TZS black market rate on Oct 8, 2026: 2,638 per USD
On Thursday, October 8, 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 2,642 TZS, reached a high of 2,656 and a low of 2,635, a trading range of 20.94 TZS (0.79%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 2,644 TZS and the average price received when selling dollars was 2,662 TZS. Over the session the Tanzanian Shilling strengthened against the dollar (-0.12% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 8, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Tanzania on this date was 2,639 TZS per USD. The parallel-market close of 2,638 TZS therefore implied a premium of -0.01% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Oct 8, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 7, 2026, close 2,642 TZS), the rate moved -0.11%.
One week earlier (Oct 1, 2026) the close was 2,641 TZS, so the weekly change was -0.10%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 8, 2026) the close was 2,633 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 Oct 8, 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 Oct 8, 2026?
- The USD to TZS parallel market rate closed at approximately 2,638 TZS per US dollar on Thursday, October 8, 2026, after trading between 2,635 and 2,656 TZS.
- How much did the TZS move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 2,642 to a close of 2,638 TZS, the parallel rate moved -0.12% on Oct 8, 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 2,638 TZS, a premium of -0.01%.
- Was the TZS black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 2,642 TZS on Oct 7, 2026, a change of -0.11%.
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.