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Current exchange rate
Tuesday, September 08, 2026
Old Notes - Sana'a
USD / YER
533
New Notes - Aden
USD / YER
1,565
Food Basket Price
Sunday, December 22, 2024 | Saturday, August 22, 2026
Old Notes - Sana'a
43,300
New Notes - Aden
130,366
Food and Fuel Import - Monthly Volumes
Saturday, August 01, 2026 | Saturday, August 01, 2026
Fuel Import (MT)
33,049
Food Import (MT)
500,470
Number of
Monitoring Events
September 06, 2026
5,267
Unofficial exchange rates sourced from
YemenSul, Telegram.
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Exchange rate and commodity prices

The exchange rate and commodity price module provides policymakers with timely, accurate, and targeted information on economic trends and developments, focusing on exchange rates and commodity prices to support analyses and policies that help alleviate the economic and humanitarian situation in Yemen.
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Unofficial exchange rates sources from YemenSul, Telegram

Current Exchange Rate
Tuesday, September 08, 2026
Old Notes - Sana'a
533
12.3%
New Notes - Aden
1,565
12.3%
Old Notes - Sana'a
New Notes - Aden
YEMEN TWO CURRENCY SYSTEM:

In January 2020, the Central Bank of Yemen (CBY) in Sana'a banned the circulation of new Yemeni rial (YER) banknotes issued by the Internationally Recognized Government (IRG) controlled CBY in Aden. As a result, Yemen currently has two YER currency areas in place. Old banknotes are used in the de-facto authority (DFA) areas in the north of Yemen (also known as the Houthis), and new banknotes are used in the Internationally Recognized Government (IRG) controlled south and east of Yemen.

WAGES:

Based on interviews, the current average wage for a Yemeni teacher is YER 60,000 per month. This figure can be used to calculate purchasing power.
CONTEXT:

In recent years, CBY Aden has printed new YER banknotes to finance the IRG budget-deficit and to replace damaged banknotes in circulation. However, CBY Aden's reliance on the issuance of new notes has created downward pressure on the exchange rate of YER against USD causing higher prices of goods and services on consumers. As a result, the value of new YER banknotes has witnessed a series of significant depreciation events.

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Key Events

The events below have been highlighted by ACAPS Monitoring Team as 'key events'. It refers to events which have a significant impact on the political, economic, social and humanitarian situation in Yemen.

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Associated key events
Event Date Headline Source
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