YER black market rate on Aug 29, 2026: 518 per USD
On Saturday, August 29, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 518 YER on Yemen's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 523.81 YER, reached a high of 538.55 and a low of 511.55, a trading range of 27 YER (5.28%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 529.23 YER and the average price received when selling dollars was 543.6 YER. Over the session the Yemeni Rial strengthened against the dollar (-1.11% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 29, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Yemen on this date was 237.03 YER per USD. The parallel-market close of 518 YER therefore implied a premium of +118.54% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Aug 29, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 28, 2026, close 523.81 YER), the rate moved -1.11%.
One week earlier (Aug 22, 2026) the close was 535.5 YER, so the weekly change was -3.27%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 30, 2026) the close was 541.5 YER, a -4.34% 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 Aug 29, 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 Aug 29, 2026?
- The USD to YER parallel market rate closed at approximately 518 YER per US dollar on Saturday, August 29, 2026, after trading between 511.55 and 538.55 YER.
- How much did the YER move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 523.81 to a close of 518 YER, the parallel rate moved -1.11% on Aug 29, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market YER rate on that date?
- The official rate was 237.03 YER per USD versus a parallel close of 518 YER, a premium of +118.54%.
- Was the YER black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 523.81 YER on Aug 28, 2026, a change of -1.11%.
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.