DZD black market rate on Oct 18, 2026: 261.55 per USD
On Sunday, October 18, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 261.55 DZD on Algeria's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 228 DZD, reached a high of 261.55 and a low of 224.21, a trading range of 37.35 DZD (16.66%).
Across 272 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 245.15 DZD and the average price received when selling dollars was 263.98 DZD. Over the session the Algerian Dinar weakened against the dollar (+14.71% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 18, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Algeria on this date was 134.53 DZD per USD. The parallel-market close of 261.55 DZD therefore implied a premium of +94.41% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Oct 18, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 17, 2026, close 229 DZD), the rate moved +14.21%.
One week earlier (Oct 11, 2026) the close was 238.5 DZD, so the weekly change was +9.66%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 18, 2026) the close was 231 DZD, a +13.23% 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 18, 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 18, 2026?
- The USD to DZD parallel market rate closed at approximately 261.55 DZD per US dollar on Sunday, October 18, 2026, after trading between 224.21 and 261.55 DZD.
- How much did the DZD move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 228 to a close of 261.55 DZD, the parallel rate moved +14.71% on Oct 18, 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 261.55 DZD, a premium of +94.41%.
- Was the DZD black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 229 DZD on Oct 17, 2026, a change of +14.21%.
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.