DZD black market rate on Oct 17, 2026: 229 per USD
On Saturday, October 17, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 229 DZD on Algeria's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 228.53 DZD, reached a high of 252.62 and a low of 228.53, a trading range of 24.1 DZD (10.54%).
Across 285 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 245.36 DZD and the average price received when selling dollars was 258.42 DZD. Over the session the Algerian Dinar weakened against the dollar (+0.21% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 17, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Algeria on this date was 134.53 DZD per USD. The parallel-market close of 229 DZD therefore implied a premium of +70.22% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Oct 17, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 16, 2026, close 228.53 DZD), the rate moved +0.21%.
One week earlier (Oct 10, 2026) the close was 253.11 DZD, so the weekly change was -9.53%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 17, 2026) the close was 229.14 DZD, a -0.06% 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 17, 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 17, 2026?
- The USD to DZD parallel market rate closed at approximately 229 DZD per US dollar on Saturday, October 17, 2026, after trading between 228.53 and 252.62 DZD.
- How much did the DZD move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 228.53 to a close of 229 DZD, the parallel rate moved +0.21% on Oct 17, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market DZD rate on that date?
- The official rate was 134.53 DZD per USD versus a parallel close of 229 DZD, a premium of +70.22%.
- Was the DZD black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 228.53 DZD on Oct 16, 2026, a change of +0.21%.
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.