VES black market rate on Sep 22, 2026: 958.6 per USD
On Tuesday, September 22, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 958.6 VES on Venezuela's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 947.55 VES, reached a high of 959.28 and a low of 933, a trading range of 26.28 VES (2.82%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 950.36 VES and the average price received when selling dollars was 956.91 VES. Over the session the Venezuelan Bolívar weakened against the dollar (+1.17% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 22, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Venezuela on this date was 852.42 VES per USD. The parallel-market close of 958.6 VES therefore implied a premium of +12.46% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Sep 22, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 21, 2026, close 947.55 VES), the rate moved +1.17%.
One week earlier (Sep 15, 2026) the close was 950.55 VES, so the weekly change was +0.85%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 23, 2026) the close was 913.25 VES, a +4.97% 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 Sep 22, 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 Sep 22, 2026?
- The USD to VES parallel market rate closed at approximately 958.6 VES per US dollar on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, after trading between 933 and 959.28 VES.
- How much did the VES move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 947.55 to a close of 958.6 VES, the parallel rate moved +1.17% on Sep 22, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market VES rate on that date?
- The official rate was 852.42 VES per USD versus a parallel close of 958.6 VES, a premium of +12.46%.
- Was the VES black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 947.55 VES on Sep 21, 2026, a change of +1.17%.
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.