LYD black market rate on Aug 2, 2026: 8.21 per USD
On Sunday, August 2, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 8.21 LYD on Libya's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 7.59 LYD, reached a high of 8.21 and a low of 7.58, a trading range of 0.63 LYD (8.32%).
Across 119 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 7.66 LYD and the average price received when selling dollars was 8.85 LYD. Over the session the Libyan Dinar weakened against the dollar (+8.17% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 2, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Libya on this date was 6.41 LYD per USD. The parallel-market close of 8.21 LYD therefore implied a premium of +27.92% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Aug 2, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Jul 31, 2026, close 8.23 LYD), the rate moved -0.30%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 3, 2026) the close was 7.31 LYD, a +12.24% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Libya's USD/LYD 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 2, 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 Libyan Dinar black market rate on Aug 2, 2026?
- The USD to LYD parallel market rate closed at approximately 8.21 LYD per US dollar on Sunday, August 2, 2026, after trading between 7.58 and 8.21 LYD.
- How much did the LYD move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 7.59 to a close of 8.21 LYD, the parallel rate moved +8.17% on Aug 2, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market LYD rate on that date?
- The official rate was 6.41 LYD per USD versus a parallel close of 8.21 LYD, a premium of +27.92%.
- Was the LYD black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 8.23 LYD on Jul 31, 2026, a change of -0.30%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Libya in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Libyan Dinar history or today's live rate.