KZT black market rate on Sep 23, 2026: 471.5 per USD
On Wednesday, September 23, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 471.5 KZT on Kazakhstan's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 446.53 KZT, reached a high of 476 and a low of 446.51, a trading range of 29.49 KZT (6.60%).
Across 301 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 456.18 KZT and the average price received when selling dollars was 465.9 KZT. Over the session the Kazakhstani Tenge weakened against the dollar (+5.59% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 23, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Kazakhstan on this date was 447.32 KZT per USD. The parallel-market close of 471.5 KZT therefore implied a premium of +5.41% over the official rate — a moderate gap consistent with limited but functioning official access to foreign exchange.
How Sep 23, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 22, 2026, close 446.53 KZT), the rate moved +5.59%.
One week earlier (Sep 16, 2026) the close was 452.13 KZT, so the weekly change was +4.29%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 24, 2026) the close was 457.3 KZT, a +3.11% 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 23, 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 23, 2026?
- The USD to KZT parallel market rate closed at approximately 471.5 KZT per US dollar on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, after trading between 446.51 and 476 KZT.
- How much did the KZT move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 446.53 to a close of 471.5 KZT, the parallel rate moved +5.59% on Sep 23, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market KZT rate on that date?
- The official rate was 447.32 KZT per USD versus a parallel close of 471.5 KZT, a premium of +5.41%.
- Was the KZT black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 446.53 KZT on Sep 22, 2026, a change of +5.59%.
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.