YER black market rate on Oct 9, 2026: 536 per USD
On Friday, October 9, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 536 YER on Yemen's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 544.38 YER, reached a high of 544.51 and a low of 515.25, a trading range of 29.25 YER (5.68%).
Across 215 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 537.27 YER and the average price received when selling dollars was 552.03 YER. Over the session the Yemeni Rial strengthened against the dollar (-1.54% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 9, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Yemen on this date was 235.95 YER per USD. The parallel-market close of 536 YER therefore implied a premium of +127.17% over the official rate — a wide gap that typically signals dollar shortages in the formal banking system.
How Oct 9, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 8, 2026, close 536.5 YER), the rate moved -0.09%.
One week earlier (Oct 2, 2026) the close was 542.3 YER, so the weekly change was -1.16%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 9, 2026) the close was 535 YER, a +0.19% 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 Oct 9, 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 Oct 9, 2026?
- The USD to YER parallel market rate closed at approximately 536 YER per US dollar on Friday, October 9, 2026, after trading between 515.25 and 544.51 YER.
- How much did the YER move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 544.38 to a close of 536 YER, the parallel rate moved -1.54% on Oct 9, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market YER rate on that date?
- The official rate was 235.95 YER per USD versus a parallel close of 536 YER, a premium of +127.17%.
- Was the YER black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 536.5 YER on Oct 8, 2026, a change of -0.09%.
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.