UGX black market rate on Sep 3, 2026: 3,610 per USD
On Thursday, September 3, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 3,610 UGX on Uganda's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 3,686 UGX, reached a high of 3,758 and a low of 3,610, a trading range of 147.76 UGX (4.09%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 3,715 UGX and the average price received when selling dollars was 3,777 UGX. Over the session the Ugandan Shilling strengthened against the dollar (-2.05% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 3, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Uganda on this date was 3,742 UGX per USD. The parallel-market close of 3,610 UGX therefore implied a premium of -3.53% over the official rate — a discount to the official rate, which is unusual and often reflects thin or one-sided quotes.
How Sep 3, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 2, 2026, close 3,686 UGX), the rate moved -2.05%.
One week earlier (Aug 27, 2026) the close was 3,717 UGX, so the weekly change was -2.89%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 4, 2026) the close was 3,644 UGX, a -0.94% 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 3, 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 3, 2026?
- The USD to UGX parallel market rate closed at approximately 3,610 UGX per US dollar on Thursday, September 3, 2026, after trading between 3,610 and 3,758 UGX.
- How much did the UGX move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 3,686 to a close of 3,610 UGX, the parallel rate moved -2.05% on Sep 3, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market UGX rate on that date?
- The official rate was 3,742 UGX per USD versus a parallel close of 3,610 UGX, a premium of -3.53%.
- Was the UGX black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 3,686 UGX on Sep 2, 2026, a change of -2.05%.
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.