UGX black market rate on Jul 26, 2026: 3,634 per USD
On Sunday, July 26, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 3,634 UGX on Uganda's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 3,608 UGX, reached a high of 3,756 and a low of 3,608, a trading range of 147.5 UGX (4.09%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 3,701 UGX and the average price received when selling dollars was 3,797 UGX. Over the session the Ugandan Shilling weakened against the dollar (+0.69% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Jul 26, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Uganda on this date was 3,701 UGX per USD. The parallel-market close of 3,634 UGX therefore implied a premium of -1.82% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Jul 26, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Jul 25, 2026, close 3,608 UGX), the rate moved +0.69%.
One week earlier (Jul 19, 2026) the close was 3,613 UGX, so the weekly change was +0.57%.
Thirty days earlier (Jun 26, 2026) the close was 3,616 UGX, a +0.49% 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 26, 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 26, 2026?
- The USD to UGX parallel market rate closed at approximately 3,634 UGX per US dollar on Sunday, July 26, 2026, after trading between 3,608 and 3,756 UGX.
- How much did the UGX move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 3,608 to a close of 3,634 UGX, the parallel rate moved +0.69% on Jul 26, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market UGX rate on that date?
- The official rate was 3,701 UGX per USD versus a parallel close of 3,634 UGX, a premium of -1.82%.
- Was the UGX black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 3,608 UGX on Jul 25, 2026, a change of +0.69%.
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.