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Ugandan shilling (UGX) exchange rate today — official vs market

Uganda · Ugandan shilling (UGX). Official rate as of Sep 13, 2026 · Market data fetched Sep 14, 2:30 AM GMT. All rates = units of local currency per 1 US dollar.

Official (per $1)3,754.87reference · BoU reference (open.er-api.com)
Market (per $1)3,886.95parallel · Bybit P2P
Premium vs official+3.52%Market vs official (positive = market weaker)
Coveragelive
Central bank policy rate9.75%Central Bank Rate · Bank of Uganda · effective 2026-08-13 · source

Premium history

-0.93%0.00%3.9%8.7%Aug 19Aug 31Sep 132026-08-19: +1.13%2026-08-20: +1.64%2026-08-21: +1.68%2026-08-22: +7.78%2026-08-23: +2.10%2026-08-24: +1.31%2026-08-25: +1.65%2026-08-26: +1.78%2026-08-27: +2.04%2026-08-28: +3.26%2026-08-29: +4.42%2026-08-30: +3.13%2026-08-31: +3.06%2026-09-01: +3.10%2026-09-02: +4.50%2026-09-03: +2.45%2026-09-04: +2.05%2026-09-05: +3.82%2026-09-06: +3.34%2026-09-07: +1.72%2026-09-08: +2.39%2026-09-09: +2.24%2026-09-10: +3.72%2026-09-11: +3.33%2026-09-12: +4.05%2026-09-13: +3.52%

26 observed days · Aug 19 – Sep 13 · no interpolation

  • 7-day change+0.18 pp
  • Min / max (observed range)1.1% / 7.8%
  • Volatility (std dev of daily premium)1.4%
  • Continent rank24th widest of 54

Context

The Ugandan shilling currently trades at a premium of +3.52% — the 24th widest gap of the 54 African currencies we track. That places it in the friction band (2–10%), where spreads often reflect liquidity, fees, or access costs rather than acute scarcity.

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