GMD black market rate on Aug 8, 2026: 75 per USD
On Saturday, August 8, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 75 GMD on Gambia's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 75 GMD, reached a high of 75.13 and a low of 74.98, a trading range of 0.15 GMD (0.20%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 75.02 GMD and the average price received when selling dollars was 76.89 GMD. Over the session the Gambian Dalasi was broadly flat against the dollar (0.00% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 8, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Gambia on this date was 74.47 GMD per USD. The parallel-market close of 75 GMD therefore implied a premium of +0.71% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Aug 8, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 7, 2026, close 75 GMD), the rate moved 0.00%.
One week earlier (Aug 1, 2026) the close was 74.76 GMD, so the weekly change was +0.33%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 9, 2026) the close was 75.01 GMD, a -0.01% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Gambia's USD/GMD 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 Aug 8, 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 Gambian Dalasi black market rate on Aug 8, 2026?
- The USD to GMD parallel market rate closed at approximately 75 GMD per US dollar on Saturday, August 8, 2026, after trading between 74.98 and 75.13 GMD.
- How much did the GMD move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 75 to a close of 75 GMD, the parallel rate moved 0.00% on Aug 8, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market GMD rate on that date?
- The official rate was 74.47 GMD per USD versus a parallel close of 75 GMD, a premium of +0.71%.
- Was the GMD black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 75 GMD on Aug 7, 2026, a change of 0.00%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Gambia in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Gambian Dalasi history or today's live rate.