The central bank of the Dominican Republic has released its official reference exchange rate for U.S. dollar transactions, which will guide the institution’s market operations through October 19, 2026. As of the measurement date of October 18, 2026, the official buying rate for USD stands at 61.3649 Dominican pesos per U.S. dollar, while the selling rate is set at 61.8322 Dominican pesos per USD.
In a public announcement, the central bank clarified that the published rates are calculated as a weighted average of all spot market foreign exchange trades completed on October 18. The benchmark does not incorporate data from financial derivatives transactions, in line with the bank’s standard calculation methodology.
The institution also confirmed that it will continue to follow the regulatory framework established decades prior for foreign currency accounting procedures. Per the Monetary Board’s Eleventh Resolution, issued on August 14, 2003, the daily revaluation of all foreign currency-denominated assets and liabilities held by the bank will use the spot market buying rate published in this announcement as the official conversion standard.