LAK black market rate on Sep 30, 2026: 22,460 per USD
On Wednesday, September 30, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 22,460 LAK on Laos's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 22,462 LAK, reached a high of 22,621 and a low of 22,226, a trading range of 395 LAK (1.78%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 22,537 LAK and the average price received when selling dollars was 22,807 LAK. Over the session the Lao Kip was broadly flat against the dollar (-0.01% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 30, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Laos on this date was 22,277 LAK per USD. The parallel-market close of 22,460 LAK therefore implied a premium of +0.82% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Sep 30, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 29, 2026, close 22,462 LAK), the rate moved -0.01%.
One week earlier (Sep 23, 2026) the close was 22,381 LAK, so the weekly change was +0.36%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 31, 2026) the close was 22,400 LAK, a +0.27% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Laos's USD/LAK 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 Sep 30, 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 Lao Kip black market rate on Sep 30, 2026?
- The USD to LAK parallel market rate closed at approximately 22,460 LAK per US dollar on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, after trading between 22,226 and 22,621 LAK.
- How much did the LAK move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 22,462 to a close of 22,460 LAK, the parallel rate moved -0.01% on Sep 30, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market LAK rate on that date?
- The official rate was 22,277 LAK per USD versus a parallel close of 22,460 LAK, a premium of +0.82%.
- Was the LAK black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 22,462 LAK on Sep 29, 2026, a change of -0.01%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Laos in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Lao Kip history or today's live rate.