USD to CDF Exchange Rate History — DR Congo
Over the past 90 days, the USD to Congolese Franc parallel (black market) rate moved from about 2,376 CDF on Oct 19, 2026 to 2,128 CDF on Oct 19, 2026 — a change of -10.4%. Across that window the Congolese Franc strengthened against the dollar, trading between a low of 2,128 and a high of 2,377 CDF, averaging 2,251 CDF per US dollar.
The Congolese economy is heavily dollarized, so the franc's street rate is a daily fact of life for traders in Kinshasa and the mining provinces.
How to read the CDF rate history
The chart plots the parallel buy rate — how many CDF it took to buy one US dollar — at each point we recorded. The daily table below lists the closing buy and sell rate for each day, while the monthly table summarises the average, high and low for each month, which is useful for comparing one period with another.
A rising line means the Congolese Franc is losing value (more CDF per dollar); a falling line means it is gaining. Over this window the spread between the high (2,377) and the low (2,128) shows how volatile the market has been — here, roughly 5.2% around the average.
What has moved the Congolese Franc recently?
In DR Congo, the parallel rate is driven by factors such as heavy dollarization, mining-export flows, thin local-currency confidence. When dollars become scarcer or confidence falls, the street rate climbs ahead of the official Central Bank of the Congo (BCC) rate; when supply improves or policy tightens, the gap can narrow again.
Because the parallel rate often moves before official devaluations, its history is a useful early-warning record — a steadily rising trend frequently precedes an official adjustment, while a long plateau suggests relative stability.
Using historical CDF rates
Historical rates help with budgeting, invoicing, remittance planning and spotting trends, but they are not a forecast — past movements do not guarantee future ones. For the live rate, see our main USD to CDF page, and use the converter for exact amounts.
All figures are aggregated from P2P platforms, community reports and market monitoring, then refreshed hourly. They are provided for information and price-transparency only and are not financial advice.