YER black market rate on Sep 18, 2026: 534 per USD
On Friday, September 18, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 534 YER on Yemen's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 532.78 YER, reached a high of 536 and a low of 512, a trading range of 24 YER (4.69%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 530.05 YER and the average price received when selling dollars was 544.36 YER. Over the session the Yemeni Rial weakened against the dollar (+0.23% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 18, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Yemen on this date was 236.56 YER per USD. The parallel-market close of 534 YER therefore implied a premium of +125.74% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Sep 18, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 17, 2026, close 532.78 YER), the rate moved +0.23%.
One week earlier (Sep 11, 2026) the close was 526.28 YER, so the weekly change was +1.47%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 19, 2026) the close was 533.99 YER, a +0.00% 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 Sep 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 Sep 18, 2026?
- The USD to YER parallel market rate closed at approximately 534 YER per US dollar on Friday, September 18, 2026, after trading between 512 and 536 YER.
- How much did the YER move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 532.78 to a close of 534 YER, the parallel rate moved +0.23% on Sep 18, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market YER rate on that date?
- The official rate was 236.56 YER per USD versus a parallel close of 534 YER, a premium of +125.74%.
- Was the YER black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 532.78 YER on Sep 17, 2026, a change of +0.23%.
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.