USD to NIO Exchange Rate History — Nicaragua
Over the past 90 days, the USD to Nicaraguan Córdoba parallel (black market) rate moved from about 36.7 NIO on Jun 5, 2026 to 35.4 NIO on Jun 6, 2026 — a change of -3.5%. Across that window the Nicaraguan Córdoba strengthened against the dollar, trading between a low of 35.4 and a high of 36.7 NIO, averaging 35.8 NIO per US dollar.
Nicaragua runs a crawling peg, so the córdoba's parallel gap is usually small and predictable.
How to read the NIO rate history
The chart plots the parallel buy rate — how many NIO it took to buy one US dollar — at each point we recorded. The daily table below lists the closing buy and sell rate for each day, while the monthly table summarises the average, high and low for each month, which is useful for comparing one period with another.
A rising line means the Nicaraguan Córdoba is losing value (more NIO per dollar); a falling line means it is gaining. Over this window the spread between the high (36.7) and the low (35.4) shows how volatile the market has been — here, roughly 0.5% around the average.
What has moved the Nicaraguan Córdoba recently?
In Nicaragua, the parallel rate is driven by factors such as a crawling-peg policy, dollar demand, remittance flows. When dollars become scarcer or confidence falls, the street rate climbs ahead of the official Central Bank of Nicaragua (BCN) rate; when supply improves or policy tightens, the gap can narrow again.
Because the parallel rate often moves before official devaluations, its history is a useful early-warning record — a steadily rising trend frequently precedes an official adjustment, while a long plateau suggests relative stability.
Using historical NIO rates
Historical rates help with budgeting, invoicing, remittance planning and spotting trends, but they are not a forecast — past movements do not guarantee future ones. For the live rate, see our main USD to NIO page, and use the converter for exact amounts.
All figures are aggregated from P2P platforms, community reports and market monitoring, then refreshed hourly. They are provided for information and price-transparency only and are not financial advice.