YER black market rate on Oct 10, 2026: 536.05 per USD
On Saturday, October 10, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 536.05 YER on Yemen's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 543.8 YER, reached a high of 545 and a low of 519.34, a trading range of 25.66 YER (4.94%).
Across 167 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 535.16 YER and the average price received when selling dollars was 554.47 YER. Over the session the Yemeni Rial strengthened against the dollar (-1.43% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 10, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Yemen on this date was 235.96 YER per USD. The parallel-market close of 536.05 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 10, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 9, 2026, close 536 YER), the rate moved +0.01%.
One week earlier (Oct 3, 2026) the close was 531 YER, so the weekly change was +0.95%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 10, 2026) the close was 533 YER, a +0.57% 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 10, 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 10, 2026?
- The USD to YER parallel market rate closed at approximately 536.05 YER per US dollar on Saturday, October 10, 2026, after trading between 519.34 and 545 YER.
- How much did the YER move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 543.8 to a close of 536.05 YER, the parallel rate moved -1.43% on Oct 10, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market YER rate on that date?
- The official rate was 235.96 YER per USD versus a parallel close of 536.05 YER, a premium of +127.17%.
- Was the YER black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 536 YER on Oct 9, 2026, a change of +0.01%.
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.