GNF black market rate on Jul 18, 2026: 9,738 per USD
On Saturday, July 18, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 9,738 GNF on Guinea's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 9,609 GNF, reached a high of 9,772 and a low of 9,455, a trading range of 316.99 GNF (3.35%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 9,639 GNF and the average price received when selling dollars was 9,849 GNF. Over the session the Guinean Franc weakened against the dollar (+1.34% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Jul 18, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Guinea on this date was 8,777 GNF per USD. The parallel-market close of 9,738 GNF therefore implied a premium of +10.94% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Jul 18, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Jul 17, 2026, close 9,609 GNF), the rate moved +1.34%.
One week earlier (Jul 11, 2026) the close was 9,600 GNF, so the weekly change was +1.43%.
Thirty days earlier (Jun 18, 2026) the close was 9,590 GNF, a +1.54% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Guinea's USD/GNF 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 Jul 18, 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 Guinean Franc black market rate on Jul 18, 2026?
- The USD to GNF parallel market rate closed at approximately 9,738 GNF per US dollar on Saturday, July 18, 2026, after trading between 9,455 and 9,772 GNF.
- How much did the GNF move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 9,609 to a close of 9,738 GNF, the parallel rate moved +1.34% on Jul 18, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market GNF rate on that date?
- The official rate was 8,777 GNF per USD versus a parallel close of 9,738 GNF, a premium of +10.94%.
- Was the GNF black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 9,609 GNF on Jul 17, 2026, a change of +1.34%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Guinea in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Guinean Franc history or today's live rate.