LBP black market rate on Sep 18, 2026: 88,000 per USD
On Friday, September 18, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 88,000 LBP on Lebanon's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 82,678 LBP, reached a high of 88,500 and a low of 81,469, a trading range of 7,032 LBP (8.63%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 85,580 LBP and the average price received when selling dollars was 88,726 LBP. Over the session the Lebanese Pound weakened against the dollar (+6.44% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 18, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Lebanon on this date was 89,500 LBP per USD. The parallel-market close of 88,000 LBP therefore implied a premium of -1.68% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Sep 18, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 17, 2026, close 82,678 LBP), the rate moved +6.44%.
One week earlier (Sep 11, 2026) the close was 84,500 LBP, so the weekly change was +4.14%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 19, 2026) the close was 82,000 LBP, a +7.32% 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 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 Lebanese Pound black market rate on Sep 18, 2026?
- The USD to LBP parallel market rate closed at approximately 88,000 LBP per US dollar on Friday, September 18, 2026, after trading between 81,469 and 88,500 LBP.
- How much did the LBP move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 82,678 to a close of 88,000 LBP, the parallel rate moved +6.44% on Sep 18, 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 88,000 LBP, a premium of -1.68%.
- Was the LBP black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 82,678 LBP on Sep 17, 2026, a change of +6.44%.
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.