ARS black market rate on Aug 18, 2026: 1,579 per USD
On Tuesday, August 18, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 1,579 ARS on Argentina's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 1,580 ARS, reached a high of 1,581 and a low of 1,574, a trading range of 6.8 ARS (0.43%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 1,577 ARS and the average price received when selling dollars was 1,578 ARS. Over the session the Argentine Peso strengthened against the dollar (-0.09% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 18, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Argentina on this date was 1,489 ARS per USD. The parallel-market close of 1,579 ARS therefore implied a premium of +6.06% over the official rate — a moderate gap consistent with limited but functioning official access to foreign exchange.
How Aug 18, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 17, 2026, close 1,581 ARS), the rate moved -0.10%.
One week earlier (Aug 11, 2026) the close was 1,576 ARS, so the weekly change was +0.21%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 19, 2026) the close was 1,569 ARS, a +0.64% 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 18, 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 18, 2026?
- The USD to ARS parallel market rate closed at approximately 1,579 ARS per US dollar on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, after trading between 1,574 and 1,581 ARS.
- How much did the ARS move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 1,580 to a close of 1,579 ARS, the parallel rate moved -0.09% on Aug 18, 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 1,579 ARS, a premium of +6.06%.
- Was the ARS black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 1,581 ARS on Aug 17, 2026, a change of -0.10%.
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.