DZD black market rate on Oct 4, 2026: 238.75 per USD
On Sunday, October 4, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 238.75 DZD on Algeria's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 257.5 DZD, reached a high of 257.5 and a low of 222.06, a trading range of 35.44 DZD (15.96%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 247.42 DZD and the average price received when selling dollars was 258.25 DZD. Over the session the Algerian Dinar strengthened against the dollar (-7.28% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 4, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Algeria on this date was 133.86 DZD per USD. The parallel-market close of 238.75 DZD therefore implied a premium of +78.36% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Oct 4, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 3, 2026, close 257.5 DZD), the rate moved -7.28%.
One week earlier (Sep 27, 2026) the close was 252.4 DZD, so the weekly change was -5.41%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 4, 2026) the close was 222.71 DZD, a +7.20% 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 Oct 4, 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 Oct 4, 2026?
- The USD to DZD parallel market rate closed at approximately 238.75 DZD per US dollar on Sunday, October 4, 2026, after trading between 222.06 and 257.5 DZD.
- How much did the DZD move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 257.5 to a close of 238.75 DZD, the parallel rate moved -7.28% on Oct 4, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market DZD rate on that date?
- The official rate was 133.86 DZD per USD versus a parallel close of 238.75 DZD, a premium of +78.36%.
- Was the DZD black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 257.5 DZD on Oct 3, 2026, a change of -7.28%.
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.