VES black market rate on Jul 17, 2026: 844.68 per USD
On Friday, July 17, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 844.68 VES on Venezuela's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 834 VES, reached a high of 845 and a low of 800.56, a trading range of 44.44 VES (5.55%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 828.68 VES and the average price received when selling dollars was 839.58 VES. Over the session the Venezuelan Bolívar weakened against the dollar (+1.28% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Jul 17, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Venezuela on this date was 732.48 VES per USD. The parallel-market close of 844.68 VES therefore implied a premium of +15.32% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Jul 17, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Jul 16, 2026, close 834.06 VES), the rate moved +1.27%.
One week earlier (Jul 10, 2026) the close was 817 VES, so the weekly change was +3.39%.
Thirty days earlier (Jun 17, 2026) the close was 789.75 VES, a +6.95% 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 17, 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 17, 2026?
- The USD to VES parallel market rate closed at approximately 844.68 VES per US dollar on Friday, July 17, 2026, after trading between 800.56 and 845 VES.
- How much did the VES move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 834 to a close of 844.68 VES, the parallel rate moved +1.28% on Jul 17, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market VES rate on that date?
- The official rate was 732.48 VES per USD versus a parallel close of 844.68 VES, a premium of +15.32%.
- Was the VES black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 834.06 VES on Jul 16, 2026, a change of +1.27%.
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.