MMK black market rate on Aug 19, 2026: 4,291 per USD
On Wednesday, August 19, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 4,291 MMK on Myanmar's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 4,313 MMK, reached a high of 4,363 and a low of 4,256, a trading range of 107 MMK (2.51%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 4,334 MMK and the average price received when selling dollars was 4,416 MMK. Over the session the Burmese Kyat strengthened against the dollar (-0.50% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 19, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Myanmar on this date was 2,102 MMK per USD. The parallel-market close of 4,291 MMK therefore implied a premium of +104.18% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Aug 19, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 18, 2026, close 4,313 MMK), the rate moved -0.50%.
One week earlier (Aug 12, 2026) the close was 4,306 MMK, so the weekly change was -0.34%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 20, 2026) the close was 4,226 MMK, a +1.54% 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 19, 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 19, 2026?
- The USD to MMK parallel market rate closed at approximately 4,291 MMK per US dollar on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, after trading between 4,256 and 4,363 MMK.
- How much did the MMK move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 4,313 to a close of 4,291 MMK, the parallel rate moved -0.50% on Aug 19, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market MMK rate on that date?
- The official rate was 2,102 MMK per USD versus a parallel close of 4,291 MMK, a premium of +104.18%.
- Was the MMK black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 4,313 MMK on Aug 18, 2026, a change of -0.50%.
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.