ETB black market rate on Oct 2, 2026: 192.01 per USD
On Friday, October 2, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 192.01 ETB on Ethiopia's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 190.43 ETB, reached a high of 193.01 and a low of 190.4, a trading range of 2.6 ETB (1.37%).
Across 287 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 191.98 ETB and the average price received when selling dollars was 194.7 ETB. Over the session the Ethiopian Birr weakened against the dollar (+0.83% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 2, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Ethiopia on this date was 162.73 ETB per USD. The parallel-market close of 192.01 ETB therefore implied a premium of +17.99% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Oct 2, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 1, 2026, close 190.43 ETB), the rate moved +0.83%.
One week earlier (Sep 25, 2026) the close was 191.23 ETB, so the weekly change was +0.41%.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Ethiopia's USD/ETB 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 2, 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 Ethiopian Birr black market rate on Oct 2, 2026?
- The USD to ETB parallel market rate closed at approximately 192.01 ETB per US dollar on Friday, October 2, 2026, after trading between 190.4 and 193.01 ETB.
- How much did the ETB move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 190.43 to a close of 192.01 ETB, the parallel rate moved +0.83% on Oct 2, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market ETB rate on that date?
- The official rate was 162.73 ETB per USD versus a parallel close of 192.01 ETB, a premium of +17.99%.
- Was the ETB black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 190.43 ETB on Oct 1, 2026, a change of +0.83%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Ethiopia in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Ethiopian Birr history or today's live rate.