SOS black market rate on Sep 17, 2026: 575 per USD
On Thursday, September 17, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 575 SOS on Somalia's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 572.5 SOS, reached a high of 589.27 and a low of 572.5, a trading range of 16.77 SOS (2.93%).
Across 144 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 575.31 SOS and the average price received when selling dollars was 599.13 SOS. Over the session the Somali Shilling weakened against the dollar (+0.44% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 17, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Somalia on this date was 571.89 SOS per USD. The parallel-market close of 575 SOS therefore implied a premium of +0.54% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Sep 17, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 16, 2026, close 575 SOS), the rate moved 0.00%.
One week earlier (Sep 10, 2026) the close was 575 SOS, so the weekly change was 0.00%.
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 Sep 17, 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 Sep 17, 2026?
- The USD to SOS parallel market rate closed at approximately 575 SOS per US dollar on Thursday, September 17, 2026, after trading between 572.5 and 589.27 SOS.
- How much did the SOS move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 572.5 to a close of 575 SOS, the parallel rate moved +0.44% on Sep 17, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market SOS rate on that date?
- The official rate was 571.89 SOS per USD versus a parallel close of 575 SOS, a premium of +0.54%.
- Was the SOS black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 575 SOS on Sep 16, 2026, a change of 0.00%.
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.