VES black market rate on Jul 5, 2026: 738.53 per USD
On Sunday, July 5, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 738.53 VES on Venezuela's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 742.56 VES, reached a high of 748.7 and a low of 736.1, a trading range of 12.6 VES (1.71%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 742.88 VES and the average price received when selling dollars was 750.34 VES. Over the session the Venezuelan Bolívar strengthened against the dollar (-0.54% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Jul 5, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Venezuela on this date was 667.05 VES per USD. The parallel-market close of 738.53 VES therefore implied a premium of +10.72% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Jul 5, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Jul 4, 2026, close 742 VES), the rate moved -0.47%.
One week earlier (Jun 28, 2026) the close was 762 VES, so the weekly change was -3.08%.
Thirty days earlier (Jun 5, 2026) the close was 753.12 VES, a -1.94% move over the month.
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 Jul 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 Venezuelan Bolívar black market rate on Jul 5, 2026?
- The USD to VES parallel market rate closed at approximately 738.53 VES per US dollar on Sunday, July 5, 2026, after trading between 736.1 and 748.7 VES.
- How much did the VES move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 742.56 to a close of 738.53 VES, the parallel rate moved -0.54% on Jul 5, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market VES rate on that date?
- The official rate was 667.05 VES per USD versus a parallel close of 738.53 VES, a premium of +10.72%.
- Was the VES black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 742 VES on Jul 4, 2026, a change of -0.47%.
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.