DZD black market rate on Aug 17, 2026: 230 per USD
On Monday, August 17, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 230 DZD on Algeria's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 236.09 DZD, reached a high of 247.57 and a low of 230, a trading range of 17.57 DZD (7.64%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 243.69 DZD and the average price received when selling dollars was 249.11 DZD. Over the session the Algerian Dinar strengthened against the dollar (-2.58% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 17, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Algeria on this date was 132.74 DZD per USD. The parallel-market close of 230 DZD therefore implied a premium of +73.27% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Aug 17, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 16, 2026, close 236.09 DZD), the rate moved -2.58%.
One week earlier (Aug 10, 2026) the close was 244.01 DZD, so the weekly change was -5.74%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 18, 2026) the close was 237.5 DZD, a -3.16% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Algeria's USD/DZD 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 Aug 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 Algerian Dinar black market rate on Aug 17, 2026?
- The USD to DZD parallel market rate closed at approximately 230 DZD per US dollar on Monday, August 17, 2026, after trading between 230 and 247.57 DZD.
- How much did the DZD move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 236.09 to a close of 230 DZD, the parallel rate moved -2.58% on Aug 17, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market DZD rate on that date?
- The official rate was 132.74 DZD per USD versus a parallel close of 230 DZD, a premium of +73.27%.
- Was the DZD black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 236.09 DZD on Aug 16, 2026, a change of -2.58%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Algeria in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Algerian Dinar history or today's live rate.