NIO black market rate on Aug 22, 2026: 36.69 per USD
On Saturday, August 22, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 36.69 NIO on Nicaragua's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 37.61 NIO, reached a high of 37.61 and a low of 36.08, a trading range of 1.53 NIO (4.24%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 36.86 NIO and the average price received when selling dollars was 39.27 NIO. Over the session the Nicaraguan Córdoba strengthened against the dollar (-2.45% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 22, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Nicaragua on this date was 33.64 NIO per USD. The parallel-market close of 36.69 NIO therefore implied a premium of +9.05% 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 37.63 NIO), the rate moved -2.50%.
One week earlier (Aug 15, 2026) the close was 37.1 NIO, so the weekly change was -1.11%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 23, 2026) the close was 33.3 NIO, a +10.18% 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 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 Nicaraguan Córdoba black market rate on Aug 22, 2026?
- The USD to NIO parallel market rate closed at approximately 36.69 NIO per US dollar on Saturday, August 22, 2026, after trading between 36.08 and 37.61 NIO.
- How much did the NIO move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 37.61 to a close of 36.69 NIO, the parallel rate moved -2.45% on Aug 22, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market NIO rate on that date?
- The official rate was 33.64 NIO per USD versus a parallel close of 36.69 NIO, a premium of +9.05%.
- Was the NIO black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 37.63 NIO on Aug 21, 2026, a change of -2.50%.
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.