IQD black market rate on Aug 21, 2026: 1,483 per USD
On Friday, August 21, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 1,483 IQD on Iraq's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 1,500 IQD, reached a high of 1,530 and a low of 1,474, a trading range of 55.45 IQD (3.76%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 1,502 IQD and the average price received when selling dollars was 1,538 IQD. Over the session the Iraqi Dinar strengthened against the dollar (-1.13% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 21, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Iraq on this date was 1,310 IQD per USD. The parallel-market close of 1,483 IQD therefore implied a premium of +13.17% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Aug 21, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 20, 2026, close 1,500 IQD), the rate moved -1.13%.
One week earlier (Aug 14, 2026) the close was 1,375 IQD, so the weekly change was +7.86%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 22, 2026) the close was 1,415 IQD, a +4.81% 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 Aug 21, 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 Aug 21, 2026?
- The USD to IQD parallel market rate closed at approximately 1,483 IQD per US dollar on Friday, August 21, 2026, after trading between 1,474 and 1,530 IQD.
- How much did the IQD move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 1,500 to a close of 1,483 IQD, the parallel rate moved -1.13% on Aug 21, 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 1,483 IQD, a premium of +13.17%.
- Was the IQD black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 1,500 IQD on Aug 20, 2026, a change of -1.13%.
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.