VES black market rate on Oct 1, 2026: 957.55 per USD
On Thursday, October 1, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 957.55 VES on Venezuela's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 948.3 VES, reached a high of 958 and a low of 920, a trading range of 38 VES (4.13%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 946.48 VES and the average price received when selling dollars was 961.54 VES. Over the session the Venezuelan Bolívar weakened against the dollar (+0.98% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 1, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Venezuela on this date was 860.18 VES per USD. The parallel-market close of 957.55 VES therefore implied a premium of +11.32% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Oct 1, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 30, 2026, close 949.05 VES), the rate moved +0.90%.
One week earlier (Sep 24, 2026) the close was 963.61 VES, so the weekly change was -0.63%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 1, 2026) the close was 951.65 VES, a +0.62% 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 Oct 1, 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 Oct 1, 2026?
- The USD to VES parallel market rate closed at approximately 957.55 VES per US dollar on Thursday, October 1, 2026, after trading between 920 and 958 VES.
- How much did the VES move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 948.3 to a close of 957.55 VES, the parallel rate moved +0.98% on Oct 1, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market VES rate on that date?
- The official rate was 860.18 VES per USD versus a parallel close of 957.55 VES, a premium of +11.32%.
- Was the VES black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 949.05 VES on Sep 30, 2026, a change of +0.90%.
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.