DZD black market rate on Sep 16, 2026: 244.33 per USD
On Wednesday, September 16, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 244.33 DZD on Algeria's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 213.31 DZD, reached a high of 246.31 and a low of 213.31, a trading range of 33 DZD (15.47%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 238.83 DZD and the average price received when selling dollars was 246.72 DZD. Over the session the Algerian Dinar weakened against the dollar (+14.54% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 16, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Algeria on this date was 133.65 DZD per USD. The parallel-market close of 244.33 DZD therefore implied a premium of +82.81% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Sep 16, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 15, 2026, close 213.31 DZD), the rate moved +14.54%.
One week earlier (Sep 9, 2026) the close was 227.7 DZD, so the weekly change was +7.30%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 17, 2026) the close was 230 DZD, a +6.23% 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 Sep 16, 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 Sep 16, 2026?
- The USD to DZD parallel market rate closed at approximately 244.33 DZD per US dollar on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, after trading between 213.31 and 246.31 DZD.
- How much did the DZD move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 213.31 to a close of 244.33 DZD, the parallel rate moved +14.54% on Sep 16, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market DZD rate on that date?
- The official rate was 133.65 DZD per USD versus a parallel close of 244.33 DZD, a premium of +82.81%.
- Was the DZD black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 213.31 DZD on Sep 15, 2026, a change of +14.54%.
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.