1 CNY = 0.55076 AED
Updated Oct 26, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC
since 2003
The UAE Dirham to Chinese Yuan exchange rate is 1.8157 (Oct 26, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC): 1 AED buys 1.8157 CNY, and 1 CNY buys 0.55076 AED. That is 0.12% above the previous close. Over the last 52 weeks it has traded between 1.8135 CNY (October 25, 2026) and 1.9412 CNY (November 5, 2025). It is 6.4% lower than a year ago. Over the last ten years it has fallen 2%. The highest daily close since 2003 was 2.2795 CNY on June 9, 2004.
Uses the live mid-market rate. Physical metal, cards and money transfers usually cost more.
| AED | CNY |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1.8157 |
| 5 | 9.0783 |
| 10 | 18.1566 |
| 25 | 45.3915 |
| 50 | 90.7831 |
| 100 | 181.566 |
| 250 | 453.915 |
| 500 | 907.831 |
| 1,000 | 1,815.66 |
| 5,000 | 9,078.31 |
| 10,000 | 18,156.62 |
| CNY | AED |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.55076 |
| 5 | 2.7538 |
| 10 | 5.5076 |
| 25 | 13.7691 |
| 50 | 27.5382 |
| 100 | 55.0763 |
| 250 | 137.691 |
| 500 | 275.382 |
| 1,000 | 550.763 |
| 5,000 | 2,753.82 |
| 10,000 | 5,507.63 |
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.9049 | 1.9049 | 1.8135 | 1.8157 | −4.8% |
| 2025 | 1.9879 | 2.0016 | 1.9046 | 1.9068 | −4.1% |
| 2024 | 1.9348 | 1.9879 | 1.9093 | 1.9879 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 1.8787 | 1.9984 | 1.8310 | 1.9346 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 1.7307 | 1.9927 | 1.7182 | 1.8785 | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 1.7801 | 1.7897 | 1.7287 | 1.7299 | −2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.8957 | 1.9495 | 1.7769 | 1.7803 | −6.1% |
| 2019 | 1.8727 | 1.9549 | 1.8194 | 1.8957 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.7723 | 1.8993 | 1.7087 | 1.8728 | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 1.8917 | 1.8956 | 1.7597 | 1.7723 | −6.3% |
| 2016 | 1.7662 | 1.8953 | 1.7585 | 1.8913 | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 1.6903 | 1.7675 | 1.6864 | 1.7662 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 1.6487 | 1.7051 | 1.6456 | 1.6903 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.6967 | 1.7009 | 1.6487 | 1.6487 | −2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.7165 | 1.7399 | 1.6945 | 1.6967 | −1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.7941 | 1.8073 | 1.7168 | 1.7168 | −4.5% |
| 2010 | 1.8619 | 1.8633 | 1.7972 | 1.7976 | −3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.8585 | 1.8767 | 1.8456 | 1.8587 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.9890 | 1.9890 | 1.8557 | 1.8585 | −6.6% |
| 2007 | 2.1257 | 2.1289 | 1.9890 | 1.9890 | −6.4% |
| 2006 | 2.1978 | 2.1981 | 2.1256 | 2.1256 | −3.3% |
| 2005 | 2.2544 | 2.2547 | 2.1973 | 2.1973 | −2.5% |
| 2004 | 2.2544 | 2.2795 | 2.2223 | 2.2544 | 0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.2544 | 2.2544 | 2.2541 | 2.2544 | — |
From daily closes (UTC). The current year runs to the latest close.
| Month | Average | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 1.8217 | 1.8261 | 1.8135 | 1.8157 | −0.6% |
| Sep 2026 | 1.8273 | 1.8309 | 1.8236 | 1.8261 | −0.2% |
| Aug 2026 | 1.8347 | 1.8394 | 1.8302 | 1.8302 | −0.5% |
| Jul 2026 | 1.8457 | 1.8522 | 1.8388 | 1.8388 | −0.5% |
| Jun 2026 | 1.8456 | 1.8551 | 1.8402 | 1.8482 | +0.3% |
| May 2026 | 1.8519 | 1.8604 | 1.8431 | 1.8431 | −0.9% |
| Apr 2026 | 1.8630 | 1.8787 | 1.8564 | 1.8599 | −1.0% |
| Mar 2026 | 1.8782 | 1.8841 | 1.8701 | 1.8794 | +0.6% |
| Feb 2026 | 1.8816 | 1.8912 | 1.8634 | 1.8680 | −1.3% |
| Jan 2026 | 1.8982 | 1.9049 | 1.8919 | 1.8929 | −0.7% |
| Dec 2025 | 1.9185 | 1.9261 | 1.9046 | 1.9068 | −1.1% |
| Nov 2025 | 1.9355 | 1.9412 | 1.9272 | 1.9272 | −0.6% |
The UAE Dirham to Chinese Yuan exchange rate is 1.8157 (Oct 26, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC): 1 AED buys 1.8157 CNY, and 1 CNY buys 0.55076 AED. That is 0.12% above the previous close.
100 AED is 181.566 CNY at the live rate (Oct 26, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC), and 100 CNY is 55.0763 AED.
The highest daily close in our data since 2003 is 2.2795 CNY, on June 9, 2004. The lowest is 1.6456 CNY, on January 14, 2014.
AED/CNY is a cross rate: the AED price in US dollars divided by the CNY price in US dollars. Both legs update continuously from interbank, exchange and central-bank sources, so AED/CNY moves when either market moves.
Yes. Call /latest with base=CNY and currencies=AED for the live rate, /convert to convert an amount, and /timeframe for daily history since 2003. A free API key is enough to start.
curl "https://metalapi.com/api/v1/latest?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&base=CNY¤cies=AED"{
"success": true,
"base": "CNY",
"rates": {
"AED": 0.5507633244,
"CNYAED": 1.815661929
}
}rates.AED is how much AED one CNY buys; rates.CNYAED is the price of one AED in CNY.