YER black market rate on Sep 22, 2026: 533 per USD
On Tuesday, September 22, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 533 YER on Yemen's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 540 YER, reached a high of 540 and a low of 512, a trading range of 28 YER (5.47%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 528.17 YER and the average price received when selling dollars was 554.87 YER. Over the session the Yemeni Rial strengthened against the dollar (-1.30% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 22, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Yemen on this date was 236.7 YER per USD. The parallel-market close of 533 YER therefore implied a premium of +125.18% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Sep 22, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 21, 2026, close 540 YER), the rate moved -1.30%.
One week earlier (Sep 15, 2026) the close was 531.5 YER, so the weekly change was +0.28%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 23, 2026) the close was 531.5 YER, a +0.28% 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 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 Sep 22, 2026?
- The USD to YER parallel market rate closed at approximately 533 YER per US dollar on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, after trading between 512 and 540 YER.
- How much did the YER move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 540 to a close of 533 YER, the parallel rate moved -1.30% on Sep 22, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market YER rate on that date?
- The official rate was 236.7 YER per USD versus a parallel close of 533 YER, a premium of +125.18%.
- Was the YER black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 540 YER on Sep 21, 2026, a change of -1.30%.
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.