DZD black market rate on Oct 8, 2026: 235.5 per USD
On Thursday, October 8, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 235.5 DZD on Algeria's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 232 DZD, reached a high of 250.06 and a low of 229.85, a trading range of 20.21 DZD (8.79%).
Across 283 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 245.82 DZD and the average price received when selling dollars was 259.44 DZD. Over the session the Algerian Dinar weakened against the dollar (+1.51% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 8, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Algeria on this date was 134.57 DZD per USD. The parallel-market close of 235.5 DZD therefore implied a premium of +75.01% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Oct 8, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 7, 2026, close 231 DZD), the rate moved +1.95%.
One week earlier (Oct 1, 2026) the close was 253.3 DZD, so the weekly change was -7.03%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 8, 2026) the close was 228 DZD, a +3.29% 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 8, 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 8, 2026?
- The USD to DZD parallel market rate closed at approximately 235.5 DZD per US dollar on Thursday, October 8, 2026, after trading between 229.85 and 250.06 DZD.
- How much did the DZD move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 232 to a close of 235.5 DZD, the parallel rate moved +1.51% on Oct 8, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market DZD rate on that date?
- The official rate was 134.57 DZD per USD versus a parallel close of 235.5 DZD, a premium of +75.01%.
- Was the DZD black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 231 DZD on Oct 7, 2026, a change of +1.95%.
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.