NIO black market rate on Aug 16, 2026: 38.17 per USD
On Sunday, August 16, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 38.17 NIO on Nicaragua's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 37.1 NIO, reached a high of 38.17 and a low of 36.4, a trading range of 1.77 NIO (4.85%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 37.18 NIO and the average price received when selling dollars was 39.87 NIO. Over the session the Nicaraguan Córdoba weakened against the dollar (+2.87% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 16, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Nicaragua on this date was 36.81 NIO per USD. The parallel-market close of 38.17 NIO therefore implied a premium of +3.68% over the official rate — a moderate gap consistent with limited but functioning official access to foreign exchange.
How Aug 16, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 15, 2026, close 37.1 NIO), the rate moved +2.87%.
One week earlier (Aug 9, 2026) the close was 37.7 NIO, so the weekly change was +1.23%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 17, 2026) the close was 36.9 NIO, a +3.43% 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 Aug 16, 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 Aug 16, 2026?
- The USD to NIO parallel market rate closed at approximately 38.17 NIO per US dollar on Sunday, August 16, 2026, after trading between 36.4 and 38.17 NIO.
- How much did the NIO move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 37.1 to a close of 38.17 NIO, the parallel rate moved +2.87% on Aug 16, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market NIO rate on that date?
- The official rate was 36.81 NIO per USD versus a parallel close of 38.17 NIO, a premium of +3.68%.
- Was the NIO black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 37.1 NIO on Aug 15, 2026, a change of +2.87%.
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.