TZS black market rate on Jul 18, 2026: 2,651 per USD
On Saturday, July 18, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 2,651 TZS on Tanzania's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 2,649 TZS, reached a high of 2,663 and a low of 2,649, a trading range of 14.22 TZS (0.54%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 2,655 TZS and the average price received when selling dollars was 2,662 TZS. Over the session the Tanzanian Shilling weakened against the dollar (+0.06% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Jul 18, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Tanzania on this date was 2,629 TZS per USD. The parallel-market close of 2,651 TZS therefore implied a premium of +0.83% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Jul 18, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Jul 17, 2026, close 2,649 TZS), the rate moved +0.06%.
One week earlier (Jul 11, 2026) the close was 2,639 TZS, so the weekly change was +0.45%.
Thirty days earlier (Jun 18, 2026) the close was 2,641 TZS, a +0.39% move over the month.
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 Jul 18, 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 Jul 18, 2026?
- The USD to TZS parallel market rate closed at approximately 2,651 TZS per US dollar on Saturday, July 18, 2026, after trading between 2,649 and 2,663 TZS.
- How much did the TZS move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 2,649 to a close of 2,651 TZS, the parallel rate moved +0.06% on Jul 18, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market TZS rate on that date?
- The official rate was 2,629 TZS per USD versus a parallel close of 2,651 TZS, a premium of +0.83%.
- Was the TZS black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 2,649 TZS on Jul 17, 2026, a change of +0.06%.
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.