KZT black market rate on Sep 29, 2026: 469.5 per USD
On Tuesday, September 29, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 469.5 KZT on Kazakhstan's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 466 KZT, reached a high of 472.5 and a low of 443.03, a trading range of 29.47 KZT (6.65%).
Across 291 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 451.04 KZT and the average price received when selling dollars was 461.59 KZT. Over the session the Kazakhstani Tenge weakened against the dollar (+0.75% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 29, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Kazakhstan on this date was 440.65 KZT per USD. The parallel-market close of 469.5 KZT therefore implied a premium of +6.55% over the official rate — a moderate gap consistent with limited but functioning official access to foreign exchange.
How Sep 29, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 28, 2026, close 466 KZT), the rate moved +0.75%.
One week earlier (Sep 22, 2026) the close was 446.53 KZT, so the weekly change was +5.14%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 30, 2026) the close was 452.13 KZT, a +3.84% 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 29, 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 29, 2026?
- The USD to KZT parallel market rate closed at approximately 469.5 KZT per US dollar on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, after trading between 443.03 and 472.5 KZT.
- How much did the KZT move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 466 to a close of 469.5 KZT, the parallel rate moved +0.75% on Sep 29, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market KZT rate on that date?
- The official rate was 440.65 KZT per USD versus a parallel close of 469.5 KZT, a premium of +6.55%.
- Was the KZT black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 466 KZT on Sep 28, 2026, a change of +0.75%.
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.