LRD black market rate on Aug 11, 2026: 181.25 per USD
On Tuesday, August 11, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 181.25 LRD on Liberia's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 182 LRD, reached a high of 182 and a low of 175, a trading range of 7 LRD (4.00%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 178.64 LRD and the average price received when selling dollars was 195.4 LRD. Over the session the Liberian Dollar strengthened against the dollar (-0.41% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 11, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Liberia on this date was 180.48 LRD per USD. The parallel-market close of 181.25 LRD therefore implied a premium of +0.43% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Aug 11, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 10, 2026, close 182 LRD), the rate moved -0.41%.
One week earlier (Aug 4, 2026) the close was 185.07 LRD, so the weekly change was -2.06%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 12, 2026) the close was 181.1 LRD, a +0.08% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Liberia's USD/LRD 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 11, 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 Liberian Dollar black market rate on Aug 11, 2026?
- The USD to LRD parallel market rate closed at approximately 181.25 LRD per US dollar on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, after trading between 175 and 182 LRD.
- How much did the LRD move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 182 to a close of 181.25 LRD, the parallel rate moved -0.41% on Aug 11, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market LRD rate on that date?
- The official rate was 180.48 LRD per USD versus a parallel close of 181.25 LRD, a premium of +0.43%.
- Was the LRD black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 182 LRD on Aug 10, 2026, a change of -0.41%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Liberia in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Liberian Dollar history or today's live rate.