HTG black market rate on Oct 18, 2026: 140.39 per USD
On Sunday, October 18, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 140.39 HTG on Haiti's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 141.8 HTG, reached a high of 141.8 and a low of 139.53, a trading range of 2.28 HTG (1.63%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 140.41 HTG and the average price received when selling dollars was 144.02 HTG. Over the session the Haitian Gourde strengthened against the dollar (-1.00% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 18, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Haiti on this date was 130.91 HTG per USD. The parallel-market close of 140.39 HTG therefore implied a premium of +7.24% over the official rate — a moderate gap consistent with limited but functioning official access to foreign exchange.
How Oct 18, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 17, 2026, close 141.8 HTG), the rate moved -1.00%.
One week earlier (Oct 11, 2026) the close was 141.05 HTG, so the weekly change was -0.47%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 18, 2026) the close was 136.01 HTG, a +3.22% 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 Oct 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 Haitian Gourde black market rate on Oct 18, 2026?
- The USD to HTG parallel market rate closed at approximately 140.39 HTG per US dollar on Sunday, October 18, 2026, after trading between 139.53 and 141.8 HTG.
- How much did the HTG move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 141.8 to a close of 140.39 HTG, the parallel rate moved -1.00% on Oct 18, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market HTG rate on that date?
- The official rate was 130.91 HTG per USD versus a parallel close of 140.39 HTG, a premium of +7.24%.
- Was the HTG black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 141.8 HTG on Oct 17, 2026, a change of -1.00%.
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.