VES black market rate on Jul 22, 2026: 848 per USD
On Wednesday, July 22, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 848 VES on Venezuela's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 865.3 VES, reached a high of 865.65 and a low of 836.5, a trading range of 29.15 VES (3.48%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 858.51 VES and the average price received when selling dollars was 865.8 VES. Over the session the Venezuelan Bolívar strengthened against the dollar (-2.00% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Jul 22, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Venezuela on this date was 737.23 VES per USD. The parallel-market close of 848 VES therefore implied a premium of +15.02% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Jul 22, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Jul 21, 2026, close 866 VES), the rate moved -2.08%.
One week earlier (Jul 15, 2026) the close was 845.5 VES, so the weekly change was +0.30%.
Thirty days earlier (Jun 22, 2026) the close was 772 VES, a +9.84% 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 22, 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 22, 2026?
- The USD to VES parallel market rate closed at approximately 848 VES per US dollar on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, after trading between 836.5 and 865.65 VES.
- How much did the VES move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 865.3 to a close of 848 VES, the parallel rate moved -2.00% on Jul 22, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market VES rate on that date?
- The official rate was 737.23 VES per USD versus a parallel close of 848 VES, a premium of +15.02%.
- Was the VES black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 866 VES on Jul 21, 2026, a change of -2.08%.
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.