IQD black market rate on Oct 9, 2026: 1,659 per USD
On Friday, October 9, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 1,659 IQD on Iraq's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 1,678 IQD, reached a high of 1,679 and a low of 1,510, a trading range of 169.03 IQD (11.19%).
Across 269 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 1,598 IQD and the average price received when selling dollars was 1,733 IQD. Over the session the Iraqi Dinar strengthened against the dollar (-1.12% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 9, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Iraq on this date was 1,429 IQD per USD. The parallel-market close of 1,659 IQD therefore implied a premium of +16.12% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Oct 9, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 8, 2026, close 1,677 IQD), the rate moved -1.06%.
One week earlier (Oct 2, 2026) the close was 1,512 IQD, so the weekly change was +9.73%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 9, 2026) the close was 1,503 IQD, a +10.42% 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 Oct 9, 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 Oct 9, 2026?
- The USD to IQD parallel market rate closed at approximately 1,659 IQD per US dollar on Friday, October 9, 2026, after trading between 1,510 and 1,679 IQD.
- How much did the IQD move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 1,678 to a close of 1,659 IQD, the parallel rate moved -1.12% on Oct 9, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market IQD rate on that date?
- The official rate was 1,429 IQD per USD versus a parallel close of 1,659 IQD, a premium of +16.12%.
- Was the IQD black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 1,677 IQD on Oct 8, 2026, a change of -1.06%.
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.