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South Sudanese pound exchange rates

Last checked: 20 October 2026 · Guides

The Bank of South Sudan publishes official rates on weekdays 2. On 20 October 2026 its website showed US$1 at SSP 5,660.1961 buying and SSP 5,832.5879 selling 1. Market rates have run higher. A REACH survey in June 2026 found a median trader price of SSP 6,575 per US dollar, against an official rate of SSP 4,703 5. The bank sells dollars to commercial banks at auctions 7,8.
Official US dollar rate
SSP 5,660.1961 buying, SSP 5,832.5879 selling, on the bank's site on 20 October 2026 1
Official Kenya shilling rate
SSP 43.7757 buying, SSP 45.1788 selling 1
Official Uganda shilling rate
SSP 1.3592 buying, SSP 1.4040 selling 1
Median trader price, June 2026
SSP 6,575 per US$1, per REACH 5
Publication days
Monday to Friday 2

Official rates on 20 October 2026

The table shows the rates on the Bank of South Sudan home page at https://boss.gov.ss/ when checked on 20 October 2026. The page did not state the date the rates apply to 1. The bank says it publishes official rates Monday to Friday and that rates can change with market conditions and transaction size 2.

CurrencyBuying, SSPSelling, SSP
US dollar 15,660.1961 15,832.5879 1
Euro 16,360.3624 16,555.2456 1
British pound 17,540.5133 17,777.1727 1
Kenya shilling 143.7757 145.1788 1
Uganda shilling 11.3592 11.4040 1
Sudanese pound 19.3867 19.7535 1

Official and market rates over time

These pairs come from different dates and different methods. Each row shows the source's own figures 4,56.

  • Access Radio reported a gap of SSP 2,500 between the official and parallel dollar rates in September 2025 6.
  • REACH reported the trader dollar price up 8% from May 2026 and 13% from June 2025 5.
  • Access Radio's 1 September 2026 report on mobile money limits converts pounds to dollars at SSP 6,500 per US$1 10.
DateOfficial rate per US$1Market rate per US$1Source
Week of 15 September 2025 6SSP 4,501 buying, SSP 4,638 selling 6SSP 7,001 buying, SSP 7,138 selling 6Access Radio, citing Jakony Media Agency 6
19 December 2025 4SSP 4,548.9 average 4SSP 5,500 parallel, source not named 4National Bureau of Statistics 4
1 to 10 June 2026 5SSP 4,703, rate of 2 June 2026 5SSP 6,575 median trader price 5REACH market monitoring 5

Dollar auctions

The Bank of South Sudan sells dollars to commercial banks through auctions. Amnon Jakony of Access Radio reported that on 31 July 2025 the bank sold US$2 million against bids of US$12.1 million 7. The weighted average of successful bids was SSP 5,434.28 per dollar. The report cited an official rate of SSP 4,600 for July 2025 7.

A WFP market bulletin reported that a 7 October 2025 auction sold US$1 million to commercial banks at a weighted average of SSP 5,499 per dollar. It said the bank expected weekly auctions to help stabilise the parallel market rate 8.

The IMF said on 2 October 2024 that the parallel market premium remained large. It said the parallel rate depreciated by 222 percent from January to September 2024 and named limited FX auctions among the causes of inflation 9.

Why the gap matters

Majok T. Deng, an economist in the Office of the Governor, wrote in an undated review on the bank's website that large gaps encourage people to buy dollars at the official rate and sell them at the parallel rate. The review states that the views are his own 3.

The review says the gap peaked at 493.4 percent in October 2015 and reached 251.7 percent in February 2021 3. It says the bank's strategic plan for 2023 to 2027 aims to keep the gap at or below 2 percent by 2027 3.

  • Check the date on any rate you see. The bank's home page did not date its rates on 20 October 2026 1.
  • Expect street prices to differ from the official rate. Access Radio quotes a forex tracker that calls the parallel market the benchmark for most daily foreign exchange deals 6.
  • The bank says rates can change with transaction size. Ask your provider which rate it applies before you send 2.

Common questions

What is the official dollar rate in South Sudan today?

On 20 October 2026 the Bank of South Sudan site showed SSP 5,660.1961 buying and SSP 5,832.5879 selling per US dollar 1.

Where does the Bank of South Sudan publish its rates?

On its website at https://boss.gov.ss/, Monday to Friday 1,2.

What is the market rate for the dollar in South Sudan?

REACH found a median trader price of SSP 6,575 per US dollar in June 2026 5. Access Radio reported a parallel selling rate of SSP 7,138 in September 2025 6.

How many South Sudanese pounds is one Kenya shilling?

The Bank of South Sudan showed SSP 43.7757 buying and SSP 45.1788 selling per Kenya shilling on 20 October 2026 1.

Rules and fees change. Check the official site linked above before you apply or pay. Spotted an error? Email [email protected] with the official link.

Sources

  1. Bank of South Sudan: home page, Bank of South Sudan Exchange Rates (checked 20 October 2026)
  2. Bank of South Sudan: Exchange Rates (page updated 20 July 2026)
  3. Bank of South Sudan, Majok T. Deng: Is Realignment of Exchange Rates a Right Policy for the Bank of South Sudan? (undated)
  4. National Bureau of Statistics, South Sudan: Foreign Exchange (data for 19 December 2025)
  5. REACH for the South Sudan Cash Working Group: Joint Market Monitoring Initiative factsheet (June 2026)
  6. Access Radio, Amnon Jakony: Parallel dollar rate surpasses 7,100 SSP, showing real cost of foreign currency (15 September 2025)
  7. Access Radio, Amnon Jakony: Central bank sells $2 million to banks in oversubscribed forex auction (31 July 2025)
  8. WFP via ReliefWeb: WFP South Sudan Weekly Market Price Bulletin, 6 to 12 October (October 2025)
  9. IMF: Press Release 24/354, IMF Staff Completes Mission to South Sudan for the Third Review of a Staff-Monitored Program with Board Involvement (2 October 2024)
  10. Access Radio, Amnon Jakony: BoSS sets strict USD caps on mobile money (1 September 2026)

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