NIO black market rate on Jul 30, 2026: 34.25 per USD
On Thursday, July 30, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 34.25 NIO on Nicaragua's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 34.2 NIO, reached a high of 35.53 and a low of 33.5, a trading range of 2.02 NIO (6.04%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 33.97 NIO and the average price received when selling dollars was 37.91 NIO. Over the session the Nicaraguan Córdoba weakened against the dollar (+0.15% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Jul 30, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Nicaragua on this date was 36.8 NIO per USD. The parallel-market close of 34.25 NIO therefore implied a premium of -6.94% over the official rate — a discount to the official rate, which is unusual and often reflects thin or one-sided quotes.
How Jul 30, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Jul 29, 2026, close 34.2 NIO), the rate moved +0.15%.
One week earlier (Jul 23, 2026) the close was 33.3 NIO, so the weekly change was +2.85%.
Thirty days earlier (Jun 30, 2026) the close was 36.4 NIO, a -5.91% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Nicaragua's USD/NIO 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 Jul 30, 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 Nicaraguan Córdoba black market rate on Jul 30, 2026?
- The USD to NIO parallel market rate closed at approximately 34.25 NIO per US dollar on Thursday, July 30, 2026, after trading between 33.5 and 35.53 NIO.
- How much did the NIO move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 34.2 to a close of 34.25 NIO, the parallel rate moved +0.15% on Jul 30, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market NIO rate on that date?
- The official rate was 36.8 NIO per USD versus a parallel close of 34.25 NIO, a premium of -6.94%.
- Was the NIO black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 34.2 NIO on Jul 29, 2026, a change of +0.15%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Nicaragua in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Nicaraguan Córdoba history or today's live rate.