NPR black market rate on Sep 20, 2026: 149.99 per USD
On Sunday, September 20, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 149.99 NPR on Nepal's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 144 NPR, reached a high of 156.3 and a low of 144, a trading range of 12.3 NPR (8.54%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 153.85 NPR and the average price received when selling dollars was 161.34 NPR. Over the session the Nepalese Rupee weakened against the dollar (+4.16% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 20, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Nepal on this date was 153.52 NPR per USD. The parallel-market close of 149.99 NPR therefore implied a premium of -2.30% over the official rate — a discount to the official rate, which is unusual and often reflects thin or one-sided quotes.
How Sep 20, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 19, 2026, close 144 NPR), the rate moved +4.16%.
One week earlier (Sep 13, 2026) the close was 145.03 NPR, so the weekly change was +3.42%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 21, 2026) the close was 155 NPR, a -3.24% 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 20, 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 20, 2026?
- The USD to NPR parallel market rate closed at approximately 149.99 NPR per US dollar on Sunday, September 20, 2026, after trading between 144 and 156.3 NPR.
- How much did the NPR move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 144 to a close of 149.99 NPR, the parallel rate moved +4.16% on Sep 20, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market NPR rate on that date?
- The official rate was 153.52 NPR per USD versus a parallel close of 149.99 NPR, a premium of -2.30%.
- Was the NPR black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 144 NPR on Sep 19, 2026, a change of +4.16%.
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.