LKR black market rate on Aug 14, 2026: 330 per USD
On Friday, August 14, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 330 LKR on Sri Lanka's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 317.13 LKR, reached a high of 339.01 and a low of 317.13, a trading range of 21.88 LKR (6.90%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 335.66 LKR and the average price received when selling dollars was 339.67 LKR. Over the session the Sri Lankan Rupee weakened against the dollar (+4.06% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 14, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Sri Lanka on this date was 333.5 LKR per USD. The parallel-market close of 330 LKR therefore implied a premium of -1.05% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Aug 14, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 13, 2026, close 317.13 LKR), the rate moved +4.06%.
One week earlier (Aug 7, 2026) the close was 332.5 LKR, so the weekly change was -0.75%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 15, 2026) the close was 336.5 LKR, a -1.93% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Sri Lanka's USD/LKR 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 14, 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 Sri Lankan Rupee black market rate on Aug 14, 2026?
- The USD to LKR parallel market rate closed at approximately 330 LKR per US dollar on Friday, August 14, 2026, after trading between 317.13 and 339.01 LKR.
- How much did the LKR move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 317.13 to a close of 330 LKR, the parallel rate moved +4.06% on Aug 14, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market LKR rate on that date?
- The official rate was 333.5 LKR per USD versus a parallel close of 330 LKR, a premium of -1.05%.
- Was the LKR black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 317.13 LKR on Aug 13, 2026, a change of +4.06%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Sri Lanka in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Sri Lankan Rupee history or today's live rate.