UGX black market rate on Aug 25, 2026: 3,613 per USD
On Tuesday, August 25, 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 3,613 UGX, reached a high of 3,698 and a low of 3,613, a trading range of 85 UGX (2.35%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 3,648 UGX and the average price received when selling dollars was 3,716 UGX. Over the session the Ugandan Shilling was broadly flat against the dollar (0.00% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 25, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Uganda on this date was 3,694 UGX per USD. The parallel-market close of 3,613 UGX therefore implied a premium of -2.19% over the official rate — a discount to the official rate, which is unusual and often reflects thin or one-sided quotes.
How Aug 25, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 24, 2026, close 3,613 UGX), the rate moved 0.00%.
One week earlier (Aug 18, 2026) the close was 3,600 UGX, so the weekly change was +0.35%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 26, 2026) the close was 3,634 UGX, a -0.56% 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 25, 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 25, 2026?
- The USD to UGX parallel market rate closed at approximately 3,613 UGX per US dollar on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, after trading between 3,613 and 3,698 UGX.
- How much did the UGX move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 3,613 to a close of 3,613 UGX, the parallel rate moved 0.00% on Aug 25, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market UGX rate on that date?
- The official rate was 3,694 UGX per USD versus a parallel close of 3,613 UGX, a premium of -2.19%.
- Was the UGX black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 3,613 UGX on Aug 24, 2026, a change of 0.00%.
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.