KGS black market rate on Sep 17, 2026: 87.4 per USD
On Thursday, September 17, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 87.4 KGS on Kyrgyzstan's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 85.68 KGS, reached a high of 87.87 and a low of 85.68, a trading range of 2.2 KGS (2.56%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 87.72 KGS and the average price received when selling dollars was 87.84 KGS. Over the session the Kyrgystani Som weakened against the dollar (+2.01% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 17, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Kyrgyzstan on this date was 87.5 KGS per USD. The parallel-market close of 87.4 KGS therefore implied a premium of -0.11% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Sep 17, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 16, 2026, close 85.9 KGS), the rate moved +1.75%.
One week earlier (Sep 10, 2026) the close was 87.52 KGS, so the weekly change was -0.14%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 18, 2026) the close was 87.82 KGS, a -0.47% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Kyrgyzstan's USD/KGS 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 Sep 17, 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 Kyrgystani Som black market rate on Sep 17, 2026?
- The USD to KGS parallel market rate closed at approximately 87.4 KGS per US dollar on Thursday, September 17, 2026, after trading between 85.68 and 87.87 KGS.
- How much did the KGS move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 85.68 to a close of 87.4 KGS, the parallel rate moved +2.01% on Sep 17, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market KGS rate on that date?
- The official rate was 87.5 KGS per USD versus a parallel close of 87.4 KGS, a premium of -0.11%.
- Was the KGS black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 85.9 KGS on Sep 16, 2026, a change of +1.75%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Kyrgyzstan in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Kyrgystani Som history or today's live rate.