KZT black market rate on Oct 3, 2026: 460.5 per USD
On Saturday, October 3, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 460.5 KZT on Kazakhstan's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 466.41 KZT, reached a high of 469.5 and a low of 441.5, a trading range of 28 KZT (6.34%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 453.06 KZT and the average price received when selling dollars was 464.18 KZT. Over the session the Kazakhstani Tenge strengthened against the dollar (-1.27% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 3, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Kazakhstan on this date was 444.08 KZT per USD. The parallel-market close of 460.5 KZT therefore implied a premium of +3.70% over the official rate — a moderate gap consistent with limited but functioning official access to foreign exchange.
How Oct 3, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 2, 2026, close 466.41 KZT), the rate moved -1.27%.
One week earlier (Sep 26, 2026) the close was 462.5 KZT, so the weekly change was -0.43%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 3, 2026) the close was 445 KZT, a +3.48% 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 Oct 3, 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 Oct 3, 2026?
- The USD to KZT parallel market rate closed at approximately 460.5 KZT per US dollar on Saturday, October 3, 2026, after trading between 441.5 and 469.5 KZT.
- How much did the KZT move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 466.41 to a close of 460.5 KZT, the parallel rate moved -1.27% on Oct 3, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market KZT rate on that date?
- The official rate was 444.08 KZT per USD versus a parallel close of 460.5 KZT, a premium of +3.70%.
- Was the KZT black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 466.41 KZT on Oct 2, 2026, a change of -1.27%.
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.