UGX black market rate on Sep 30, 2026: 3,920 per USD
On Wednesday, September 30, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 3,920 UGX on Uganda's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 3,913 UGX, reached a high of 3,926 and a low of 3,763, a trading range of 162.26 UGX (4.31%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 3,907 UGX and the average price received when selling dollars was 3,930 UGX. Over the session the Ugandan Shilling weakened against the dollar (+0.18% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 30, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Uganda on this date was 3,831 UGX per USD. The parallel-market close of 3,920 UGX therefore implied a premium of +2.34% over the official rate — a moderate gap consistent with limited but functioning official access to foreign exchange.
How Sep 30, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 29, 2026, close 3,913 UGX), the rate moved +0.18%.
One week earlier (Sep 23, 2026) the close was 3,882 UGX, so the weekly change was +0.99%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 31, 2026) the close was 3,669 UGX, a +6.84% 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 30, 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 30, 2026?
- The USD to UGX parallel market rate closed at approximately 3,920 UGX per US dollar on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, after trading between 3,763 and 3,926 UGX.
- How much did the UGX move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 3,913 to a close of 3,920 UGX, the parallel rate moved +0.18% on Sep 30, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market UGX rate on that date?
- The official rate was 3,831 UGX per USD versus a parallel close of 3,920 UGX, a premium of +2.34%.
- Was the UGX black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 3,913 UGX on Sep 29, 2026, a change of +0.18%.
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.