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Dollar types in Venezuela
In Venezuela There is not a single price of the dollar. These are the ones we publish, what is each and when it should be looked at.
BCV official dollar
What it means
It is the official exchange rate of the Bolívar against the dollar. Venezuela (BCV) calculated with the operations of the banks' exchange tables.
Publisher
The Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV).
When it is used
This is the legal reference: invoices, taxes (SENIAT), prices in shops and mobile payment are calculated at the rate BCV of the day.
How it is updated
Every working day, in the afternoon, the BCV publishes the rate that rules from the next working day. On weekends and holidays it is worth the last.
Where the number comes from
BCV, via bcv.today.
BCV official euro
What it means
It is the official exchange rate of the euro in Bolívares that publishes the BCV together with the dollar.
Publisher
The Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV).
When it is used
For prices, invoices or payments fixed in euro.
How it is updated
Just like the dollar. BCV: each working day, for the following working day.
Where the number comes from
BCV, via bcv.today.
USDT P2P
What it means
It's the price of USDT (a cryptomoneda tied to the dollar) in bolivars, in the markets between people (P2(P) Binance, Bybit A lot of people use it as a dollar reference outside the official system. official dollar or a exchange-house contribution.
Publisher
No one officially publishes it: we take the median of the sales and purchase ads for each exchange that reports CriptoYa.
When it is used
For payments in USDT, remittances that come by crypto or to compare against the rate BCV. For prices and invoices the legal reference is the fee BCV.
How it is updated
We consult it several times a day. If the data has more than 12 hours, we don't show it.
Where the number comes from
CriptoYa, of the USDT in exchanges P2P.
What about the parallel dollar?
We do not publish a "parallel dollar" or network account figures. As a market reference we show the price of USDT in exchanges P2P, with your source. 2025 there were arrests of people who spread unofficial fees: if you are in Venezuela, take this into account before sharing them.
Frequently asked questions
How many types of dollars are there in Venezuela?
We publish 3: official dollar BCV, Official Euro BCV, USDT P2P. The official reference is the official dollar BCV; to buy or sell you really have to look at the price of the bank or the house of exchange.