KZT black market rate on Jul 18, 2026: 483.03 per USD
On Saturday, July 18, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 483.03 KZT on Kazakhstan's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 481.25 KZT, reached a high of 488.3 and a low of 475.1, a trading range of 13.2 KZT (2.78%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 483 KZT and the average price received when selling dollars was 486.91 KZT. Over the session the Kazakhstani Tenge weakened against the dollar (+0.37% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Jul 18, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Kazakhstan on this date was 471.74 KZT per USD. The parallel-market close of 483.03 KZT therefore implied a premium of +2.39% over the official rate — a moderate gap consistent with limited but functioning official access to foreign exchange.
How Jul 18, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Jul 17, 2026, close 481.25 KZT), the rate moved +0.37%.
One week earlier (Jul 11, 2026) the close was 475 KZT, so the weekly change was +1.69%.
Thirty days earlier (Jun 18, 2026) the close was 500.02 KZT, a -3.40% 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 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 Kazakhstani Tenge black market rate on Jul 18, 2026?
- The USD to KZT parallel market rate closed at approximately 483.03 KZT per US dollar on Saturday, July 18, 2026, after trading between 475.1 and 488.3 KZT.
- How much did the KZT move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 481.25 to a close of 483.03 KZT, the parallel rate moved +0.37% on Jul 18, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market KZT rate on that date?
- The official rate was 471.74 KZT per USD versus a parallel close of 483.03 KZT, a premium of +2.39%.
- Was the KZT black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 481.25 KZT on Jul 17, 2026, a change of +0.37%.
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.