PKR black market rate on Aug 5, 2026: 285.01 per USD
On Wednesday, August 5, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 285.01 PKR on Pakistan's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 285.26 PKR, reached a high of 285.94 and a low of 285.01, a trading range of 0.93 PKR (0.32%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 285.6 PKR and the average price received when selling dollars was 286.36 PKR. Over the session the Pakistani Rupee strengthened against the dollar (-0.09% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 5, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Pakistan on this date was 278.06 PKR per USD. The parallel-market close of 285.01 PKR therefore implied a premium of +2.50% over the official rate — a moderate gap consistent with limited but functioning official access to foreign exchange.
How Aug 5, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 4, 2026, close 285.26 PKR), the rate moved -0.09%.
One week earlier (Jul 29, 2026) the close was 288.02 PKR, so the weekly change was -1.04%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 6, 2026) the close was 284.21 PKR, a +0.28% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Pakistan's USD/PKR 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 5, 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 Pakistani Rupee black market rate on Aug 5, 2026?
- The USD to PKR parallel market rate closed at approximately 285.01 PKR per US dollar on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, after trading between 285.01 and 285.94 PKR.
- How much did the PKR move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 285.26 to a close of 285.01 PKR, the parallel rate moved -0.09% on Aug 5, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market PKR rate on that date?
- The official rate was 278.06 PKR per USD versus a parallel close of 285.01 PKR, a premium of +2.50%.
- Was the PKR black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 285.26 PKR on Aug 4, 2026, a change of -0.09%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Pakistan in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Pakistani Rupee history or today's live rate.