AMD black market rate on Jul 17, 2026: 354.5 per USD
On Friday, July 17, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 354.5 AMD on Armenia's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 345 AMD, reached a high of 356.2 and a low of 330, a trading range of 26.2 AMD (7.94%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 352.49 AMD and the average price received when selling dollars was 355.18 AMD. Over the session the Armenian Dram weakened against the dollar (+2.75% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Jul 17, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Armenia on this date was 366.65 AMD per USD. The parallel-market close of 354.5 AMD therefore implied a premium of -3.32% over the official rate — a discount to the official rate, which is unusual and often reflects thin or one-sided quotes.
How Jul 17, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Jul 16, 2026, close 345 AMD), the rate moved +2.75%.
One week earlier (Jul 10, 2026) the close was 348.42 AMD, so the weekly change was +1.75%.
Thirty days earlier (Jun 17, 2026) the close was 351 AMD, a +1.00% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Armenia's USD/AMD parallel market throughout the day from peer-to-peer stablecoin order books and, where available, community submissions. Each sample is filtered for outliers and aggregated into a single buy and sell quote; the figures above are the first, highest, lowest and last of those aggregated quotes for Jul 17, 2026 (UTC).
USDT peer-to-peer prices closely track cash dollar prices in most parallel markets but are not identical to them: payment-method fees, merchant margins and local demand for stablecoins can all add a few tenths of a percent.
Frequently asked questions
- What was the dollar to Armenian Dram black market rate on Jul 17, 2026?
- The USD to AMD parallel market rate closed at approximately 354.5 AMD per US dollar on Friday, July 17, 2026, after trading between 330 and 356.2 AMD.
- How much did the AMD move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 345 to a close of 354.5 AMD, the parallel rate moved +2.75% on Jul 17, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market AMD rate on that date?
- The official rate was 366.65 AMD per USD versus a parallel close of 354.5 AMD, a premium of -3.32%.
- Was the AMD black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 345 AMD on Jul 16, 2026, a change of +2.75%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Armenia in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Armenian Dram history or today's live rate.