TZS black market rate on Jun 17, 2026: 2,638 per USD
On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 2,638 TZS on Tanzania's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 2,634 TZS, reached a high of 2,641 and a low of 2,631, a trading range of 10.45 TZS (0.40%).
Across 289 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 2,637 TZS and the average price received when selling dollars was 2,646 TZS. Over the session the Tanzanian Shilling weakened against the dollar (+0.16% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Jun 17, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Tanzania on this date was 2,620 TZS per USD. The parallel-market close of 2,638 TZS therefore implied a premium of +0.69% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Jun 17, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Jun 16, 2026, close 2,634 TZS), the rate moved +0.16%.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Tanzania's USD/TZS 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 Jun 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 Tanzanian Shilling black market rate on Jun 17, 2026?
- The USD to TZS parallel market rate closed at approximately 2,638 TZS per US dollar on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, after trading between 2,631 and 2,641 TZS.
- How much did the TZS move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 2,634 to a close of 2,638 TZS, the parallel rate moved +0.16% on Jun 17, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market TZS rate on that date?
- The official rate was 2,620 TZS per USD versus a parallel close of 2,638 TZS, a premium of +0.69%.
- Was the TZS black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 2,634 TZS on Jun 16, 2026, a change of +0.16%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Tanzania in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Tanzanian Shilling history or today's live rate.