NPR black market rate on Sep 21, 2026: 157.09 per USD
On Monday, September 21, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 157.09 NPR on Nepal's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 149.99 NPR, reached a high of 158.52 and a low of 148.69, a trading range of 9.83 NPR (6.61%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 155.46 NPR and the average price received when selling dollars was 162.51 NPR. Over the session the Nepalese Rupee weakened against the dollar (+4.74% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 21, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Nepal on this date was 153.68 NPR per USD. The parallel-market close of 157.09 NPR therefore implied a premium of +2.22% over the official rate — a moderate gap consistent with limited but functioning official access to foreign exchange.
How Sep 21, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 20, 2026, close 149.99 NPR), the rate moved +4.74%.
One week earlier (Sep 14, 2026) the close was 150.89 NPR, so the weekly change was +4.11%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 22, 2026) the close was 150.62 NPR, a +4.30% 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 21, 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 21, 2026?
- The USD to NPR parallel market rate closed at approximately 157.09 NPR per US dollar on Monday, September 21, 2026, after trading between 148.69 and 158.52 NPR.
- How much did the NPR move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 149.99 to a close of 157.09 NPR, the parallel rate moved +4.74% on Sep 21, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market NPR rate on that date?
- The official rate was 153.68 NPR per USD versus a parallel close of 157.09 NPR, a premium of +2.22%.
- Was the NPR black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 149.99 NPR on Sep 20, 2026, a change of +4.74%.
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.