ARS black market rate on Aug 21, 2026: 1,582 per USD
On Friday, August 21, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 1,582 ARS on Argentina's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 1,577 ARS, reached a high of 1,582 and a low of 1,572, a trading range of 9.94 ARS (0.63%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 1,576 ARS and the average price received when selling dollars was 1,577 ARS. Over the session the Argentine Peso weakened against the dollar (+0.30% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 21, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Argentina on this date was 1,497 ARS per USD. The parallel-market close of 1,582 ARS therefore implied a premium of +5.66% over the official rate — a moderate gap consistent with limited but functioning official access to foreign exchange.
How Aug 21, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 20, 2026, close 1,577 ARS), the rate moved +0.30%.
One week earlier (Aug 14, 2026) the close was 1,572 ARS, so the weekly change was +0.61%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 22, 2026) the close was 1,573 ARS, a +0.60% 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 21, 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 21, 2026?
- The USD to ARS parallel market rate closed at approximately 1,582 ARS per US dollar on Friday, August 21, 2026, after trading between 1,572 and 1,582 ARS.
- How much did the ARS move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 1,577 to a close of 1,582 ARS, the parallel rate moved +0.30% on Aug 21, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market ARS rate on that date?
- The official rate was 1,497 ARS per USD versus a parallel close of 1,582 ARS, a premium of +5.66%.
- Was the ARS black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 1,577 ARS on Aug 20, 2026, a change of +0.30%.
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.