6,071 BIF, the parallel rate moved +1.78% on Sep 22, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market BIF rate on that date?
- The official rate was 3,012 BIF per USD versus a parallel close of 6,071 BIF, a premium of +101.57%.
- Was the BIF black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 5,965 BIF on Sep 21, 2026, a change of +1.78%.
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.