USD to DZD Algeria's parallel market rate

Also called the square (carré). Binance P2P rates weighted by tradable volume, one sample per hour.

Updated 01:00

On 19 September 2026 at 01:00 (Algiers), the USD/DZD parallel market (square) rate is 300.00 DZD to buy and 248.01 DZD to sell.

Buy USD — you pay
300.00DZD
best ad 279.90 24h –
Sell USD — you get
248.01DZD
best ad 250.03 24h –
Spread
51.99DZD
17.33% of buy rate

Last 14 days

DateBuy (DZD per USD)Sell (DZD per USD)
19 September 2026278.45248.76
18 September 2026252.50249.02
17 September 2026249.95247.56

Frequently asked questions

What is the square rate in Algeria?

The square (French: carré) is Algeria's informal currency market, where dollars and euros trade outside the official banking system. Its USD/DZD rate is usually well above the official bank rate.

What is the USD to DZD parallel market rate today?

On 19 September 2026 at 01:00 (Algiers), the USD/DZD parallel market (square) rate is 300.00 DZD to buy and 248.01 DZD to sell. Rates are refreshed every hour.

Why track USDT instead of USD?

USDT trades within roughly 0.1% of USD on the parallel market and has the deepest, most transparent order book on Binance P2P, which makes it the best available proxy for the street rate.

How are these rates calculated?

Every hour we take the top 20 Binance P2P ads per side and weight each one by the amount it can actually trade. We publish the capacity-weighted median, plus the best price among ads that can fill a trade of at least 50,000 DZD. Prices more than 10% away from the median are ignored.

Where does the data come from, and can I download it?

The data comes from the public Binance P2P order book for USDT/DZD. The full history is available as CSV and JSON from the links at the top of the page. This site is informational only and not financial advice.