TZS black market rate on Aug 16, 2026: 2,644 per USD
On Sunday, August 16, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 2,644 TZS on Tanzania's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 2,642 TZS, reached a high of 2,653 and a low of 2,642, a trading range of 10.95 TZS (0.41%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 2,646 TZS and the average price received when selling dollars was 2,655 TZS. Over the session the Tanzanian Shilling weakened against the dollar (+0.08% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 16, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Tanzania on this date was 2,639 TZS per USD. The parallel-market close of 2,644 TZS therefore implied a premium of +0.19% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Aug 16, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 15, 2026, close 2,642 TZS), the rate moved +0.08%.
One week earlier (Aug 9, 2026) the close was 2,653 TZS, so the weekly change was -0.36%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 17, 2026) the close was 2,649 TZS, a -0.21% 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 Aug 16, 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 Aug 16, 2026?
- The USD to TZS parallel market rate closed at approximately 2,644 TZS per US dollar on Sunday, August 16, 2026, after trading between 2,642 and 2,653 TZS.
- How much did the TZS move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 2,642 to a close of 2,644 TZS, the parallel rate moved +0.08% on Aug 16, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market TZS rate on that date?
- The official rate was 2,639 TZS per USD versus a parallel close of 2,644 TZS, a premium of +0.19%.
- Was the TZS black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 2,642 TZS on Aug 15, 2026, a change of +0.08%.
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.