SOS black market rate on Sep 28, 2026: 585.79 per USD
On Monday, September 28, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 585.79 SOS on Somalia's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 575 SOS, reached a high of 585.88 and a low of 575, a trading range of 10.88 SOS (1.89%).
Across 61 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 578.64 SOS and the average price received when selling dollars was 600.03 SOS. Over the session the Somali Shilling weakened against the dollar (+1.88% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 28, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Somalia on this date was 571.85 SOS per USD. The parallel-market close of 585.79 SOS therefore implied a premium of +2.44% over the official rate — a moderate gap consistent with limited but functioning official access to foreign exchange.
How Sep 28, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 26, 2026, close 559.5 SOS), the rate moved +4.70%.
One week earlier (Sep 21, 2026) the close was 572.75 SOS, so the weekly change was +2.28%.
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 28, 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 28, 2026?
- The USD to SOS parallel market rate closed at approximately 585.79 SOS per US dollar on Monday, September 28, 2026, after trading between 575 and 585.88 SOS.
- How much did the SOS move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 575 to a close of 585.79 SOS, the parallel rate moved +1.88% on Sep 28, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market SOS rate on that date?
- The official rate was 571.85 SOS per USD versus a parallel close of 585.79 SOS, a premium of +2.44%.
- Was the SOS black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 559.5 SOS on Sep 26, 2026, a change of +4.70%.
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.