RWF black market rate on Sep 26, 2026: 1,482 per USD
On Saturday, September 26, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 1,482 RWF on Rwanda's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 1,481 RWF, reached a high of 1,487 and a low of 1,479, a trading range of 8.13 RWF (0.55%).
Across 299 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 1,483 RWF and the average price received when selling dollars was 1,486 RWF. Over the session the Rwandan Franc was broadly flat against the dollar (+0.03% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 26, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Rwanda on this date was 1,479 RWF per USD. The parallel-market close of 1,482 RWF therefore implied a premium of +0.21% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Sep 26, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 25, 2026, close 1,481 RWF), the rate moved +0.03%.
One week earlier (Sep 19, 2026) the close was 1,408 RWF, so the weekly change was +5.28%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 27, 2026) the close was 1,342 RWF, a +10.43% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Rwanda's USD/RWF 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 Sep 26, 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 Rwandan Franc black market rate on Sep 26, 2026?
- The USD to RWF parallel market rate closed at approximately 1,482 RWF per US dollar on Saturday, September 26, 2026, after trading between 1,479 and 1,487 RWF.
- How much did the RWF move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 1,481 to a close of 1,482 RWF, the parallel rate moved +0.03% on Sep 26, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market RWF rate on that date?
- The official rate was 1,479 RWF per USD versus a parallel close of 1,482 RWF, a premium of +0.21%.
- Was the RWF black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 1,481 RWF on Sep 25, 2026, a change of +0.03%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Rwanda in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Rwandan Franc history or today's live rate.