CDF black market rate on Oct 19, 2026: 2,225 per USD
On Monday, October 19, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 2,225 CDF on DR Congo's parallel (black) market at the close of observations so far. The day opened at 2,377 CDF, reached a high of 2,377 and a low of 2,128, a trading range of 249.73 CDF (11.74%).
Across 134 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 2,258 CDF and the average price received when selling dollars was 2,525 CDF. Over the session the Congolese Franc strengthened against the dollar (-6.38% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 19, 2026
The official exchange rate published for DR Congo on this date was 2,314 CDF per USD. The parallel-market close of 2,225 CDF therefore implied a premium of -3.84% over the official rate — a discount to the official rate, which is unusual and often reflects thin or one-sided quotes.
How Oct 19, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 18, 2026, close 2,377 CDF), the rate moved -6.38%.
One week earlier (Oct 12, 2026) the close was 2,360 CDF, so the weekly change was -5.71%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 19, 2026) the close was 2,124 CDF, a +4.75% 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 19, 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 19, 2026?
- The USD to CDF parallel market rate closed at approximately 2,225 CDF per US dollar on Monday, October 19, 2026, after trading between 2,128 and 2,377 CDF.
- How much did the CDF move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 2,377 to a close of 2,225 CDF, the parallel rate moved -6.38% on Oct 19, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market CDF rate on that date?
- The official rate was 2,314 CDF per USD versus a parallel close of 2,225 CDF, a premium of -3.84%.
- Was the CDF black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 2,377 CDF on Oct 18, 2026, a change of -6.38%.
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.