IQD black market rate on Sep 18, 2026: 1,535 per USD
On Friday, September 18, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 1,535 IQD on Iraq's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 1,474 IQD, reached a high of 1,572 and a low of 1,474, a trading range of 97.99 IQD (6.65%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 1,529 IQD and the average price received when selling dollars was 1,586 IQD. Over the session the Iraqi Dinar weakened against the dollar (+4.17% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 18, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Iraq on this date was 1,309 IQD per USD. The parallel-market close of 1,535 IQD therefore implied a premium of +17.24% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Sep 18, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 17, 2026, close 1,474 IQD), the rate moved +4.17%.
One week earlier (Sep 11, 2026) the close was 1,458 IQD, so the weekly change was +5.30%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 19, 2026) the close was 1,474 IQD, a +4.14% 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 Sep 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 Iraqi Dinar black market rate on Sep 18, 2026?
- The USD to IQD parallel market rate closed at approximately 1,535 IQD per US dollar on Friday, September 18, 2026, after trading between 1,474 and 1,572 IQD.
- How much did the IQD move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 1,474 to a close of 1,535 IQD, the parallel rate moved +4.17% on Sep 18, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market IQD rate on that date?
- The official rate was 1,309 IQD per USD versus a parallel close of 1,535 IQD, a premium of +17.24%.
- Was the IQD black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 1,474 IQD on Sep 17, 2026, a change of +4.17%.
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.