DZD black market rate on Aug 29, 2026: 238 per USD
On Saturday, August 29, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 238 DZD on Algeria's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 232 DZD, reached a high of 246.34 and a low of 227.49, a trading range of 18.85 DZD (8.28%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 242.01 DZD and the average price received when selling dollars was 247.92 DZD. Over the session the Algerian Dinar weakened against the dollar (+2.59% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 29, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Algeria on this date was 133.08 DZD per USD. The parallel-market close of 238 DZD therefore implied a premium of +78.84% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Aug 29, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 28, 2026, close 232 DZD), the rate moved +2.59%.
One week earlier (Aug 22, 2026) the close was 235 DZD, so the weekly change was +1.28%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 30, 2026) the close was 222.95 DZD, a +6.75% 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 29, 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 29, 2026?
- The USD to DZD parallel market rate closed at approximately 238 DZD per US dollar on Saturday, August 29, 2026, after trading between 227.49 and 246.34 DZD.
- How much did the DZD move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 232 to a close of 238 DZD, the parallel rate moved +2.59% on Aug 29, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market DZD rate on that date?
- The official rate was 133.08 DZD per USD versus a parallel close of 238 DZD, a premium of +78.84%.
- Was the DZD black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 232 DZD on Aug 28, 2026, a change of +2.59%.
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.