UGX black market rate on Jul 19, 2026: 3,613 per USD
On Sunday, July 19, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 3,613 UGX on Uganda's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 3,606 UGX, reached a high of 3,637 and a low of 3,598, a trading range of 38.55 UGX (1.07%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 3,625 UGX and the average price received when selling dollars was 3,717 UGX. Over the session the Ugandan Shilling weakened against the dollar (+0.20% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Jul 19, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Uganda on this date was 3,667 UGX per USD. The parallel-market close of 3,613 UGX therefore implied a premium of -1.46% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Jul 19, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Jul 18, 2026, close 3,606 UGX), the rate moved +0.20%.
One week earlier (Jul 12, 2026) the close was 3,605 UGX, so the weekly change was +0.22%.
Thirty days earlier (Jun 19, 2026) the close was 3,616 UGX, a -0.07% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Uganda's USD/UGX 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 Jul 19, 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 Ugandan Shilling black market rate on Jul 19, 2026?
- The USD to UGX parallel market rate closed at approximately 3,613 UGX per US dollar on Sunday, July 19, 2026, after trading between 3,598 and 3,637 UGX.
- How much did the UGX move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 3,606 to a close of 3,613 UGX, the parallel rate moved +0.20% on Jul 19, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market UGX rate on that date?
- The official rate was 3,667 UGX per USD versus a parallel close of 3,613 UGX, a premium of -1.46%.
- Was the UGX black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 3,606 UGX on Jul 18, 2026, a change of +0.20%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Uganda in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Ugandan Shilling history or today's live rate.