KZT black market rate on Jul 17, 2026: 481.25 per USD
On Friday, July 17, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 481.25 KZT on Kazakhstan's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 477.17 KZT, reached a high of 491 and a low of 477.17, a trading range of 13.83 KZT (2.90%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 482.97 KZT and the average price received when selling dollars was 486.76 KZT. Over the session the Kazakhstani Tenge weakened against the dollar (+0.86% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Jul 17, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Kazakhstan on this date was 471.2 KZT per USD. The parallel-market close of 481.25 KZT therefore implied a premium of +2.13% over the official rate — a moderate gap consistent with limited but functioning official access to foreign exchange.
How Jul 17, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Jul 16, 2026, close 478.58 KZT), the rate moved +0.56%.
One week earlier (Jul 10, 2026) the close was 469.01 KZT, so the weekly change was +2.61%.
Thirty days earlier (Jun 17, 2026) the close was 496.1 KZT, a -2.99% move over the month.
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 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 Kazakhstani Tenge black market rate on Jul 17, 2026?
- The USD to KZT parallel market rate closed at approximately 481.25 KZT per US dollar on Friday, July 17, 2026, after trading between 477.17 and 491 KZT.
- How much did the KZT move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 477.17 to a close of 481.25 KZT, the parallel rate moved +0.86% on Jul 17, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market KZT rate on that date?
- The official rate was 471.2 KZT per USD versus a parallel close of 481.25 KZT, a premium of +2.13%.
- Was the KZT black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 478.58 KZT on Jul 16, 2026, a change of +0.56%.
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.