TZS black market rate on Aug 20, 2026: 2,648 per USD
On Thursday, August 20, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 2,648 TZS on Tanzania's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 2,645 TZS, reached a high of 2,652 and a low of 2,645, a trading range of 6.86 TZS (0.26%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 2,650 TZS and the average price received when selling dollars was 2,660 TZS. Over the session the Tanzanian Shilling weakened against the dollar (+0.09% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 20, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Tanzania on this date was 2,643 TZS per USD. The parallel-market close of 2,648 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 20, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 19, 2026, close 2,645 TZS), the rate moved +0.09%.
One week earlier (Aug 13, 2026) the close was 2,645 TZS, so the weekly change was +0.10%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 21, 2026) the close was 2,652 TZS, a -0.17% 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 20, 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 20, 2026?
- The USD to TZS parallel market rate closed at approximately 2,648 TZS per US dollar on Thursday, August 20, 2026, after trading between 2,645 and 2,652 TZS.
- How much did the TZS move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 2,645 to a close of 2,648 TZS, the parallel rate moved +0.09% on Aug 20, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market TZS rate on that date?
- The official rate was 2,643 TZS per USD versus a parallel close of 2,648 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 2,645 TZS on Aug 19, 2026, a change of +0.09%.
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.