BIF black market rate on Oct 12, 2026: 6,050 per USD
On Monday, October 12, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 6,050 BIF on Burundi's parallel (black) market at the close of observations so far. The day opened at 6,040 BIF, reached a high of 6,070 and a low of 6,024, a trading range of 46.11 BIF (0.77%).
Across 209 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 6,050 BIF and the average price received when selling dollars was 6,069 BIF. Over the session the Burundian Franc weakened against the dollar (+0.17% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 12, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Burundi on this date was 2,994 BIF per USD. The parallel-market close of 6,050 BIF therefore implied a premium of +102.04% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Oct 12, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 11, 2026, close 6,040 BIF), the rate moved +0.17%.
One week earlier (Oct 5, 2026) the close was 5,955 BIF, so the weekly change was +1.60%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 12, 2026) the close was 5,951 BIF, a +1.66% 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 Oct 12, 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 Oct 12, 2026?
- The USD to BIF parallel market rate closed at approximately 6,050 BIF per US dollar on Monday, October 12, 2026, after trading between 6,024 and 6,070 BIF.
- How much did the BIF move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 6,040 to a close of 6,050 BIF, the parallel rate moved +0.17% on Oct 12, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market BIF rate on that date?
- The official rate was 2,994 BIF per USD versus a parallel close of 6,050 BIF, a premium of +102.04%.
- Was the BIF black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 6,040 BIF on Oct 11, 2026, a change of +0.17%.
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.