KZT black market rate on Aug 27, 2026: 465 per USD
On Thursday, August 27, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 465 KZT on Kazakhstan's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 456.27 KZT, reached a high of 477 and a low of 454.03, a trading range of 22.98 KZT (5.06%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 465.42 KZT and the average price received when selling dollars was 474.78 KZT. Over the session the Kazakhstani Tenge weakened against the dollar (+1.91% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 27, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Kazakhstan on this date was 459.84 KZT per USD. The parallel-market close of 465 KZT therefore implied a premium of +1.12% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Aug 27, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 26, 2026, close 456.19 KZT), the rate moved +1.93%.
One week earlier (Aug 20, 2026) the close was 451.12 KZT, so the weekly change was +3.08%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 28, 2026) the close was 465.9 KZT, a -0.19% 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 27, 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 27, 2026?
- The USD to KZT parallel market rate closed at approximately 465 KZT per US dollar on Thursday, August 27, 2026, after trading between 454.03 and 477 KZT.
- How much did the KZT move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 456.27 to a close of 465 KZT, the parallel rate moved +1.91% on Aug 27, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market KZT rate on that date?
- The official rate was 459.84 KZT per USD versus a parallel close of 465 KZT, a premium of +1.12%.
- Was the KZT black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 456.19 KZT on Aug 26, 2026, a change of +1.93%.
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.