KZT black market rate on Sep 20, 2026: 454 per USD
On Sunday, September 20, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 454 KZT on Kazakhstan's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 445.13 KZT, reached a high of 464 and a low of 444, a trading range of 20 KZT (4.50%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 454.82 KZT and the average price received when selling dollars was 463.99 KZT. Over the session the Kazakhstani Tenge weakened against the dollar (+1.99% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 20, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Kazakhstan on this date was 446.69 KZT per USD. The parallel-market close of 454 KZT therefore implied a premium of +1.64% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Sep 20, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 19, 2026, close 445.13 KZT), the rate moved +1.99%.
One week earlier (Sep 13, 2026) the close was 453.5 KZT, so the weekly change was +0.11%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 21, 2026) the close was 460.26 KZT, a -1.36% 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 Sep 20, 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 Sep 20, 2026?
- The USD to KZT parallel market rate closed at approximately 454 KZT per US dollar on Sunday, September 20, 2026, after trading between 444 and 464 KZT.
- How much did the KZT move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 445.13 to a close of 454 KZT, the parallel rate moved +1.99% on Sep 20, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market KZT rate on that date?
- The official rate was 446.69 KZT per USD versus a parallel close of 454 KZT, a premium of +1.64%.
- Was the KZT black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 445.13 KZT on Sep 19, 2026, a change of +1.99%.
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.