VES black market rate on Aug 27, 2026: 938 per USD
On Thursday, August 27, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 938 VES on Venezuela's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 948.03 VES, reached a high of 949.75 and a low of 936.25, a trading range of 13.5 VES (1.44%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 942.34 VES and the average price received when selling dollars was 948.87 VES. Over the session the Venezuelan Bolívar strengthened against the dollar (-1.06% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 27, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Venezuela on this date was 791.32 VES per USD. The parallel-market close of 938 VES therefore implied a premium of +18.54% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Aug 27, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 26, 2026, close 948.78 VES), the rate moved -1.14%.
One week earlier (Aug 20, 2026) the close was 908 VES, so the weekly change was +3.30%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 28, 2026) the close was 839.45 VES, a +11.74% 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 27, 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 27, 2026?
- The USD to VES parallel market rate closed at approximately 938 VES per US dollar on Thursday, August 27, 2026, after trading between 936.25 and 949.75 VES.
- How much did the VES move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 948.03 to a close of 938 VES, the parallel rate moved -1.06% on Aug 27, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market VES rate on that date?
- The official rate was 791.32 VES per USD versus a parallel close of 938 VES, a premium of +18.54%.
- Was the VES black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 948.78 VES on Aug 26, 2026, a change of -1.14%.
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.