VES black market rate on Aug 16, 2026: 862.76 per USD
On Sunday, August 16, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 862.76 VES on Venezuela's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 864.6 VES, reached a high of 868.15 and a low of 857.05, a trading range of 11.1 VES (1.30%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 863.49 VES and the average price received when selling dollars was 869.26 VES. Over the session the Venezuelan Bolívar strengthened against the dollar (-0.21% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 16, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Venezuela on this date was 772.54 VES per USD. The parallel-market close of 862.76 VES therefore implied a premium of +11.68% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Aug 16, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 15, 2026, close 865 VES), the rate moved -0.26%.
One week earlier (Aug 9, 2026) the close was 859.13 VES, so the weekly change was +0.42%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 17, 2026) the close was 844.68 VES, a +2.14% 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 16, 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 16, 2026?
- The USD to VES parallel market rate closed at approximately 862.76 VES per US dollar on Sunday, August 16, 2026, after trading between 857.05 and 868.15 VES.
- How much did the VES move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 864.6 to a close of 862.76 VES, the parallel rate moved -0.21% on Aug 16, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market VES rate on that date?
- The official rate was 772.54 VES per USD versus a parallel close of 862.76 VES, a premium of +11.68%.
- Was the VES black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 865 VES on Aug 15, 2026, a change of -0.26%.
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.