CDF black market rate on Oct 15, 2026: 2,370 per USD
On Thursday, October 15, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 2,370 CDF on DR Congo's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 2,150 CDF, reached a high of 2,370 and a low of 2,126, a trading range of 243.55 CDF (11.45%).
Across 199 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 2,172 CDF and the average price received when selling dollars was 2,508 CDF. Over the session the Congolese Franc weakened against the dollar (+10.22% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 15, 2026
The official exchange rate published for DR Congo on this date was 2,311 CDF per USD. The parallel-market close of 2,370 CDF therefore implied a premium of +2.54% over the official rate — a moderate gap consistent with limited but functioning official access to foreign exchange.
How Oct 15, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 14, 2026, close 2,350 CDF), the rate moved +0.84%.
One week earlier (Oct 8, 2026) the close was 2,348 CDF, so the weekly change was +0.93%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 15, 2026) the close was 2,171 CDF, a +9.15% 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 Oct 15, 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 Oct 15, 2026?
- The USD to CDF parallel market rate closed at approximately 2,370 CDF per US dollar on Thursday, October 15, 2026, after trading between 2,126 and 2,370 CDF.
- How much did the CDF move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 2,150 to a close of 2,370 CDF, the parallel rate moved +10.22% on Oct 15, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market CDF rate on that date?
- The official rate was 2,311 CDF per USD versus a parallel close of 2,370 CDF, a premium of +2.54%.
- Was the CDF black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 2,350 CDF on Oct 14, 2026, a change of +0.84%.
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.