DZD black market rate on Sep 18, 2026: 231 per USD
On Friday, September 18, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 231 DZD on Algeria's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 229.14 DZD, reached a high of 248.76 and a low of 212.26, a trading range of 36.5 DZD (17.20%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 238.38 DZD and the average price received when selling dollars was 249.29 DZD. Over the session the Algerian Dinar weakened against the dollar (+0.81% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 18, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Algeria on this date was 133.8 DZD per USD. The parallel-market close of 231 DZD therefore implied a premium of +72.64% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Sep 18, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 17, 2026, close 229.14 DZD), the rate moved +0.81%.
One week earlier (Sep 11, 2026) the close was 215 DZD, so the weekly change was +7.44%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 19, 2026) the close was 240.04 DZD, a -3.76% 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 18, 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 18, 2026?
- The USD to DZD parallel market rate closed at approximately 231 DZD per US dollar on Friday, September 18, 2026, after trading between 212.26 and 248.76 DZD.
- How much did the DZD move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 229.14 to a close of 231 DZD, the parallel rate moved +0.81% on Sep 18, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market DZD rate on that date?
- The official rate was 133.8 DZD per USD versus a parallel close of 231 DZD, a premium of +72.64%.
- Was the DZD black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 229.14 DZD on Sep 17, 2026, a change of +0.81%.
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.