Uganda
Official central-bank rates · Updated 17h ago
USD / UGX
Mid-market reference rate. Not a quote for an actual transaction — banks and bureaux apply a spread.
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About Uganda exchange rates
AfriRate republishes the official Uganda exchange rates published by the Bank of Uganda (bou). Today, 1 USD is worth approximately 3,731.43 UGX. All rates are mid-market reference rates published by the central bank — we do not apply any spread.
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GET https://afrirate.statotec.com/api/v1/rates/latest?country=UGPopular pairs: USD/UGX · GBP/UGX · EUR/UGX · ZAR/UGX · KES/UGX.
FAQ
+What is today's USD to UGX rate?
The live USD/UGX official mid-rate published by the Bank of Uganda is shown above. BOU updates its official exchange rate each business day.
+Where do the Ugandan shilling rates come from?
Directly from the Bank of Uganda (BOU), the country's central bank. We mirror the BOU official exchange-rate series exactly, with no spread applied.
+Is this the official Bank of Uganda rate or a bureau rate?
It is the official central-bank reference rate from the Bank of Uganda. We do not publish forex bureau, street, or parallel-market rates, only the BOU official figure updated each business day.
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