Syrian Pound (SYP) to Lebanese Pound (LBP) — Parallel Market Cross-Rate
As of October 12, 2026, 1 SYP is worth about 621.133 LBP, and 1 LBP is worth about 0.00161 SYP, using Syria's and Lebanon's parallel (black market) exchange rates. We derive this cross-rate by bridging both currencies through the US dollar: in Syria one dollar trades near 144 SYP on the street, and in Lebanon one dollar trades near 89,440 LBP.
For everyday amounts that means roughly 1,000 SYP ≈ 621,133 LBP, and 10,000 SYP ≈ 6,211,327 LBP, at today's parallel rates.
Lebanon and Syria share a porous border and intertwined cash economies, with both pounds collapsing in parallel over recent years.
How the SYP to LBP cross-rate is calculated
There is no large, direct market that quotes SYP against LBP, so the realistic rate is built in two steps through the US dollar — the currency both Syria and Lebanon actually trade against. First we convert SYP to dollars at Syria's parallel rate, then dollars to LBP at Lebanon's parallel rate.
Put numerically: 1 SYP ÷ 144 (SYP per USD) ≈ $0.006945, then × 89,440 (LBP per USD) ≈ 621.133 LBP. Using the street rate on both legs gives a far more realistic figure than multiplying two official rates that may be impossible to obtain.
Why the parallel SYP/LBP rate differs from the official cross
Both of these currencies carry a parallel-market premium of their own. In Syria, the gap is driven by conflict and sanctions, collapsing confidence, severe dollar scarcity; in Lebanon, by the 2019 financial collapse, multiple parallel exchange rates, loss of confidence in banks. Because each official rate can overstate what its currency is really worth, an official SYP/LBP cross can be doubly misleading.
Today Syria shows a significant premium of about 18.3%, while Lebanon shows a very small premium of about 0.5%. The parallel cross-rate already bakes both of these gaps in, which is why it reflects what traders actually pay.
Syria and Lebanon: who converts SYP to LBP?
Lebanon and Syria share a porous border and intertwined cash economies, with both pounds collapsing in parallel over recent years.
Years of war and sanctions have left the Syrian pound trading far weaker on the street than any official rate suggests. Since 2019 Lebanon has effectively had several exchange rates at once, and the parallel-market dollar is the one that governs daily prices.
Converting Syrian Pound to Lebanese Pound safely
Use the converter on this page to turn any Syrian Pound amount into Lebanese Pound at the live parallel cross-rate, and check it against the reverse (LBP → SYP) direction too. All figures are aggregated from P2P platforms, community reports and market monitoring on both sides, then refreshed hourly.
These rates are published for information and price-transparency only — they are not an offer to trade and are not financial or legal advice. Many countries require foreign-currency transactions to go through licensed channels, so confirm the rules in both Syria and Lebanon before converting any money.