TZS black market rate on Oct 18, 2026: 2,622 per USD
On Sunday, October 18, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 2,622 TZS on Tanzania's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 2,629 TZS, reached a high of 2,632 and a low of 2,621, a trading range of 10.49 TZS (0.40%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 2,628 TZS and the average price received when selling dollars was 2,645 TZS. Over the session the Tanzanian Shilling strengthened against the dollar (-0.25% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 18, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Tanzania on this date was 2,632 TZS per USD. The parallel-market close of 2,622 TZS therefore implied a premium of -0.36% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Oct 18, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 17, 2026, close 2,630 TZS), the rate moved -0.28%.
One week earlier (Oct 11, 2026) the close was 2,636 TZS, so the weekly change was -0.52%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 18, 2026) the close was 2,649 TZS, a -1.00% 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 18, 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 18, 2026?
- The USD to TZS parallel market rate closed at approximately 2,622 TZS per US dollar on Sunday, October 18, 2026, after trading between 2,621 and 2,632 TZS.
- How much did the TZS move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 2,629 to a close of 2,622 TZS, the parallel rate moved -0.25% on Oct 18, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market TZS rate on that date?
- The official rate was 2,632 TZS per USD versus a parallel close of 2,622 TZS, a premium of -0.36%.
- Was the TZS black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 2,630 TZS on Oct 17, 2026, a change of -0.28%.
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.