NPR black market rate on Aug 18, 2026: 149.53 per USD
On Tuesday, August 18, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 149.53 NPR on Nepal's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 150.31 NPR, reached a high of 158 and a low of 147.27, a trading range of 10.73 NPR (7.29%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 153.81 NPR and the average price received when selling dollars was 162.97 NPR. Over the session the Nepalese Rupee strengthened against the dollar (-0.52% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 18, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Nepal on this date was 153.11 NPR per USD. The parallel-market close of 149.53 NPR therefore implied a premium of -2.34% over the official rate — a discount to the official rate, which is unusual and often reflects thin or one-sided quotes.
How Aug 18, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 17, 2026, close 150.31 NPR), the rate moved -0.52%.
One week earlier (Aug 11, 2026) the close was 152.05 NPR, so the weekly change was -1.66%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 19, 2026) the close was 157.4 NPR, a -5.00% 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 18, 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 18, 2026?
- The USD to NPR parallel market rate closed at approximately 149.53 NPR per US dollar on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, after trading between 147.27 and 158 NPR.
- How much did the NPR move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 150.31 to a close of 149.53 NPR, the parallel rate moved -0.52% on Aug 18, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market NPR rate on that date?
- The official rate was 153.11 NPR per USD versus a parallel close of 149.53 NPR, a premium of -2.34%.
- Was the NPR black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 150.31 NPR on Aug 17, 2026, a change of -0.52%.
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.