KZT black market rate on Aug 5, 2026: 456.2 per USD
On Wednesday, August 5, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 456.2 KZT on Kazakhstan's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 461 KZT, reached a high of 469 and a low of 456, a trading range of 13 KZT (2.85%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 462.41 KZT and the average price received when selling dollars was 472.16 KZT. Over the session the Kazakhstani Tenge strengthened against the dollar (-1.04% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 5, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Kazakhstan on this date was 471.45 KZT per USD. The parallel-market close of 456.2 KZT therefore implied a premium of -3.23% over the official rate — a discount to the official rate, which is unusual and often reflects thin or one-sided quotes.
How Aug 5, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 4, 2026, close 461 KZT), the rate moved -1.04%.
One week earlier (Jul 29, 2026) the close was 473.26 KZT, so the weekly change was -3.60%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 6, 2026) the close was 472 KZT, a -3.35% 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 Aug 5, 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 Aug 5, 2026?
- The USD to KZT parallel market rate closed at approximately 456.2 KZT per US dollar on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, after trading between 456 and 469 KZT.
- How much did the KZT move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 461 to a close of 456.2 KZT, the parallel rate moved -1.04% on Aug 5, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market KZT rate on that date?
- The official rate was 471.45 KZT per USD versus a parallel close of 456.2 KZT, a premium of -3.23%.
- Was the KZT black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 461 KZT on Aug 4, 2026, a change of -1.04%.
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.