YER black market rate on Jul 31, 2026: 539.55 per USD
On Friday, July 31, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 539.55 YER on Yemen's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 541.5 YER, reached a high of 541.5 and a low of 485.27, a trading range of 56.24 YER (11.59%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 524.38 YER and the average price received when selling dollars was 542.57 YER. Over the session the Yemeni Rial strengthened against the dollar (-0.36% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Jul 31, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Yemen on this date was 238.3 YER per USD. The parallel-market close of 539.55 YER therefore implied a premium of +126.41% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Jul 31, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Jul 30, 2026, close 541.5 YER), the rate moved -0.36%.
One week earlier (Jul 24, 2026) the close was 535.77 YER, so the weekly change was +0.71%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 1, 2026) the close was 533 YER, a +1.23% 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 31, 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 31, 2026?
- The USD to YER parallel market rate closed at approximately 539.55 YER per US dollar on Friday, July 31, 2026, after trading between 485.27 and 541.5 YER.
- How much did the YER move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 541.5 to a close of 539.55 YER, the parallel rate moved -0.36% on Jul 31, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market YER rate on that date?
- The official rate was 238.3 YER per USD versus a parallel close of 539.55 YER, a premium of +126.41%.
- Was the YER black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 541.5 YER on Jul 30, 2026, a change of -0.36%.
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.