UGX black market rate on Sep 17, 2026: 3,790 per USD
On Thursday, September 17, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 3,790 UGX on Uganda's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 3,701 UGX, reached a high of 3,855 and a low of 3,701, a trading range of 154.46 UGX (4.17%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 3,794 UGX and the average price received when selling dollars was 3,891 UGX. Over the session the Ugandan Shilling weakened against the dollar (+2.43% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 17, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Uganda on this date was 3,794 UGX per USD. The parallel-market close of 3,790 UGX therefore implied a premium of -0.10% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Sep 17, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 16, 2026, close 3,701 UGX), the rate moved +2.43%.
One week earlier (Sep 10, 2026) the close was 3,715 UGX, so the weekly change was +2.03%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 18, 2026) the close was 3,600 UGX, a +5.28% 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 17, 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 17, 2026?
- The USD to UGX parallel market rate closed at approximately 3,790 UGX per US dollar on Thursday, September 17, 2026, after trading between 3,701 and 3,855 UGX.
- How much did the UGX move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 3,701 to a close of 3,790 UGX, the parallel rate moved +2.43% on Sep 17, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market UGX rate on that date?
- The official rate was 3,794 UGX per USD versus a parallel close of 3,790 UGX, a premium of -0.10%.
- Was the UGX black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 3,701 UGX on Sep 16, 2026, a change of +2.43%.
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.