SLE black market rate on Jul 5, 2026: 23.06 per USD
On Sunday, July 5, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 23.06 SLE on Sierra Leone's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 23.8 SLE, reached a high of 23.85 and a low of 21.5, a trading range of 2.34 SLE (10.91%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 23.42 SLE and the average price received when selling dollars was 24.05 SLE. Over the session the Sierra Leonean Leone strengthened against the dollar (-3.11% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Jul 5, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Sierra Leone on this date was 24.36 SLE per USD. The parallel-market close of 23.06 SLE therefore implied a premium of -5.32% over the official rate — a discount to the official rate, which is unusual and often reflects thin or one-sided quotes.
How Jul 5, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Jul 4, 2026, close 23.8 SLE), the rate moved -3.11%.
One week earlier (Jun 28, 2026) the close was 23.95 SLE, so the weekly change was -3.72%.
Thirty days earlier (Jun 5, 2026) the close was 23.73 SLE, a -2.82% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Sierra Leone's USD/SLE 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 Jul 5, 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 Sierra Leonean Leone black market rate on Jul 5, 2026?
- The USD to SLE parallel market rate closed at approximately 23.06 SLE per US dollar on Sunday, July 5, 2026, after trading between 21.5 and 23.85 SLE.
- How much did the SLE move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 23.8 to a close of 23.06 SLE, the parallel rate moved -3.11% on Jul 5, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market SLE rate on that date?
- The official rate was 24.36 SLE per USD versus a parallel close of 23.06 SLE, a premium of -5.32%.
- Was the SLE black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 23.8 SLE on Jul 4, 2026, a change of -3.11%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Sierra Leone in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Sierra Leonean Leone history or today's live rate.