GTQ black market rate on Oct 12, 2026: 7.83 per USD
On Monday, October 12, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 7.83 GTQ on Guatemala's parallel (black) market at the close of observations so far. The day opened at 7.91 GTQ, reached a high of 7.91 and a low of 7.5, a trading range of 0.41 GTQ (5.41%).
Across 192 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 7.71 GTQ and the average price received when selling dollars was 8.17 GTQ. Over the session the Guatemalan Quetzal strengthened against the dollar (-1.01% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 12, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Guatemala on this date was 7.64 GTQ per USD. The parallel-market close of 7.83 GTQ therefore implied a premium of +2.43% over the official rate — a moderate gap consistent with limited but functioning official access to foreign exchange.
How Oct 12, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 11, 2026, close 7.9 GTQ), the rate moved -0.98%.
One week earlier (Oct 5, 2026) the close was 7.75 GTQ, so the weekly change was +0.97%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 12, 2026) the close was 7.2 GTQ, a +8.78% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Guatemala's USD/GTQ 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 Oct 12, 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 Guatemalan Quetzal black market rate on Oct 12, 2026?
- The USD to GTQ parallel market rate closed at approximately 7.83 GTQ per US dollar on Monday, October 12, 2026, after trading between 7.5 and 7.91 GTQ.
- How much did the GTQ move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 7.91 to a close of 7.83 GTQ, the parallel rate moved -1.01% on Oct 12, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market GTQ rate on that date?
- The official rate was 7.64 GTQ per USD versus a parallel close of 7.83 GTQ, a premium of +2.43%.
- Was the GTQ black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 7.9 GTQ on Oct 11, 2026, a change of -0.98%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Guatemala in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Guatemalan Quetzal history or today's live rate.