UGX black market rate on Aug 26, 2026: 3,703 per USD
On Wednesday, August 26, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 3,703 UGX on Uganda's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 3,613 UGX, reached a high of 3,713 and a low of 3,575, a trading range of 138 UGX (3.86%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 3,683 UGX and the average price received when selling dollars was 3,726 UGX. Over the session the Ugandan Shilling weakened against the dollar (+2.49% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 26, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Uganda on this date was 3,697 UGX per USD. The parallel-market close of 3,703 UGX therefore implied a premium of +0.15% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Aug 26, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 25, 2026, close 3,613 UGX), the rate moved +2.49%.
One week earlier (Aug 19, 2026) the close was 3,510 UGX, so the weekly change was +5.49%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 27, 2026) the close was 3,634 UGX, a +1.91% 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 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 Aug 26, 2026?
- The USD to UGX parallel market rate closed at approximately 3,703 UGX per US dollar on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, after trading between 3,575 and 3,713 UGX.
- How much did the UGX move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 3,613 to a close of 3,703 UGX, the parallel rate moved +2.49% on Aug 26, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market UGX rate on that date?
- The official rate was 3,697 UGX per USD versus a parallel close of 3,703 UGX, a premium of +0.15%.
- Was the UGX black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 3,613 UGX on Aug 25, 2026, a change of +2.49%.
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.