VES black market rate on Sep 23, 2026: 963.07 per USD
On Wednesday, September 23, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 963.07 VES on Venezuela's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 958.6 VES, reached a high of 969.71 and a low of 950.05, a trading range of 19.66 VES (2.07%).
Across 302 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 958.84 VES and the average price received when selling dollars was 968.51 VES. Over the session the Venezuelan Bolívar weakened against the dollar (+0.47% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 23, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Venezuela on this date was 853.5 VES per USD. The parallel-market close of 963.07 VES therefore implied a premium of +12.84% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Sep 23, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 22, 2026, close 958.6 VES), the rate moved +0.47%.
One week earlier (Sep 16, 2026) the close was 952.26 VES, so the weekly change was +1.14%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 24, 2026) the close was 918.01 VES, a +4.91% 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 23, 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 23, 2026?
- The USD to VES parallel market rate closed at approximately 963.07 VES per US dollar on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, after trading between 950.05 and 969.71 VES.
- How much did the VES move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 958.6 to a close of 963.07 VES, the parallel rate moved +0.47% on Sep 23, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market VES rate on that date?
- The official rate was 853.5 VES per USD versus a parallel close of 963.07 VES, a premium of +12.84%.
- Was the VES black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 958.6 VES on Sep 22, 2026, a change of +0.47%.
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.