CDF black market rate on Sep 20, 2026: 2,126 per USD
On Sunday, September 20, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 2,126 CDF on DR Congo's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 2,083 CDF, reached a high of 2,258 and a low of 2,083, a trading range of 174.55 CDF (8.38%).
Across 150 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 2,221 CDF and the average price received when selling dollars was 2,537 CDF. Over the session the Congolese Franc weakened against the dollar (+2.04% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 20, 2026
The official exchange rate published for DR Congo on this date was 2,330 CDF per USD. The parallel-market close of 2,126 CDF therefore implied a premium of -8.74% over the official rate — a discount to the official rate, which is unusual and often reflects thin or one-sided quotes.
How Sep 20, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 19, 2026, close 2,124 CDF), the rate moved +0.08%.
One week earlier (Sep 13, 2026) the close was 2,135 CDF, so the weekly change was -0.40%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 21, 2026) the close was 2,050 CDF, a +3.70% 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 20, 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 20, 2026?
- The USD to CDF parallel market rate closed at approximately 2,126 CDF per US dollar on Sunday, September 20, 2026, after trading between 2,083 and 2,258 CDF.
- How much did the CDF move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 2,083 to a close of 2,126 CDF, the parallel rate moved +2.04% on Sep 20, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market CDF rate on that date?
- The official rate was 2,330 CDF per USD versus a parallel close of 2,126 CDF, a premium of -8.74%.
- Was the CDF black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 2,124 CDF on Sep 19, 2026, a change of +0.08%.
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.