How is the dollar doing in Latin America today, June 17, 2025? This is the situation by country.

Héctor Romero
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Héctor Romero
Periodista, diplomático y productor audiovisual. Director y co-creador de De Último Minuto.
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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:

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.
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