SOS black market rate on Aug 14, 2026: 517.49 per USD
On Friday, August 14, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 517.49 SOS on Somalia's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 517.49 SOS, reached a high of 517.49 and a low of 517.49, a trading range of 0 SOS (0.00%).
Across 1 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 517.49 SOS and the average price received when selling dollars was 575 SOS. Over the session the Somali Shilling was broadly flat against the dollar (0.00% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 14, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Somalia on this date was 571.25 SOS per USD. The parallel-market close of 517.49 SOS therefore implied a premium of -9.41% over the official rate — a discount to the official rate, which is unusual and often reflects thin or one-sided quotes.
How Aug 14, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 11, 2026, close 575 SOS), the rate moved -10.00%.
One week earlier (Aug 7, 2026) the close was 577.97 SOS, so the weekly change was -10.47%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 15, 2026) the close was 575 SOS, a -10.00% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Somalia's USD/SOS 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 14, 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 Somali Shilling black market rate on Aug 14, 2026?
- The USD to SOS parallel market rate closed at approximately 517.49 SOS per US dollar on Friday, August 14, 2026, after trading between 517.49 and 517.49 SOS.
- How much did the SOS move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 517.49 to a close of 517.49 SOS, the parallel rate moved 0.00% on Aug 14, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market SOS rate on that date?
- The official rate was 571.25 SOS per USD versus a parallel close of 517.49 SOS, a premium of -9.41%.
- Was the SOS black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 575 SOS on Aug 11, 2026, a change of -10.00%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Somalia in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Somali Shilling history or today's live rate.