UGX black market rate on Aug 22, 2026: 3,460 per USD
On Saturday, August 22, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 3,460 UGX on Uganda's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 3,511 UGX, reached a high of 3,652 and a low of 3,460, a trading range of 191.93 UGX (5.55%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 3,612 UGX and the average price received when selling dollars was 3,706 UGX. Over the session the Ugandan Shilling strengthened against the dollar (-1.44% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 22, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Uganda on this date was 3,497 UGX per USD. The parallel-market close of 3,460 UGX therefore implied a premium of -1.06% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Aug 22, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 21, 2026, close 3,511 UGX), the rate moved -1.44%.
One week earlier (Aug 15, 2026) the close was 3,601 UGX, so the weekly change was -3.92%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 23, 2026) the close was 3,629 UGX, a -4.66% 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 Aug 22, 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 Aug 22, 2026?
- The USD to UGX parallel market rate closed at approximately 3,460 UGX per US dollar on Saturday, August 22, 2026, after trading between 3,460 and 3,652 UGX.
- How much did the UGX move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 3,511 to a close of 3,460 UGX, the parallel rate moved -1.44% on Aug 22, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market UGX rate on that date?
- The official rate was 3,497 UGX per USD versus a parallel close of 3,460 UGX, a premium of -1.06%.
- Was the UGX black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 3,511 UGX on Aug 21, 2026, a change of -1.44%.
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.