LBP black market rate on Sep 20, 2026: 86,000 per USD
On Sunday, September 20, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 86,000 LBP on Lebanon's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 84,500 LBP, reached a high of 87,000 and a low of 82,675, a trading range of 4,325 LBP (5.23%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 85,450 LBP and the average price received when selling dollars was 88,807 LBP. Over the session the Lebanese Pound weakened against the dollar (+1.78% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 20, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Lebanon on this date was 89,500 LBP per USD. The parallel-market close of 86,000 LBP therefore implied a premium of -3.91% over the official rate — a discount to the official rate, which is unusual and often reflects thin or one-sided quotes.
How Sep 20, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 19, 2026, close 84,500 LBP), the rate moved +1.78%.
One week earlier (Sep 13, 2026) the close was 81,469 LBP, so the weekly change was +5.56%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 21, 2026) the close was 83,000 LBP, a +3.61% 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 20, 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 20, 2026?
- The USD to LBP parallel market rate closed at approximately 86,000 LBP per US dollar on Sunday, September 20, 2026, after trading between 82,675 and 87,000 LBP.
- How much did the LBP move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 84,500 to a close of 86,000 LBP, the parallel rate moved +1.78% on Sep 20, 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 86,000 LBP, a premium of -3.91%.
- Was the LBP black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 84,500 LBP on Sep 19, 2026, a change of +1.78%.
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.