GMD black market rate on Oct 5, 2026: 76.02 per USD
On Monday, October 5, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 76.02 GMD on Gambia's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 75.3 GMD, reached a high of 76.04 and a low of 75.16, a trading range of 0.88 GMD (1.17%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 75.6 GMD and the average price received when selling dollars was 78.23 GMD. Over the session the Gambian Dalasi weakened against the dollar (+0.95% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 5, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Gambia on this date was 74.41 GMD per USD. The parallel-market close of 76.02 GMD therefore implied a premium of +2.15% over the official rate — a moderate gap consistent with limited but functioning official access to foreign exchange.
How Oct 5, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 4, 2026, close 75.3 GMD), the rate moved +0.95%.
One week earlier (Sep 28, 2026) the close was 75.58 GMD, so the weekly change was +0.58%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 5, 2026) the close was 74.6 GMD, a +1.90% 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 Oct 5, 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 Oct 5, 2026?
- The USD to GMD parallel market rate closed at approximately 76.02 GMD per US dollar on Monday, October 5, 2026, after trading between 75.16 and 76.04 GMD.
- How much did the GMD move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 75.3 to a close of 76.02 GMD, the parallel rate moved +0.95% on Oct 5, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market GMD rate on that date?
- The official rate was 74.41 GMD per USD versus a parallel close of 76.02 GMD, a premium of +2.15%.
- Was the GMD black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 75.3 GMD on Oct 4, 2026, a change of +0.95%.
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.