LBP black market rate on Aug 16, 2026: 82,000 per USD
On Sunday, August 16, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 82,000 LBP on Lebanon's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 82,000 LBP, reached a high of 83,999 and a low of 81,288, a trading range of 2,712 LBP (3.34%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 81,937 LBP and the average price received when selling dollars was 87,774 LBP. Over the session the Lebanese Pound was broadly flat against the dollar (0.00% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 16, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Lebanon on this date was 89,500 LBP per USD. The parallel-market close of 82,000 LBP therefore implied a premium of -8.38% over the official rate — a discount to the official rate, which is unusual and often reflects thin or one-sided quotes.
How Aug 16, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 15, 2026, close 81,723 LBP), the rate moved +0.34%.
One week earlier (Aug 9, 2026) the close was 81,723 LBP, so the weekly change was +0.34%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 17, 2026) the close was 83,999 LBP, a -2.38% 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 Aug 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 Aug 16, 2026?
- The USD to LBP parallel market rate closed at approximately 82,000 LBP per US dollar on Sunday, August 16, 2026, after trading between 81,288 and 83,999 LBP.
- How much did the LBP move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 82,000 to a close of 82,000 LBP, the parallel rate moved 0.00% on Aug 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 82,000 LBP, a premium of -8.38%.
- Was the LBP black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 81,723 LBP on Aug 15, 2026, a change of +0.34%.
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.