CDF black market rate on Aug 18, 2026: 2,046 per USD
On Tuesday, August 18, 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 2,056 CDF, reached a high of 2,056 and a low of 2,045, a trading range of 10.7 CDF (0.52%).
Across 186 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 2,054 CDF and the average price received when selling dollars was 2,408 CDF. Over the session the Congolese Franc strengthened against the dollar (-0.46% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 18, 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 -10.23% over the official rate — a discount to the official rate, which is unusual and often reflects thin or one-sided quotes.
How Aug 18, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 17, 2026, close 2,054 CDF), the rate moved -0.37%.
One week earlier (Aug 11, 2026) the close was 2,050 CDF, so the weekly change was -0.16%.
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 18, 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 18, 2026?
- The USD to CDF parallel market rate closed at approximately 2,046 CDF per US dollar on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, after trading between 2,045 and 2,056 CDF.
- How much did the CDF move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 2,056 to a close of 2,046 CDF, the parallel rate moved -0.46% on Aug 18, 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 -10.23%.
- Was the CDF black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 2,054 CDF on Aug 17, 2026, a change of -0.37%.
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.