VES black market rate on Aug 24, 2026: 918.01 per USD
On Monday, August 24, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 918.01 VES on Venezuela's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 913.5 VES, reached a high of 930.33 and a low of 905, a trading range of 25.33 VES (2.80%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 916.6 VES and the average price received when selling dollars was 923.21 VES. Over the session the Venezuelan Bolívar weakened against the dollar (+0.49% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 24, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Venezuela on this date was 784.66 VES per USD. The parallel-market close of 918.01 VES therefore implied a premium of +16.99% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Aug 24, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 23, 2026, close 913.25 VES), the rate moved +0.52%.
One week earlier (Aug 17, 2026) the close was 881.58 VES, so the weekly change was +4.13%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 25, 2026) the close was 856.5 VES, a +7.18% 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 24, 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 24, 2026?
- The USD to VES parallel market rate closed at approximately 918.01 VES per US dollar on Monday, August 24, 2026, after trading between 905 and 930.33 VES.
- How much did the VES move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 913.5 to a close of 918.01 VES, the parallel rate moved +0.49% on Aug 24, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market VES rate on that date?
- The official rate was 784.66 VES per USD versus a parallel close of 918.01 VES, a premium of +16.99%.
- Was the VES black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 913.25 VES on Aug 23, 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.