KZT black market rate on Jul 8, 2026: 475.5 per USD
On Wednesday, July 8, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 475.5 KZT on Kazakhstan's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 471.55 KZT, reached a high of 486.81 and a low of 471.55, a trading range of 15.25 KZT (3.24%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 479.87 KZT and the average price received when selling dollars was 484.31 KZT. Over the session the Kazakhstani Tenge weakened against the dollar (+0.84% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Jul 8, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Kazakhstan on this date was 470.2 KZT per USD. The parallel-market close of 475.5 KZT therefore implied a premium of +1.13% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Jul 8, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Jul 7, 2026, close 471.78 KZT), the rate moved +0.79%.
One week earlier (Jul 1, 2026) the close was 490.1 KZT, so the weekly change was -2.98%.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Kazakhstan's USD/KZT 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 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 Kazakhstani Tenge black market rate on Jul 8, 2026?
- The USD to KZT parallel market rate closed at approximately 475.5 KZT per US dollar on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, after trading between 471.55 and 486.81 KZT.
- How much did the KZT move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 471.55 to a close of 475.5 KZT, the parallel rate moved +0.84% on Jul 8, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market KZT rate on that date?
- The official rate was 470.2 KZT per USD versus a parallel close of 475.5 KZT, a premium of +1.13%.
- Was the KZT black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 471.78 KZT on Jul 7, 2026, a change of +0.79%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Kazakhstan in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Kazakhstani Tenge history or today's live rate.