TZS black market rate on Aug 21, 2026: 2,647 per USD
On Friday, August 21, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 2,647 TZS on Tanzania's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 2,648 TZS, reached a high of 2,656 and a low of 2,647, a trading range of 8.34 TZS (0.31%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 2,651 TZS and the average price received when selling dollars was 2,659 TZS. Over the session the Tanzanian Shilling was broadly flat against the dollar (-0.02% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 21, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Tanzania on this date was 2,644 TZS per USD. The parallel-market close of 2,647 TZS therefore implied a premium of +0.11% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Aug 21, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 20, 2026, close 2,648 TZS), the rate moved -0.02%.
One week earlier (Aug 14, 2026) the close was 2,642 TZS, so the weekly change was +0.19%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 22, 2026) the close was 2,649 TZS, a -0.06% 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 21, 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 21, 2026?
- The USD to TZS parallel market rate closed at approximately 2,647 TZS per US dollar on Friday, August 21, 2026, after trading between 2,647 and 2,656 TZS.
- How much did the TZS move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 2,648 to a close of 2,647 TZS, the parallel rate moved -0.02% on Aug 21, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market TZS rate on that date?
- The official rate was 2,644 TZS per USD versus a parallel close of 2,647 TZS, a premium of +0.11%.
- Was the TZS black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 2,648 TZS on Aug 20, 2026, a change of -0.02%.
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.