SDG black market rate on Aug 16, 2026: 5,981 per USD
On Sunday, August 16, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 5,981 SDG on Sudan's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 5,921 SDG, reached a high of 6,005 and a low of 5,920, a trading range of 84.51 SDG (1.43%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 5,953 SDG and the average price received when selling dollars was 6,005 SDG. Over the session the Sudanese Pound weakened against the dollar (+1.01% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 16, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Sudan on this date was 509.08 SDG per USD. The parallel-market close of 5,981 SDG therefore implied a premium of +1074.76% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Aug 16, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 15, 2026, close 5,921 SDG), the rate moved +1.01%.
One week earlier (Aug 9, 2026) the close was 5,922 SDG, so the weekly change was +0.99%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 17, 2026) the close was 5,584 SDG, a +7.11% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Sudan's USD/SDG 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 16, 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 Sudanese Pound black market rate on Aug 16, 2026?
- The USD to SDG parallel market rate closed at approximately 5,981 SDG per US dollar on Sunday, August 16, 2026, after trading between 5,920 and 6,005 SDG.
- How much did the SDG move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 5,921 to a close of 5,981 SDG, the parallel rate moved +1.01% on Aug 16, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market SDG rate on that date?
- The official rate was 509.08 SDG per USD versus a parallel close of 5,981 SDG, a premium of +1074.76%.
- Was the SDG black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 5,921 SDG on Aug 15, 2026, a change of +1.01%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Sudan in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Sudanese Pound history or today's live rate.