KZT black market rate on Aug 22, 2026: 455.05 per USD
On Saturday, August 22, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 455.05 KZT on Kazakhstan's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 460.26 KZT, reached a high of 472 and a low of 455, a trading range of 17 KZT (3.74%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 465 KZT and the average price received when selling dollars was 470.81 KZT. Over the session the Kazakhstani Tenge strengthened against the dollar (-1.13% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 22, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Kazakhstan on this date was 458.22 KZT per USD. The parallel-market close of 455.05 KZT therefore implied a premium of -0.69% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Aug 22, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 21, 2026, close 460.26 KZT), the rate moved -1.13%.
One week earlier (Aug 15, 2026) the close was 455 KZT, so the weekly change was +0.01%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 23, 2026) the close was 475.26 KZT, a -4.25% 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 22, 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 22, 2026?
- The USD to KZT parallel market rate closed at approximately 455.05 KZT per US dollar on Saturday, August 22, 2026, after trading between 455 and 472 KZT.
- How much did the KZT move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 460.26 to a close of 455.05 KZT, the parallel rate moved -1.13% on Aug 22, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market KZT rate on that date?
- The official rate was 458.22 KZT per USD versus a parallel close of 455.05 KZT, a premium of -0.69%.
- Was the KZT black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 460.26 KZT on Aug 21, 2026, a change of -1.13%.
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.