LYD black market rate on Sep 16, 2026: 9.45 per USD
On Wednesday, September 16, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 9.45 LYD on Libya's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 9.4 LYD, reached a high of 9.45 and a low of 9.1, a trading range of 0.35 LYD (3.85%).
Across 183 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 9.41 LYD and the average price received when selling dollars was 10.49 LYD. Over the session the Libyan Dinar weakened against the dollar (+0.53% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 16, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Libya on this date was 6.33 LYD per USD. The parallel-market close of 9.45 LYD therefore implied a premium of +49.17% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Sep 16, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 15, 2026, close 9.4 LYD), the rate moved +0.53%.
One week earlier (Sep 9, 2026) the close was 9.5 LYD, so the weekly change was -0.53%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 17, 2026) the close was 9.2 LYD, a +2.72% 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 Sep 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 Libyan Dinar black market rate on Sep 16, 2026?
- The USD to LYD parallel market rate closed at approximately 9.45 LYD per US dollar on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, after trading between 9.1 and 9.45 LYD.
- How much did the LYD move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 9.4 to a close of 9.45 LYD, the parallel rate moved +0.53% on Sep 16, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market LYD rate on that date?
- The official rate was 6.33 LYD per USD versus a parallel close of 9.45 LYD, a premium of +49.17%.
- Was the LYD black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 9.4 LYD on Sep 15, 2026, a change of +0.53%.
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.