SAR black market rate on Aug 23, 2026: 3.7 per USD
On Sunday, August 23, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 3.7 SAR on Saudi Arabia's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 3.7 SAR, reached a high of 3.8 and a low of 3.7, a trading range of 0.1 SAR (2.70%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 3.77 SAR and the average price received when selling dollars was 3.81 SAR. Over the session the Saudi Riyal was broadly flat against the dollar (0.00% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 23, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Saudi Arabia on this date was 3.75 SAR per USD. The parallel-market close of 3.7 SAR therefore implied a premium of -1.33% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Aug 23, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 22, 2026, close 3.7 SAR), the rate moved 0.00%.
One week earlier (Aug 16, 2026) the close was 3.7 SAR, so the weekly change was 0.00%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 24, 2026) the close was 3.71 SAR, a -0.13% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Saudi Arabia's USD/SAR 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 23, 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 Saudi Riyal black market rate on Aug 23, 2026?
- The USD to SAR parallel market rate closed at approximately 3.7 SAR per US dollar on Sunday, August 23, 2026, after trading between 3.7 and 3.8 SAR.
- How much did the SAR move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 3.7 to a close of 3.7 SAR, the parallel rate moved 0.00% on Aug 23, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market SAR rate on that date?
- The official rate was 3.75 SAR per USD versus a parallel close of 3.7 SAR, a premium of -1.33%.
- Was the SAR black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 3.7 SAR on Aug 22, 2026, a change of 0.00%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Saudi Arabia in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Saudi Riyal history or today's live rate.