CDF black market rate on Sep 17, 2026: 2,245 per USD
On Thursday, September 17, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 2,245 CDF on DR Congo's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 2,126 CDF, reached a high of 2,258 and a low of 2,126, a trading range of 131.89 CDF (6.20%).
Across 167 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 2,231 CDF and the average price received when selling dollars was 2,541 CDF. Over the session the Congolese Franc weakened against the dollar (+5.61% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 17, 2026
The official exchange rate published for DR Congo on this date was 2,310 CDF per USD. The parallel-market close of 2,245 CDF therefore implied a premium of -2.78% over the official rate — a discount to the official rate, which is unusual and often reflects thin or one-sided quotes.
How Sep 17, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 16, 2026, close 2,208 CDF), the rate moved +1.67%.
One week earlier (Sep 10, 2026) the close was 2,131 CDF, so the weekly change was +5.37%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 18, 2026) the close was 2,046 CDF, a +9.73% 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 Sep 17, 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 Sep 17, 2026?
- The USD to CDF parallel market rate closed at approximately 2,245 CDF per US dollar on Thursday, September 17, 2026, after trading between 2,126 and 2,258 CDF.
- How much did the CDF move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 2,126 to a close of 2,245 CDF, the parallel rate moved +5.61% on Sep 17, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market CDF rate on that date?
- The official rate was 2,310 CDF per USD versus a parallel close of 2,245 CDF, a premium of -2.78%.
- Was the CDF black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 2,208 CDF on Sep 16, 2026, a change of +1.67%.
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.