VES black market rate on Aug 2, 2026: 840 per USD
On Sunday, August 2, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 840 VES on Venezuela's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 839.38 VES, reached a high of 842.69 and a low of 827.6, a trading range of 15.09 VES (1.82%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 838.38 VES and the average price received when selling dollars was 844.12 VES. Over the session the Venezuelan Bolívar weakened against the dollar (+0.07% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 2, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Venezuela on this date was 748.79 VES per USD. The parallel-market close of 840 VES therefore implied a premium of +12.18% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Aug 2, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 1, 2026, close 839.38 VES), the rate moved +0.07%.
One week earlier (Jul 26, 2026) the close was 852.05 VES, so the weekly change was -1.41%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 3, 2026) the close was 741.51 VES, a +13.28% 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 Aug 2, 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 Aug 2, 2026?
- The USD to VES parallel market rate closed at approximately 840 VES per US dollar on Sunday, August 2, 2026, after trading between 827.6 and 842.69 VES.
- How much did the VES move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 839.38 to a close of 840 VES, the parallel rate moved +0.07% on Aug 2, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market VES rate on that date?
- The official rate was 748.79 VES per USD versus a parallel close of 840 VES, a premium of +12.18%.
- Was the VES black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 839.38 VES on Aug 1, 2026, a change of +0.07%.
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.