YER black market rate on Jun 18, 2026: 520 per USD
On Thursday, June 18, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 520 YER on Yemen's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 511.55 YER, reached a high of 520 and a low of 501.96, a trading range of 18.05 YER (3.59%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 507.08 YER and the average price received when selling dollars was 538.86 YER. Over the session the Yemeni Rial weakened against the dollar (+1.65% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Jun 18, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Yemen on this date was 238.7 YER per USD. The parallel-market close of 520 YER therefore implied a premium of +117.85% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Jun 18, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Jun 17, 2026, close 511.55 YER), the rate moved +1.65%.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Yemen's USD/YER 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 Jun 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 Yemeni Rial black market rate on Jun 18, 2026?
- The USD to YER parallel market rate closed at approximately 520 YER per US dollar on Thursday, June 18, 2026, after trading between 501.96 and 520 YER.
- How much did the YER move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 511.55 to a close of 520 YER, the parallel rate moved +1.65% on Jun 18, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market YER rate on that date?
- The official rate was 238.7 YER per USD versus a parallel close of 520 YER, a premium of +117.85%.
- Was the YER black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 511.55 YER on Jun 17, 2026, a change of +1.65%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Yemen in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Yemeni Rial history or today's live rate.