IQD black market rate on Jul 31, 2026: 1,471 per USD
On Friday, July 31, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 1,471 IQD on Iraq's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 1,472 IQD, reached a high of 1,475 and a low of 1,443, a trading range of 31.95 IQD (2.21%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 1,468 IQD and the average price received when selling dollars was 1,506 IQD. Over the session the Iraqi Dinar was broadly flat against the dollar (-0.03% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Jul 31, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Iraq on this date was 1,310 IQD per USD. The parallel-market close of 1,471 IQD therefore implied a premium of +12.27% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Jul 31, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Jul 30, 2026, close 1,472 IQD), the rate moved -0.03%.
One week earlier (Jul 24, 2026) the close was 1,469 IQD, so the weekly change was +0.13%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 1, 2026) the close was 1,498 IQD, a -1.77% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Iraq's USD/IQD 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 Jul 31, 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 Iraqi Dinar black market rate on Jul 31, 2026?
- The USD to IQD parallel market rate closed at approximately 1,471 IQD per US dollar on Friday, July 31, 2026, after trading between 1,443 and 1,475 IQD.
- How much did the IQD move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 1,472 to a close of 1,471 IQD, the parallel rate moved -0.03% on Jul 31, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market IQD rate on that date?
- The official rate was 1,310 IQD per USD versus a parallel close of 1,471 IQD, a premium of +12.27%.
- Was the IQD black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 1,472 IQD on Jul 30, 2026, a change of -0.03%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Iraq in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Iraqi Dinar history or today's live rate.