KZT black market rate on Oct 8, 2026: 450.31 per USD
On Thursday, October 8, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 450.31 KZT on Kazakhstan's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 453 KZT, reached a high of 474 and a low of 445, a trading range of 29 KZT (6.52%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 456.58 KZT and the average price received when selling dollars was 471.71 KZT. Over the session the Kazakhstani Tenge strengthened against the dollar (-0.59% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 8, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Kazakhstan on this date was 447.21 KZT per USD. The parallel-market close of 450.31 KZT therefore implied a premium of +0.69% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Oct 8, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 7, 2026, close 452.1 KZT), the rate moved -0.40%.
One week earlier (Oct 1, 2026) the close was 459.55 KZT, so the weekly change was -2.01%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 8, 2026) the close was 450.55 KZT, a -0.05% 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 8, 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 8, 2026?
- The USD to KZT parallel market rate closed at approximately 450.31 KZT per US dollar on Thursday, October 8, 2026, after trading between 445 and 474 KZT.
- How much did the KZT move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 453 to a close of 450.31 KZT, the parallel rate moved -0.59% on Oct 8, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market KZT rate on that date?
- The official rate was 447.21 KZT per USD versus a parallel close of 450.31 KZT, a premium of +0.69%.
- Was the KZT black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 452.1 KZT on Oct 7, 2026, a change of -0.40%.
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.