UGX black market rate on Sep 19, 2026: 3,650 per USD
On Saturday, September 19, 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 3,675 UGX, reached a high of 3,861 and a low of 3,642, a trading range of 219.28 UGX (6.02%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 3,775 UGX and the average price received when selling dollars was 3,926 UGX. Over the session the Ugandan Shilling strengthened against the dollar (-0.68% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 19, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Uganda on this date was 3,818 UGX per USD. The parallel-market close of 3,650 UGX therefore implied a premium of -4.39% over the official rate — a discount to the official rate, which is unusual and often reflects thin or one-sided quotes.
How Sep 19, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 18, 2026, close 3,675 UGX), the rate moved -0.68%.
One week earlier (Sep 12, 2026) the close was 3,651 UGX, so the weekly change was -0.01%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 20, 2026) the close was 3,478 UGX, a +4.94% 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 19, 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 19, 2026?
- The USD to UGX parallel market rate closed at approximately 3,650 UGX per US dollar on Saturday, September 19, 2026, after trading between 3,642 and 3,861 UGX.
- How much did the UGX move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 3,675 to a close of 3,650 UGX, the parallel rate moved -0.68% on Sep 19, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market UGX rate on that date?
- The official rate was 3,818 UGX per USD versus a parallel close of 3,650 UGX, a premium of -4.39%.
- Was the UGX black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 3,675 UGX on Sep 18, 2026, a change of -0.68%.
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.