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SANTO DOMINGO. – The price of the dollar in Latin America, the main international reference currency, continues to set the economic pace. This Tuesday, June 17, 2025, the North American currency shows different behaviors in the region, depending on factors such as inflation, international reserves, fiscal and monetary policy, as well as geopolitical tensions.
Here's an updated look at how the dollar is trading against local currencies in Latin American countries:
Overview:
The dollar's quotation varies significantly in Latin America depending on each country's monetary policy. While nations like El Salvador, Ecuador, and Panama adopt it as their official currency, others like Venezuela, Argentina, and Cuba show a significant gap between the official and parallel market values.
Mexico 🇲🇽
- Buy: 17.05 MXN
- Sell: 17.35 MXN
Argentina 🇦🇷
- Official Dollar (Selling): 1,015 ARS
- Blue Dollar (Parallel): 1,210 ARS
Colombia 🇨🇴
- Buy: 3,880 COP
- Sell: 3,940 COP
Chile 🇨🇱
- Buy: 912 CLP
- Sell: 925 CLP
Peru 🇵🇪
- Purchase: 3.67 PEN
- Sale: 3.70 PEN
Brazil 🇧🇷
- Buy: 5.25 BRL
- Sell: 5.35 BRL
Dominican Republic 🇩🇴
- Average purchase: RD$58.86
- Average sale: RD$59.54
(Private banks: up to RD$60.50)
Panama 🇵🇦
- The dollar is the official currency, so its value is 1.00 USD, equivalent to 1 balboa.
Costa Rica 🇨🇷
- Buy: 528 CRC
- Sell: 540 CRC
Honduras 🇭🇳
- Buy: 24.55 HNL
- Sell: 24.75 HNL
Guatemala 🇬🇹
- Buy: 7.75 GTQ
- Sell: 7.90 GTQ
Nicaragua 🇳🇮
- Buy: 36.55 NIO
- Sell: 36.90 NIO
El Salvador 🇸🇻
- US Dollar is official currency: 1 USD = 1 USD
Haiti 🇭🇹
- Buy: 131 HTG
- Sell: 135 HTG
Venezuela 🇻🇪
- Official Dollar (BCV): 40.85 VES
- Parallel Dollar (unofficial): up to 53.00 VES
Ecuador 🇪🇨
- US Dollar is official currency: 1 USD = 1 USD
Paraguay 🇵🇾
- Purchase: 7,250 PYG
- Sale: 7,400 PYG
Uruguay 🇺🇾
- Buy: 38.40 UYU
- Sell: 39.30 UYU
Bolivia 🇧🇴
- Purchase: 6.86 BOB
- Sale: 6.96 BOB
Cuba 🇨🇺
- Official Dollar: 24 CUP
- Informal Dollar (black market): up to 320 CUP
Overview:
The dollar's quotation varies significantly in Latin America depending on each country's monetary policy. While nations like El Salvador, Ecuador, and Panama adopt it as their official currency, others like Venezuela, Argentina, and Cuba show a significant gap between the official and parallel market values.
