LRD black market rate on Aug 27, 2026: 180.06 per USD
On Thursday, August 27, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 180.06 LRD on Liberia's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 176.5 LRD, reached a high of 180.06 and a low of 176.5, a trading range of 3.56 LRD (2.02%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 179.49 LRD and the average price received when selling dollars was 192.68 LRD. Over the session the Liberian Dollar weakened against the dollar (+2.02% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 27, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Liberia on this date was 181.47 LRD per USD. The parallel-market close of 180.06 LRD therefore implied a premium of -0.78% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Aug 27, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 26, 2026, close 176.5 LRD), the rate moved +2.02%.
One week earlier (Aug 20, 2026) the close was 185.43 LRD, so the weekly change was -2.90%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 28, 2026) the close was 181.63 LRD, a -0.86% 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 27, 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 27, 2026?
- The USD to LRD parallel market rate closed at approximately 180.06 LRD per US dollar on Thursday, August 27, 2026, after trading between 176.5 and 180.06 LRD.
- How much did the LRD move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 176.5 to a close of 180.06 LRD, the parallel rate moved +2.02% on Aug 27, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market LRD rate on that date?
- The official rate was 181.47 LRD per USD versus a parallel close of 180.06 LRD, a premium of -0.78%.
- Was the LRD black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 176.5 LRD on Aug 26, 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.