GNF black market rate on Oct 18, 2026: 9,903 per USD
On Sunday, October 18, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 9,903 GNF on Guinea's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 9,956 GNF, reached a high of 9,956 and a low of 9,900, a trading range of 56.46 GNF (0.57%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 9,914 GNF and the average price received when selling dollars was 9,980 GNF. Over the session the Guinean Franc strengthened against the dollar (-0.54% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 18, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Guinea on this date was 8,799 GNF per USD. The parallel-market close of 9,903 GNF therefore implied a premium of +12.54% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Oct 18, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 17, 2026, close 9,961 GNF), the rate moved -0.59%.
One week earlier (Oct 11, 2026) the close was 9,846 GNF, so the weekly change was +0.58%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 18, 2026) the close was 9,628 GNF, a +2.86% 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 Oct 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 Oct 18, 2026?
- The USD to GNF parallel market rate closed at approximately 9,903 GNF per US dollar on Sunday, October 18, 2026, after trading between 9,900 and 9,956 GNF.
- How much did the GNF move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 9,956 to a close of 9,903 GNF, the parallel rate moved -0.54% on Oct 18, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market GNF rate on that date?
- The official rate was 8,799 GNF per USD versus a parallel close of 9,903 GNF, a premium of +12.54%.
- Was the GNF black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 9,961 GNF on Oct 17, 2026, a change of -0.59%.
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.