DZD black market rate on Sep 20, 2026: 243 per USD
On Sunday, September 20, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 243 DZD on Algeria's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 245.5 DZD, reached a high of 251 and a low of 243, a trading range of 8 DZD (3.29%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 247.92 DZD and the average price received when selling dollars was 251.22 DZD. Over the session the Algerian Dinar strengthened against the dollar (-1.02% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 20, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Algeria on this date was 134.93 DZD per USD. The parallel-market close of 243 DZD therefore implied a premium of +80.10% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Sep 20, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 19, 2026, close 245.5 DZD), the rate moved -1.02%.
One week earlier (Sep 13, 2026) the close was 225.53 DZD, so the weekly change was +7.75%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 21, 2026) the close was 243.01 DZD, a -0.00% 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 20, 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 20, 2026?
- The USD to DZD parallel market rate closed at approximately 243 DZD per US dollar on Sunday, September 20, 2026, after trading between 243 and 251 DZD.
- How much did the DZD move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 245.5 to a close of 243 DZD, the parallel rate moved -1.02% on Sep 20, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market DZD rate on that date?
- The official rate was 134.93 DZD per USD versus a parallel close of 243 DZD, a premium of +80.10%.
- Was the DZD black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 245.5 DZD on Sep 19, 2026, a change of -1.02%.
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.