LBP black market rate on Oct 17, 2026: 88,500 per USD
On Saturday, October 17, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 88,500 LBP on Lebanon's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 88,500 LBP, reached a high of 89,500 and a low of 85,501, a trading range of 3,999 LBP (4.68%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 89,068 LBP and the average price received when selling dollars was 90,288 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 Oct 17, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Lebanon on this date was 89,500 LBP per USD. The parallel-market close of 88,500 LBP therefore implied a premium of -1.12% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Oct 17, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 16, 2026, close 88,500 LBP), the rate moved 0.00%.
One week earlier (Oct 10, 2026) the close was 88,000 LBP, so the weekly change was +0.57%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 17, 2026) the close was 82,678 LBP, a +7.04% 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 Oct 17, 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 Oct 17, 2026?
- The USD to LBP parallel market rate closed at approximately 88,500 LBP per US dollar on Saturday, October 17, 2026, after trading between 85,501 and 89,500 LBP.
- How much did the LBP move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 88,500 to a close of 88,500 LBP, the parallel rate moved 0.00% on Oct 17, 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 88,500 LBP, a premium of -1.12%.
- Was the LBP black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 88,500 LBP on Oct 16, 2026, a change of 0.00%.
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.