MMK black market rate on Aug 18, 2026: 4,313 per USD
On Tuesday, August 18, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 4,313 MMK on Myanmar's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 4,293 MMK, reached a high of 4,330 and a low of 4,167, a trading range of 163.5 MMK (3.92%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 4,301 MMK and the average price received when selling dollars was 4,397 MMK. Over the session the Burmese Kyat weakened against the dollar (+0.45% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 18, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Myanmar on this date was 2,101 MMK per USD. The parallel-market close of 4,313 MMK therefore implied a premium of +105.28% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Aug 18, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 17, 2026, close 4,293 MMK), the rate moved +0.45%.
One week earlier (Aug 11, 2026) the close was 4,308 MMK, so the weekly change was +0.12%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 19, 2026) the close was 4,389 MMK, a -1.74% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Myanmar's USD/MMK 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 Aug 18, 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 Burmese Kyat black market rate on Aug 18, 2026?
- The USD to MMK parallel market rate closed at approximately 4,313 MMK per US dollar on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, after trading between 4,167 and 4,330 MMK.
- How much did the MMK move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 4,293 to a close of 4,313 MMK, the parallel rate moved +0.45% on Aug 18, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market MMK rate on that date?
- The official rate was 2,101 MMK per USD versus a parallel close of 4,313 MMK, a premium of +105.28%.
- Was the MMK black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 4,293 MMK on Aug 17, 2026, a change of +0.45%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Myanmar in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Burmese Kyat history or today's live rate.