CDF black market rate on Jul 28, 2026: 2,046 per USD
On Tuesday, July 28, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 2,046 CDF on DR Congo's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 2,035 CDF, reached a high of 2,046 and a low of 2,035, a trading range of 10.38 CDF (0.51%).
Across 72 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 2,036 CDF and the average price received when selling dollars was 2,421 CDF. Over the session the Congolese Franc weakened against the dollar (+0.51% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Jul 28, 2026
The official exchange rate published for DR Congo on this date was 2,280 CDF per USD. The parallel-market close of 2,046 CDF therefore implied a premium of -10.25% over the official rate — a discount to the official rate, which is unusual and often reflects thin or one-sided quotes.
How Jul 28, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Jul 27, 2026, close 2,054 CDF), the rate moved -0.38%.
One week earlier (Jul 21, 2026) the close was 1,833 CDF, so the weekly change was +11.59%.
Thirty days earlier (Jun 28, 2026) the close was 2,200 CDF, a -7.01% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples DR Congo's USD/CDF 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 Jul 28, 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 Congolese Franc black market rate on Jul 28, 2026?
- The USD to CDF parallel market rate closed at approximately 2,046 CDF per US dollar on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, after trading between 2,035 and 2,046 CDF.
- How much did the CDF move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 2,035 to a close of 2,046 CDF, the parallel rate moved +0.51% on Jul 28, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market CDF rate on that date?
- The official rate was 2,280 CDF per USD versus a parallel close of 2,046 CDF, a premium of -10.25%.
- Was the CDF black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 2,054 CDF on Jul 27, 2026, a change of -0.38%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for DR Congo in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Congolese Franc history or today's live rate.