YER black market rate on Jul 22, 2026: 530 per USD
On Wednesday, July 22, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 530 YER on Yemen's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 532.5 YER, reached a high of 535.77 and a low of 522.55, a trading range of 13.22 YER (2.53%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 529.52 YER and the average price received when selling dollars was 541.46 YER. Over the session the Yemeni Rial strengthened against the dollar (-0.47% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Jul 22, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Yemen on this date was 238.14 YER per USD. The parallel-market close of 530 YER therefore implied a premium of +122.56% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Jul 22, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Jul 21, 2026, close 532.5 YER), the rate moved -0.47%.
One week earlier (Jul 15, 2026) the close was 535.53 YER, so the weekly change was -1.03%.
Thirty days earlier (Jun 22, 2026) the close was 523.28 YER, a +1.29% 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 22, 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 22, 2026?
- The USD to YER parallel market rate closed at approximately 530 YER per US dollar on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, after trading between 522.55 and 535.77 YER.
- How much did the YER move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 532.5 to a close of 530 YER, the parallel rate moved -0.47% on Jul 22, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market YER rate on that date?
- The official rate was 238.14 YER per USD versus a parallel close of 530 YER, a premium of +122.56%.
- Was the YER black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 532.5 YER on Jul 21, 2026, a change of -0.47%.
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.