UGX black market rate on Sep 1, 2026: 3,650 per USD
On Tuesday, September 1, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 3,650 UGX on Uganda's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 3,669 UGX, reached a high of 3,730 and a low of 3,650, a trading range of 80 UGX (2.19%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 3,695 UGX and the average price received when selling dollars was 3,769 UGX. Over the session the Ugandan Shilling strengthened against the dollar (-0.53% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 1, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Uganda on this date was 3,714 UGX per USD. The parallel-market close of 3,650 UGX therefore implied a premium of -1.73% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Sep 1, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 31, 2026, close 3,669 UGX), the rate moved -0.53%.
One week earlier (Aug 25, 2026) the close was 3,613 UGX, so the weekly change was +1.02%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 2, 2026) the close was 3,627 UGX, a +0.65% 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 Sep 1, 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 Sep 1, 2026?
- The USD to UGX parallel market rate closed at approximately 3,650 UGX per US dollar on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, after trading between 3,650 and 3,730 UGX.
- How much did the UGX move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 3,669 to a close of 3,650 UGX, the parallel rate moved -0.53% on Sep 1, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market UGX rate on that date?
- The official rate was 3,714 UGX per USD versus a parallel close of 3,650 UGX, a premium of -1.73%.
- Was the UGX black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 3,669 UGX on Aug 31, 2026, a change of -0.53%.
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.