DZD black market rate on Oct 12, 2026: 250 per USD
On Monday, October 12, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 250 DZD on Algeria's parallel (black) market at the close of observations so far. The day opened at 238.5 DZD, reached a high of 250 and a low of 230.5, a trading range of 19.5 DZD (8.46%).
Across 99 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 239.78 DZD and the average price received when selling dollars was 264.57 DZD. Over the session the Algerian Dinar weakened against the dollar (+4.82% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 12, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Algeria on this date was 134.66 DZD per USD. The parallel-market close of 250 DZD therefore implied a premium of +85.65% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Oct 12, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 11, 2026, close 238.5 DZD), the rate moved +4.82%.
One week earlier (Oct 5, 2026) the close was 245 DZD, so the weekly change was +2.04%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 12, 2026) the close was 223.97 DZD, a +11.62% 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 12, 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 12, 2026?
- The USD to DZD parallel market rate closed at approximately 250 DZD per US dollar on Monday, October 12, 2026, after trading between 230.5 and 250 DZD.
- How much did the DZD move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 238.5 to a close of 250 DZD, the parallel rate moved +4.82% on Oct 12, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market DZD rate on that date?
- The official rate was 134.66 DZD per USD versus a parallel close of 250 DZD, a premium of +85.65%.
- Was the DZD black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 238.5 DZD on Oct 11, 2026, a change of +4.82%.
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.