DZD black market rate on Oct 14, 2026: 248.5 per USD
On Wednesday, October 14, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 248.5 DZD on Algeria's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 243.5 DZD, reached a high of 253.5 and a low of 237, a trading range of 16.5 DZD (6.96%).
Across 287 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 248.98 DZD and the average price received when selling dollars was 263.41 DZD. Over the session the Algerian Dinar weakened against the dollar (+2.05% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 14, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Algeria on this date was 134.56 DZD per USD. The parallel-market close of 248.5 DZD therefore implied a premium of +84.68% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Oct 14, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 13, 2026, close 243.5 DZD), the rate moved +2.05%.
One week earlier (Oct 7, 2026) the close was 231 DZD, so the weekly change was +7.57%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 14, 2026) the close was 241.25 DZD, a +3.00% 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 Oct 14, 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 14, 2026?
- The USD to DZD parallel market rate closed at approximately 248.5 DZD per US dollar on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, after trading between 237 and 253.5 DZD.
- How much did the DZD move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 243.5 to a close of 248.5 DZD, the parallel rate moved +2.05% on Oct 14, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market DZD rate on that date?
- The official rate was 134.56 DZD per USD versus a parallel close of 248.5 DZD, a premium of +84.68%.
- Was the DZD black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 243.5 DZD on Oct 13, 2026, a change of +2.05%.
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.