NPR black market rate on Aug 27, 2026: 150.92 per USD
On Thursday, August 27, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 150.92 NPR on Nepal's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 156.51 NPR, reached a high of 160.36 and a low of 150.17, a trading range of 10.19 NPR (6.79%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 156.64 NPR and the average price received when selling dollars was 164.91 NPR. Over the session the Nepalese Rupee strengthened against the dollar (-3.57% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 27, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Nepal on this date was 152.75 NPR per USD. The parallel-market close of 150.92 NPR therefore implied a premium of -1.20% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Aug 27, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 26, 2026, close 156.51 NPR), the rate moved -3.57%.
One week earlier (Aug 20, 2026) the close was 150.63 NPR, so the weekly change was +0.19%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 28, 2026) the close was 151.71 NPR, a -0.52% 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 27, 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 27, 2026?
- The USD to NPR parallel market rate closed at approximately 150.92 NPR per US dollar on Thursday, August 27, 2026, after trading between 150.17 and 160.36 NPR.
- How much did the NPR move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 156.51 to a close of 150.92 NPR, the parallel rate moved -3.57% on Aug 27, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market NPR rate on that date?
- The official rate was 152.75 NPR per USD versus a parallel close of 150.92 NPR, a premium of -1.20%.
- Was the NPR black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 156.51 NPR on Aug 26, 2026, a change of -3.57%.
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.