VES black market rate on Jun 18, 2026: 791.18 per USD
On Thursday, June 18, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 791.18 VES on Venezuela's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 788.65 VES, reached a high of 798.18 and a low of 756.08, a trading range of 42.09 VES (5.57%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 780.05 VES and the average price received when selling dollars was 789.94 VES. Over the session the Venezuelan Bolívar weakened against the dollar (+0.32% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Jun 18, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Venezuela on this date was 602.33 VES per USD. The parallel-market close of 791.18 VES therefore implied a premium of +31.35% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Jun 18, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Jun 17, 2026, close 789.75 VES), the rate moved +0.18%.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Venezuela's USD/VES 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 Jun 18, 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 Venezuelan Bolívar black market rate on Jun 18, 2026?
- The USD to VES parallel market rate closed at approximately 791.18 VES per US dollar on Thursday, June 18, 2026, after trading between 756.08 and 798.18 VES.
- How much did the VES move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 788.65 to a close of 791.18 VES, the parallel rate moved +0.32% on Jun 18, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market VES rate on that date?
- The official rate was 602.33 VES per USD versus a parallel close of 791.18 VES, a premium of +31.35%.
- Was the VES black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 789.75 VES on Jun 17, 2026, a change of +0.18%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Venezuela in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Venezuelan Bolívar history or today's live rate.