TZS black market rate on Aug 29, 2026: 2,638 per USD
On Saturday, August 29, 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 2,647 TZS, reached a high of 2,650 and a low of 2,638, a trading range of 11.63 TZS (0.44%).
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 strengthened against the dollar (-0.32% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 29, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Tanzania on this date was 2,643 TZS per USD. The parallel-market close of 2,638 TZS therefore implied a premium of -0.16% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Aug 29, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 28, 2026, close 2,647 TZS), the rate moved -0.32%.
One week earlier (Aug 22, 2026) the close was 2,648 TZS, so the weekly change was -0.36%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 30, 2026) the close was 2,660 TZS, a -0.80% 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 29, 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 29, 2026?
- The USD to TZS parallel market rate closed at approximately 2,638 TZS per US dollar on Saturday, August 29, 2026, after trading between 2,638 and 2,650 TZS.
- How much did the TZS move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 2,647 to a close of 2,638 TZS, the parallel rate moved -0.32% on Aug 29, 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 2,638 TZS, a premium of -0.16%.
- Was the TZS black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 2,647 TZS on Aug 28, 2026, a change of -0.32%.
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.