USD to YER Exchange Rate History — Yemen
Over the past 90 days, the USD to Yemeni Rial parallel (black market) rate moved from about 528.78 YER on Jul 20, 2026 to 518.5 YER on Jul 21, 2026 — a change of -1.9%. Across that window the Yemeni Rial strengthened against the dollar, trading between a low of 518.5 and a high of 535.45 YER, averaging 532.01 YER per US dollar.
With rival central-bank branches in Aden and Sanaa, Yemen effectively has different rial rates by region, all weaker than any official line.
How to read the YER rate history
The chart plots the parallel buy rate — how many YER it took to buy one US dollar — at each point we recorded. The daily table below lists the closing buy and sell rate for each day, while the monthly table summarises the average, high and low for each month, which is useful for comparing one period with another.
A rising line means the Yemeni Rial is losing value (more YER per dollar); a falling line means it is gaining. Over this window the spread between the high (535.45) and the low (518.5) shows how volatile the market has been — here, roughly 1.0% around the average.
What has moved the Yemeni Rial recently?
In Yemen, the parallel rate is driven by factors such as war and a divided monetary authority, collapse of the rial, severe dollar scarcity. When dollars become scarcer or confidence falls, the street rate climbs ahead of the official Central Bank of Yemen rate; when supply improves or policy tightens, the gap can narrow again.
Because the parallel rate often moves before official devaluations, its history is a useful early-warning record — a steadily rising trend frequently precedes an official adjustment, while a long plateau suggests relative stability.
Using historical YER rates
Historical rates help with budgeting, invoicing, remittance planning and spotting trends, but they are not a forecast — past movements do not guarantee future ones. For the live rate, see our main USD to YER page, and use the converter for exact amounts.
All figures are aggregated from P2P platforms, community reports and market monitoring, then refreshed hourly. They are provided for information and price-transparency only and are not financial advice.