VES black market rate on Oct 8, 2026: 1,009 per USD
On Thursday, October 8, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 1,009 VES on Venezuela's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 1,007 VES, reached a high of 1,014 and a low of 1,004, a trading range of 10.7 VES (1.07%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 1,010 VES and the average price received when selling dollars was 1,037 VES. Over the session the Venezuelan Bolívar weakened against the dollar (+0.19% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 8, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Venezuela on this date was 874.73 VES per USD. The parallel-market close of 1,009 VES therefore implied a premium of +15.34% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Oct 8, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 7, 2026, close 1,007 VES), the rate moved +0.19%.
One week earlier (Oct 1, 2026) the close was 957.55 VES, so the weekly change was +5.37%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 8, 2026) the close was 959.08 VES, a +5.20% 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 8, 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 8, 2026?
- The USD to VES parallel market rate closed at approximately 1,009 VES per US dollar on Thursday, October 8, 2026, after trading between 1,004 and 1,014 VES.
- How much did the VES move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 1,007 to a close of 1,009 VES, the parallel rate moved +0.19% on Oct 8, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market VES rate on that date?
- The official rate was 874.73 VES per USD versus a parallel close of 1,009 VES, a premium of +15.34%.
- Was the VES black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 1,007 VES on Oct 7, 2026, a change of +0.19%.
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.