VES black market rate on Jul 31, 2026: 843.05 per USD
On Friday, July 31, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 843.05 VES on Venezuela's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 847.5 VES, reached a high of 848.35 and a low of 835.21, a trading range of 13.14 VES (1.57%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 844.33 VES and the average price received when selling dollars was 850.27 VES. Over the session the Venezuelan Bolívar strengthened against the dollar (-0.52% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Jul 31, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Venezuela on this date was 746.63 VES per USD. The parallel-market close of 843.05 VES therefore implied a premium of +12.91% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Jul 31, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Jul 30, 2026, close 847.5 VES), the rate moved -0.52%.
One week earlier (Jul 24, 2026) the close was 868.81 VES, so the weekly change was -2.96%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 1, 2026) the close was 729.2 VES, a +15.61% 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 31, 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 31, 2026?
- The USD to VES parallel market rate closed at approximately 843.05 VES per US dollar on Friday, July 31, 2026, after trading between 835.21 and 848.35 VES.
- How much did the VES move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 847.5 to a close of 843.05 VES, the parallel rate moved -0.52% on Jul 31, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market VES rate on that date?
- The official rate was 746.63 VES per USD versus a parallel close of 843.05 VES, a premium of +12.91%.
- Was the VES black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 847.5 VES on Jul 30, 2026, a change of -0.52%.
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.