NPR black market rate on Oct 12, 2026: 151.81 per USD
On Monday, October 12, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 151.81 NPR on Nepal's parallel (black) market at the close of observations so far. The day opened at 162.41 NPR, reached a high of 162.63 and a low of 150, a trading range of 12.63 NPR (8.42%).
Across 203 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 155.33 NPR and the average price received when selling dollars was 177.51 NPR. Over the session the Nepalese Rupee strengthened against the dollar (-6.53% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 12, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Nepal on this date was 155.14 NPR per USD. The parallel-market close of 151.81 NPR therefore implied a premium of -2.14% over the official rate — a discount to the official rate, which is unusual and often reflects thin or one-sided quotes.
How Oct 12, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 11, 2026, close 162.41 NPR), the rate moved -6.53%.
One week earlier (Oct 5, 2026) the close was 152.06 NPR, so the weekly change was -0.16%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 12, 2026) the close was 147.08 NPR, a +3.22% 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 Oct 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 Oct 12, 2026?
- The USD to NPR parallel market rate closed at approximately 151.81 NPR per US dollar on Monday, October 12, 2026, after trading between 150 and 162.63 NPR.
- How much did the NPR move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 162.41 to a close of 151.81 NPR, the parallel rate moved -6.53% on Oct 12, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market NPR rate on that date?
- The official rate was 155.14 NPR per USD versus a parallel close of 151.81 NPR, a premium of -2.14%.
- Was the NPR black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 162.41 NPR on Oct 11, 2026, a change of -6.53%.
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.