The United States dollar opened at S/3.3597 in Peru on Sunday, August 16, 2026, according to financial tracking data published by Bloomberg.
Official tax reference values released by the National Superintendency of Customs and Tax Administration, Peru's national revenue authority known as SUNAT, recorded the buying rate at S/3.358 and the selling rate at S/3.368 for the day.
In the informal parallel market, currency tracking platform cuantoestaeldolar.pe reported that street exchange houses and parallel market traders in Lima offered a buying rate of S/3.350 and a selling rate of S/3.370 per dollar.
Commercial bank exchange rates in Peru
Major commercial banking institutions operating in the South American nation posted higher exchange rates with wider spreads between buying and selling transactions on Sunday. Banco de Crédito del Perú, the country's largest private commercial bank, set its buying rate at S/3.798 and its selling price at S/3.887.
Interbank listed a buying price of S/3.755 and a selling price of S/3.885. Spanish-owned lender BBVA posted a buying rate of S/3.747 and recorded the highest commercial selling rate among major institutions at S/3.954.
Scotiabank quoted the United States currency at S/3.751 for purchase and S/3.927 for sale. State-owned financial institution Banco de la Nación, which handles government banking operations across the country, offered a buying rate of S/3.760 and a selling rate of S/3.850.
Market dynamics and broader economic context
Fluctuations in the value of the Peruvian sol against the dollar are dictated by foreign exchange market supply and demand. When local supply of dollars exceeds market demand, the exchange rate declines, whereas increased demand for greenbacks relative to available supply drives the dollar higher.
The weekend foreign exchange rates follow recent macroeconomic developments reported for the country. International credit rating agency Moody's forecasted that Peru's gross domestic product would grow at a faster pace than those of regional neighbors Brazil and Chile in 2026. However, Moody's warned that severe climate disruptions caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon present significant risks to Peru's fishing, agricultural, and energy sectors.
To cushion the impact of rising energy costs, the Peruvian government committed S/105 million in financial subsidies for transport operators to help offset recent domestic fuel price increases.
