SYP black market rate on Sep 18, 2026: 135.19 per USD
On Friday, September 18, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 135.19 SYP on Syria's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 134.77 SYP, reached a high of 136.03 and a low of 134.74, a trading range of 1.28 SYP (0.95%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 135.24 SYP and the average price received when selling dollars was 136.91 SYP. Over the session the Syrian Pound weakened against the dollar (+0.31% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 18, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Syria on this date was 121.77 SYP per USD. The parallel-market close of 135.19 SYP therefore implied a premium of +11.02% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Sep 18, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 17, 2026, close 134.77 SYP), the rate moved +0.31%.
One week earlier (Sep 11, 2026) the close was 131.51 SYP, so the weekly change was +2.79%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 19, 2026) the close was 129.08 SYP, a +4.73% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Syria's USD/SYP 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 18, 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 Syrian Pound black market rate on Sep 18, 2026?
- The USD to SYP parallel market rate closed at approximately 135.19 SYP per US dollar on Friday, September 18, 2026, after trading between 134.74 and 136.03 SYP.
- How much did the SYP move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 134.77 to a close of 135.19 SYP, the parallel rate moved +0.31% on Sep 18, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market SYP rate on that date?
- The official rate was 121.77 SYP per USD versus a parallel close of 135.19 SYP, a premium of +11.02%.
- Was the SYP black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 134.77 SYP on Sep 17, 2026, a change of +0.31%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Syria in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Syrian Pound history or today's live rate.