The US dollar traded at S/3.375 for purchase and S/3.400 for sale in Peru's parallel market on Friday, August 7, 2026, according to the website cuantoestaeldolar.pe.
Peru's tax agency, Sunat, set its reference exchange rate at S/3.385 for purchase and S/3.394 for sale, based on data published at 8:18 a.m.
The financial platform Bloomberg reported that the exchange rate opened the day at S/3.3870.
Bank rates on Thursday
A day earlier, on Thursday, August 6, Peru's main banks offered different rates. Banco de Credito del Peru (BCP) bought dollars at S/3.525 and sold them at S/3.540, while Interbank bought at S/3.493 and sold at S/3.576.
BBVA bought at S/3.468 and sold at S/3.608. Scotiabank bought at S/3.519 and sold at S/3.558, and Banco de la Nacion bought at S/3.480 and sold at S/3.600.
Why the dollar is called 'coco'
In Peru, the US dollar is commonly nicknamed "coco," a term used widely enough that Banco de Credito del Peru offers a product called "Cocos y Lucas" for exchanging dollars and soles.
What moves the exchange rate
Two factors influence how the dollar behaves in Peru: the country's relationship with the United States, the reference nation for the currency, and market expectation, described as a sense of risk.
