NPR black market rate on Aug 16, 2026: 150.12 per USD
On Sunday, August 16, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 150.12 NPR on Nepal's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 153 NPR, reached a high of 158.52 and a low of 149.77, a trading range of 8.75 NPR (5.84%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 153.57 NPR and the average price received when selling dollars was 163.42 NPR. Over the session the Nepalese Rupee strengthened against the dollar (-1.88% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 16, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Nepal on this date was 152.81 NPR per USD. The parallel-market close of 150.12 NPR therefore implied a premium of -1.76% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Aug 16, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 15, 2026, close 151.6 NPR), the rate moved -0.97%.
One week earlier (Aug 9, 2026) the close was 153.53 NPR, so the weekly change was -2.22%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 17, 2026) the close was 156.2 NPR, a -3.89% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Nepal's USD/NPR 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 Nepalese Rupee black market rate on Aug 16, 2026?
- The USD to NPR parallel market rate closed at approximately 150.12 NPR per US dollar on Sunday, August 16, 2026, after trading between 149.77 and 158.52 NPR.
- How much did the NPR move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 153 to a close of 150.12 NPR, the parallel rate moved -1.88% on Aug 16, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market NPR rate on that date?
- The official rate was 152.81 NPR per USD versus a parallel close of 150.12 NPR, a premium of -1.76%.
- Was the NPR black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 151.6 NPR on Aug 15, 2026, a change of -0.97%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Nepal in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Nepalese Rupee history or today's live rate.