VES black market rate on Aug 19, 2026: 902.28 per USD
On Wednesday, August 19, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 902.28 VES on Venezuela's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 905.06 VES, reached a high of 924 and a low of 891, a trading range of 33 VES (3.70%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 906.56 VES and the average price received when selling dollars was 912.93 VES. Over the session the Venezuelan Bolívar strengthened against the dollar (-0.31% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 19, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Venezuela on this date was 773.31 VES per USD. The parallel-market close of 902.28 VES therefore implied a premium of +16.68% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Aug 19, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 18, 2026, close 905.06 VES), the rate moved -0.31%.
One week earlier (Aug 12, 2026) the close was 877 VES, so the weekly change was +2.88%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 20, 2026) the close was 857.24 VES, a +5.25% 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 19, 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 19, 2026?
- The USD to VES parallel market rate closed at approximately 902.28 VES per US dollar on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, after trading between 891 and 924 VES.
- How much did the VES move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 905.06 to a close of 902.28 VES, the parallel rate moved -0.31% on Aug 19, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market VES rate on that date?
- The official rate was 773.31 VES per USD versus a parallel close of 902.28 VES, a premium of +16.68%.
- Was the VES black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 905.06 VES on Aug 18, 2026, a change of -0.31%.
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.