HTG black market rate on Aug 19, 2026: 135.2 per USD
On Wednesday, August 19, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 135.2 HTG on Haiti's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 135.05 HTG, reached a high of 136 and a low of 134.34, a trading range of 1.66 HTG (1.24%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 135.12 HTG and the average price received when selling dollars was 139.5 HTG. Over the session the Haitian Gourde weakened against the dollar (+0.11% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 19, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Haiti on this date was 130.76 HTG per USD. The parallel-market close of 135.2 HTG therefore implied a premium of +3.39% over the official rate — a moderate gap consistent with limited but functioning official access to foreign exchange.
How Aug 19, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 18, 2026, close 135.05 HTG), the rate moved +0.11%.
One week earlier (Aug 12, 2026) the close was 134.77 HTG, so the weekly change was +0.32%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 20, 2026) the close was 135.01 HTG, a +0.14% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Haiti's USD/HTG 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 19, 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 Haitian Gourde black market rate on Aug 19, 2026?
- The USD to HTG parallel market rate closed at approximately 135.2 HTG per US dollar on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, after trading between 134.34 and 136 HTG.
- How much did the HTG move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 135.05 to a close of 135.2 HTG, the parallel rate moved +0.11% on Aug 19, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market HTG rate on that date?
- The official rate was 130.76 HTG per USD versus a parallel close of 135.2 HTG, a premium of +3.39%.
- Was the HTG black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 135.05 HTG on Aug 18, 2026, a change of +0.11%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Haiti in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Haitian Gourde history or today's live rate.