DZD black market rate on Sep 21, 2026: 243 per USD
On Monday, September 21, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 243 DZD on Algeria's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 243 DZD, reached a high of 251.34 and a low of 240, a trading range of 11.34 DZD (4.73%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 247.11 DZD and the average price received when selling dollars was 251.71 DZD. Over the session the Algerian Dinar was broadly flat against the dollar (0.00% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 21, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Algeria on this date was 134.23 DZD per USD. The parallel-market close of 243 DZD therefore implied a premium of +81.04% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Sep 21, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 20, 2026, close 243 DZD), the rate moved 0.00%.
One week earlier (Sep 14, 2026) the close was 241.25 DZD, so the weekly change was +0.73%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 22, 2026) the close was 235 DZD, a +3.40% 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 21, 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 21, 2026?
- The USD to DZD parallel market rate closed at approximately 243 DZD per US dollar on Monday, September 21, 2026, after trading between 240 and 251.34 DZD.
- How much did the DZD move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 243 to a close of 243 DZD, the parallel rate moved 0.00% on Sep 21, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market DZD rate on that date?
- The official rate was 134.23 DZD per USD versus a parallel close of 243 DZD, a premium of +81.04%.
- Was the DZD black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 243 DZD on Sep 20, 2026, a change of 0.00%.
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.