ARS black market rate on Aug 16, 2026: 1,578 per USD
On Sunday, August 16, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 1,578 ARS on Argentina's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 1,576 ARS, reached a high of 1,578 and a low of 1,568, a trading range of 9.65 ARS (0.62%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 1,575 ARS and the average price received when selling dollars was 1,576 ARS. Over the session the Argentine Peso weakened against the dollar (+0.09% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 16, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Argentina on this date was 1,489 ARS per USD. The parallel-market close of 1,578 ARS therefore implied a premium of +5.97% over the official rate — a moderate gap consistent with limited but functioning official access to foreign exchange.
How Aug 16, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 15, 2026, close 1,576 ARS), the rate moved +0.09%.
One week earlier (Aug 9, 2026) the close was 1,568 ARS, so the weekly change was +0.59%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 17, 2026) the close was 1,565 ARS, a +0.80% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Argentina's USD/ARS 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 Aug 16, 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 Argentine Peso black market rate on Aug 16, 2026?
- The USD to ARS parallel market rate closed at approximately 1,578 ARS per US dollar on Sunday, August 16, 2026, after trading between 1,568 and 1,578 ARS.
- How much did the ARS move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 1,576 to a close of 1,578 ARS, the parallel rate moved +0.09% on Aug 16, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market ARS rate on that date?
- The official rate was 1,489 ARS per USD versus a parallel close of 1,578 ARS, a premium of +5.97%.
- Was the ARS black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 1,576 ARS on Aug 15, 2026, a change of +0.09%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Argentina in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Argentine Peso history or today's live rate.