Exchange rate: How much is the dollar today, Friday April 21 in Lima?

This Friday, April 21, the dollar price registered a slight drop in the exchange session and stood at S/3,762, reported the Central Reserve Bank (BCR).

In the previous operating session, on Thursday, April 20, the exchange rate it also closed lower and was quoted at S/3,765.

In this way, he accumulated his fourth consecutive day falling back.

In the previous week, from Monday April 10 to Friday April 14, the US currency maintained a downward trend. It started at S/3,781 and ended at S/3,775, reported the monetary entity.

In the last month, from March 17 to April 14, the exchange rate recorded a downward trend.

Its maximum level was on March 17, when it stood at S/3,792, and since then it has been falling back to S/3,775 on Tuesday, April 4. Its lowest level during this period was on March 29, a S/3,752.

He dollar price started the year at S/3,806. After reaching a maximum of S/3,896 in the exchange session on January 24, the exchange rate has been declining, although presenting some volatility.

There are different channels to change dollars to soles. This transaction can be done both physically and virtually.

One of the best-known physical places are the exchange houses, where the Jiron Ocoñalocated near Jirón de la Unión, in the Center of Lima.

However, there are also a number of digital platforms that, in a matter of minutes, allow you to change your dollars to soles and vice versa.

Banks are also another physical and, in turn, virtual option, since they make their own platforms available to users to carry out these operations.

In 2022, the exchange market in the country was marked by high uncertainty. Despite this, the exchange rate, that is, the value of the dollar against the sol, showed a fall, which meant an appreciation of the Peruvian currency with respect to the United States.

In a report, the Peruvian Institute of Economics (IPE) reported that, in 2022, the exchange rate started at S/3.98, the highest opening value for a year since 1991, when the Peruvian sol began to be used. However, the price of the dollar closed at S/3.81, 4.2% below its value at the end of 2021.

In addition, during 2022, the sun Peruvian ranked as one of the best performing currencies in the region. He sun it appreciated against the dollar by 4.2%, while an opposite situation occurred with other neighboring currencies, such as the Chilean and Colombian pesos, which depreciated by 8% and 20% of their value, respectively.