CDF black market rate on Aug 16, 2026: 2,050 per USD
On Sunday, August 16, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 2,050 CDF on DR Congo's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 2,050 CDF, reached a high of 2,050 and a low of 2,025, a trading range of 24.71 CDF (1.22%).
Across 52 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 2,047 CDF and the average price received when selling dollars was 2,425 CDF. Over the session the Congolese Franc was broadly flat against the dollar (0.00% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 16, 2026
The official exchange rate published for DR Congo on this date was 2,283 CDF per USD. The parallel-market close of 2,050 CDF therefore implied a premium of -10.20% over the official rate — a discount to the official rate, which is unusual and often reflects thin or one-sided quotes.
How Aug 16, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 15, 2026, close 2,026 CDF), the rate moved +1.16%.
One week earlier (Aug 9, 2026) the close was 2,047 CDF, so the weekly change was +0.17%.
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 Aug 16, 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 Aug 16, 2026?
- The USD to CDF parallel market rate closed at approximately 2,050 CDF per US dollar on Sunday, August 16, 2026, after trading between 2,025 and 2,050 CDF.
- How much did the CDF move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 2,050 to a close of 2,050 CDF, the parallel rate moved 0.00% on Aug 16, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market CDF rate on that date?
- The official rate was 2,283 CDF per USD versus a parallel close of 2,050 CDF, a premium of -10.20%.
- Was the CDF black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 2,026 CDF on Aug 15, 2026, a change of +1.16%.
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.