YER black market rate on Jul 18, 2026: 527.78 per USD
On Saturday, July 18, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 527.78 YER on Yemen's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 535 YER, reached a high of 538.72 and a low of 522.55, a trading range of 16.17 YER (3.09%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 535.29 YER and the average price received when selling dollars was 543.38 YER. Over the session the Yemeni Rial strengthened against the dollar (-1.35% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Jul 18, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Yemen on this date was 238.12 YER per USD. The parallel-market close of 527.78 YER therefore implied a premium of +121.65% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Jul 18, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Jul 17, 2026, close 537.5 YER), the rate moved -1.81%.
One week earlier (Jul 11, 2026) the close was 533.94 YER, so the weekly change was -1.15%.
Thirty days earlier (Jun 18, 2026) the close was 520 YER, a +1.50% move over the month.
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 Jul 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 Jul 18, 2026?
- The USD to YER parallel market rate closed at approximately 527.78 YER per US dollar on Saturday, July 18, 2026, after trading between 522.55 and 538.72 YER.
- How much did the YER move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 535 to a close of 527.78 YER, the parallel rate moved -1.35% on Jul 18, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market YER rate on that date?
- The official rate was 238.12 YER per USD versus a parallel close of 527.78 YER, a premium of +121.65%.
- Was the YER black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 537.5 YER on Jul 17, 2026, a change of -1.81%.
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.