LBP black market rate on Jul 16, 2026: 83,999 per USD
On Thursday, July 16, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 83,999 LBP on Lebanon's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 83,000 LBP, reached a high of 83,999 and a low of 81,999, a trading range of 2,000 LBP (2.44%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 82,506 LBP and the average price received when selling dollars was 87,767 LBP. Over the session the Lebanese Pound weakened against the dollar (+1.20% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Jul 16, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Lebanon on this date was 89,500 LBP per USD. The parallel-market close of 83,999 LBP therefore implied a premium of -6.15% over the official rate — a discount to the official rate, which is unusual and often reflects thin or one-sided quotes.
How Jul 16, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Jul 15, 2026, close 83,000 LBP), the rate moved +1.20%.
One week earlier (Jul 9, 2026) the close was 83,000 LBP, so the weekly change was +1.20%.
Thirty days earlier (Jun 16, 2026) the close was 83,000 LBP, a +1.20% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Lebanon's USD/LBP 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 16, 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 Lebanese Pound black market rate on Jul 16, 2026?
- The USD to LBP parallel market rate closed at approximately 83,999 LBP per US dollar on Thursday, July 16, 2026, after trading between 81,999 and 83,999 LBP.
- How much did the LBP move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 83,000 to a close of 83,999 LBP, the parallel rate moved +1.20% on Jul 16, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market LBP rate on that date?
- The official rate was 89,500 LBP per USD versus a parallel close of 83,999 LBP, a premium of -6.15%.
- Was the LBP black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 83,000 LBP on Jul 15, 2026, a change of +1.20%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Lebanon in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Lebanese Pound history or today's live rate.