CDF black market rate on Oct 17, 2026: 2,375 per USD
On Saturday, October 17, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 2,375 CDF on DR Congo's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 2,376 CDF, reached a high of 2,380 and a low of 2,126, a trading range of 253.87 CDF (11.94%).
Across 193 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 2,251 CDF and the average price received when selling dollars was 2,525 CDF. Over the session the Congolese Franc strengthened against the dollar (-0.07% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 17, 2026
The official exchange rate published for DR Congo on this date was 2,310 CDF per USD. The parallel-market close of 2,375 CDF therefore implied a premium of +2.83% over the official rate — a moderate gap consistent with limited but functioning official access to foreign exchange.
How Oct 17, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 16, 2026, close 2,373 CDF), the rate moved +0.08%.
One week earlier (Oct 10, 2026) the close was 2,360 CDF, so the weekly change was +0.63%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 17, 2026) the close was 2,245 CDF, a +5.77% 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 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 Oct 17, 2026?
- The USD to CDF parallel market rate closed at approximately 2,375 CDF per US dollar on Saturday, October 17, 2026, after trading between 2,126 and 2,380 CDF.
- How much did the CDF move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 2,376 to a close of 2,375 CDF, the parallel rate moved -0.07% on Oct 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 2,375 CDF, a premium of +2.83%.
- Was the CDF black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 2,373 CDF on Oct 16, 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.