LRD black market rate on Aug 22, 2026: 176.5 per USD
On Saturday, August 22, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 176.5 LRD on Liberia's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 179 LRD, reached a high of 185 and a low of 176.5, a trading range of 8.5 LRD (4.82%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 178.02 LRD and the average price received when selling dollars was 193.51 LRD. Over the session the Liberian Dollar strengthened against the dollar (-1.40% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 22, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Liberia on this date was 162.69 LRD per USD. The parallel-market close of 176.5 LRD therefore implied a premium of +8.49% over the official rate — a moderate gap consistent with limited but functioning official access to foreign exchange.
How Aug 22, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 21, 2026, close 173 LRD), the rate moved +2.02%.
One week earlier (Aug 15, 2026) the close was 183.5 LRD, so the weekly change was -3.81%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 23, 2026) the close was 181 LRD, a -2.49% 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 22, 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 22, 2026?
- The USD to LRD parallel market rate closed at approximately 176.5 LRD per US dollar on Saturday, August 22, 2026, after trading between 176.5 and 185 LRD.
- How much did the LRD move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 179 to a close of 176.5 LRD, the parallel rate moved -1.40% on Aug 22, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market LRD rate on that date?
- The official rate was 162.69 LRD per USD versus a parallel close of 176.5 LRD, a premium of +8.49%.
- Was the LRD black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 173 LRD on Aug 21, 2026, a change of +2.02%.
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.