MMK black market rate on Oct 18, 2026: 4,520 per USD
On Sunday, October 18, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 4,520 MMK on Myanmar's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 4,487 MMK, reached a high of 4,560 and a low of 4,461, a trading range of 99.5 MMK (2.23%).
Across 287 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 4,521 MMK and the average price received when selling dollars was 4,592 MMK. Over the session the Burmese Kyat weakened against the dollar (+0.75% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 18, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Myanmar on this date was 2,099 MMK per USD. The parallel-market close of 4,520 MMK therefore implied a premium of +115.35% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Oct 18, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 17, 2026, close 4,493 MMK), the rate moved +0.61%.
One week earlier (Oct 11, 2026) the close was 4,446 MMK, so the weekly change was +1.66%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 18, 2026) the close was 4,259 MMK, a +6.14% 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 Oct 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 Oct 18, 2026?
- The USD to MMK parallel market rate closed at approximately 4,520 MMK per US dollar on Sunday, October 18, 2026, after trading between 4,461 and 4,560 MMK.
- How much did the MMK move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 4,487 to a close of 4,520 MMK, the parallel rate moved +0.75% on Oct 18, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market MMK rate on that date?
- The official rate was 2,099 MMK per USD versus a parallel close of 4,520 MMK, a premium of +115.35%.
- Was the MMK black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 4,493 MMK on Oct 17, 2026, a change of +0.61%.
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.