LRD black market rate on Aug 18, 2026: 181.25 per USD
On Tuesday, August 18, 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 182.38 LRD, reached a high of 183.5 and a low of 178.25, a trading range of 5.25 LRD (2.95%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 181.48 LRD and the average price received when selling dollars was 193.91 LRD. Over the session the Liberian Dollar strengthened against the dollar (-0.62% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 18, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Liberia on this date was 181.41 LRD per USD. The parallel-market close of 181.25 LRD therefore implied a premium of -0.09% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Aug 18, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 17, 2026, close 182.38 LRD), the rate moved -0.62%.
One week earlier (Aug 11, 2026) the close was 181.25 LRD, so the weekly change was 0.00%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 19, 2026) the close was 181.17 LRD, a +0.04% 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 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 Liberian Dollar black market rate on Aug 18, 2026?
- The USD to LRD parallel market rate closed at approximately 181.25 LRD per US dollar on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, after trading between 178.25 and 183.5 LRD.
- How much did the LRD move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 182.38 to a close of 181.25 LRD, the parallel rate moved -0.62% on Aug 18, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market LRD rate on that date?
- The official rate was 181.41 LRD per USD versus a parallel close of 181.25 LRD, a premium of -0.09%.
- Was the LRD black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 182.38 LRD on Aug 17, 2026, a change of -0.62%.
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.