VES black market rate on Oct 17, 2026: 998.6 per USD
On Saturday, October 17, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 998.6 VES on Venezuela's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 996.42 VES, reached a high of 1,004 and a low of 992.83, a trading range of 11.48 VES (1.16%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 999.43 VES and the average price received when selling dollars was 1,015 VES. Over the session the Venezuelan Bolívar weakened against the dollar (+0.22% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 17, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Venezuela on this date was 881.07 VES per USD. The parallel-market close of 998.6 VES therefore implied a premium of +13.34% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Oct 17, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 16, 2026, close 996.43 VES), the rate moved +0.22%.
One week earlier (Oct 10, 2026) the close was 1,009 VES, so the weekly change was -1.01%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 17, 2026) the close was 945.8 VES, a +5.58% 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 17, 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 17, 2026?
- The USD to VES parallel market rate closed at approximately 998.6 VES per US dollar on Saturday, October 17, 2026, after trading between 992.83 and 1,004 VES.
- How much did the VES move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 996.42 to a close of 998.6 VES, the parallel rate moved +0.22% on Oct 17, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market VES rate on that date?
- The official rate was 881.07 VES per USD versus a parallel close of 998.6 VES, a premium of +13.34%.
- Was the VES black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 996.43 VES on Oct 16, 2026, a change of +0.22%.
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.