NPR black market rate on Sep 12, 2026: 147.08 per USD
On Saturday, September 12, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 147.08 NPR on Nepal's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 146.01 NPR, reached a high of 157 and a low of 145.51, a trading range of 11.5 NPR (7.90%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 152.66 NPR and the average price received when selling dollars was 161.45 NPR. Over the session the Nepalese Rupee weakened against the dollar (+0.73% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 12, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Nepal on this date was 152.97 NPR per USD. The parallel-market close of 147.08 NPR therefore implied a premium of -3.85% over the official rate — a discount to the official rate, which is unusual and often reflects thin or one-sided quotes.
How Sep 12, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 11, 2026, close 146.01 NPR), the rate moved +0.73%.
One week earlier (Sep 5, 2026) the close was 145.03 NPR, so the weekly change was +1.41%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 13, 2026) the close was 153.58 NPR, a -4.23% 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 Sep 12, 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 Sep 12, 2026?
- The USD to NPR parallel market rate closed at approximately 147.08 NPR per US dollar on Saturday, September 12, 2026, after trading between 145.51 and 157 NPR.
- How much did the NPR move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 146.01 to a close of 147.08 NPR, the parallel rate moved +0.73% on Sep 12, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market NPR rate on that date?
- The official rate was 152.97 NPR per USD versus a parallel close of 147.08 NPR, a premium of -3.85%.
- Was the NPR black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 146.01 NPR on Sep 11, 2026, a change of +0.73%.
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.