IQD black market rate on Oct 10, 2026: 1,597 per USD
On Saturday, October 10, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 1,597 IQD on Iraq's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 1,637 IQD, reached a high of 1,660 and a low of 1,510, a trading range of 150 IQD (9.93%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 1,593 IQD and the average price received when selling dollars was 1,713 IQD. Over the session the Iraqi Dinar strengthened against the dollar (-2.45% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 10, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Iraq on this date was 1,430 IQD per USD. The parallel-market close of 1,597 IQD therefore implied a premium of +11.66% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Oct 10, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 9, 2026, close 1,659 IQD), the rate moved -3.74%.
One week earlier (Oct 3, 2026) the close was 1,578 IQD, so the weekly change was +1.18%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 10, 2026) the close was 1,481 IQD, a +7.84% 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 10, 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 10, 2026?
- The USD to IQD parallel market rate closed at approximately 1,597 IQD per US dollar on Saturday, October 10, 2026, after trading between 1,510 and 1,660 IQD.
- How much did the IQD move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 1,637 to a close of 1,597 IQD, the parallel rate moved -2.45% on Oct 10, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market IQD rate on that date?
- The official rate was 1,430 IQD per USD versus a parallel close of 1,597 IQD, a premium of +11.66%.
- Was the IQD black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 1,659 IQD on Oct 9, 2026, a change of -3.74%.
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.