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History

Blue dollar history

The blue dollar went from ARS 4 in January 2011 to ARS 1,540 today, a 385-fold rise.

Last year

Blue dollar, last year1,3541,4311,5091,5861,570 · Tue 28 Jul1,370 · Fri 5 Sep5 September6 March5 September
Blue dollar, last year. 5 September: 1,370 · 5 September: 1,540 (+12.4%). High 1,570, low 1,370.

Since 2011

Blue dollar since 2011, log scale4292141,5701,570 · Tue 28 Jul4 · Mon 3 Jan201120182026
Blue dollar since 2011, log scale. 3 January: 4 · 5 September: 1,540 (+38,400.0%). High 1,570, low 4.

Log scale: the same vertical distance is the same percentage, so 2013 and 2023 can be compared.

Year by year

YearOpenCloseLowHighChange in the year
2026 1,530 1,540 1,390 1,570 +1%
2025 1,230 1,530 1,150 1,550 +24%
2024 1,025 1,230 985 1,500 +20%
2023 346 1,025 346 1,200 +196%
2022 208 346 195 357 +66%
2021 166 208 139 209 +25%
2020 78 166 76 195 +113%
2019 40 78 37 79 +95%
2018 19 40 19 41 +111%
2017 17 19 16 19 +12%
2016 14 17 14 17 +21%
2015 14 14 12 16 0%
2014 10 14 10 16 +40%
2013 7 10 7 10 +43%
2012 5 7 5 7 +40%
2011 4 5 4 5 +25%

Closing sell rates, in pesos per dollar. The current year runs to today. Archive source: argentinadatos.com, completed by our own daily readings.

The blue was born with the exchange controls of October 2011 and has told the story of confidence in the peso better than any index since: it detaches from the official rate when restrictions bite and hugs it when they are lifted. The table shows the two great climbs, 2013-2015 and 2019-2023, and the two calm stretches, 2016-2018 and since late 2023.

Every year has its own page with the month-by-month detail, the year's chart and the gap to the official rate. For what the blue is and why it exists, see what is the blue dollar.