CDF black market rate on Sep 25, 2026: 2,078 per USD
On Friday, September 25, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 2,078 CDF on DR Congo's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 2,342 CDF, reached a high of 2,342 and a low of 2,078, a trading range of 264.27 CDF (12.72%).
Across 39 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 2,247 CDF and the average price received when selling dollars was 2,519 CDF. Over the session the Congolese Franc strengthened against the dollar (-11.28% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 25, 2026
The official exchange rate published for DR Congo on this date was 2,305 CDF per USD. The parallel-market close of 2,078 CDF therefore implied a premium of -9.86% over the official rate — a discount to the official rate, which is unusual and often reflects thin or one-sided quotes.
How Sep 25, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 24, 2026, close 2,342 CDF), the rate moved -11.28%.
One week earlier (Sep 18, 2026) the close was 2,091 CDF, so the weekly change was -0.65%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 26, 2026) the close was 2,053 CDF, a +1.21% 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 25, 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 25, 2026?
- The USD to CDF parallel market rate closed at approximately 2,078 CDF per US dollar on Friday, September 25, 2026, after trading between 2,078 and 2,342 CDF.
- How much did the CDF move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 2,342 to a close of 2,078 CDF, the parallel rate moved -11.28% on Sep 25, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market CDF rate on that date?
- The official rate was 2,305 CDF per USD versus a parallel close of 2,078 CDF, a premium of -9.86%.
- Was the CDF black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 2,342 CDF on Sep 24, 2026, a change of -11.28%.
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.