1 ZAR = 0.22095 AED
Updated Oct 26, 2026, 6:22 AM UTC
since 2003
The UAE Dirham to South African Rand exchange rate is 4.5260 (Oct 26, 2026, 6:22 AM UTC): 1 AED buys 4.5260 ZAR, and 1 ZAR buys 0.22095 AED. That is 0.03% below the previous close. Over the last 52 weeks it has traded between 4.2690 ZAR (January 29, 2026) and 4.7581 ZAR (November 4, 2025). It is 4.1% lower than a year ago. Over the last ten years it has risen 21%. The highest daily close since 2003 was 5.3879 ZAR on May 31, 2023.
Uses the live mid-market rate. Physical metal, cards and money transfers usually cost more.
| AED | ZAR |
|---|---|
| 1 | 4.5260 |
| 5 | 22.6298 |
| 10 | 45.2596 |
| 25 | 113.149 |
| 50 | 226.298 |
| 100 | 452.596 |
| 250 | 1,131.49 |
| 500 | 2,262.98 |
| 1,000 | 4,525.96 |
| 5,000 | 22,629.78 |
| 10,000 | 45,259.56 |
| ZAR | AED |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.22095 |
| 5 | 1.1047 |
| 10 | 2.2095 |
| 25 | 5.5237 |
| 50 | 11.0474 |
| 100 | 22.0948 |
| 250 | 55.2370 |
| 500 | 110.474 |
| 1,000 | 220.948 |
| 5,000 | 1,104.74 |
| 10,000 | 2,209.48 |
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.4979 | 4.6822 | 4.2690 | 4.5259 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 5.0851 | 5.3692 | 4.5071 | 4.5071 | −12.4% |
| 2024 | 5.0146 | 5.2577 | 4.6639 | 5.1428 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 4.6323 | 5.3879 | 4.5825 | 5.0140 | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 4.3081 | 5.0384 | 3.9447 | 4.6205 | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 3.9987 | 4.4069 | 3.6700 | 4.3430 | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 3.8245 | 5.1933 | 3.8245 | 3.9994 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 3.9141 | 4.1877 | 3.6130 | 3.8245 | −2.3% |
| 2018 | 3.3621 | 4.2299 | 3.1495 | 3.9143 | +16.4% |
| 2017 | 3.7388 | 3.9645 | 3.3618 | 3.3621 | −10.0% |
| 2016 | 4.2407 | 4.5725 | 3.6051 | 3.7351 | −11.9% |
| 2015 | 3.1482 | 4.3269 | 3.0805 | 4.2407 | +34.7% |
| 2014 | 2.8764 | 3.1877 | 2.8104 | 3.1482 | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 2.3060 | 2.8764 | 2.3060 | 2.8764 | +24.7% |
| 2012 | 2.2021 | 2.4426 | 2.0275 | 2.3060 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.7990 | 2.3379 | 1.7944 | 2.2059 | +22.2% |
| 2010 | 2.0018 | 2.1690 | 1.8048 | 1.8058 | −10.4% |
| 2009 | 2.5575 | 2.8995 | 1.9787 | 2.0158 | −21.2% |
| 2008 | 1.8554 | 3.1626 | 1.8343 | 2.5575 | +37.8% |
| 2007 | 1.9051 | 2.0433 | 1.7659 | 1.8554 | −2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.7246 | 2.1636 | 1.6242 | 1.9050 | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 1.5304 | 1.8865 | 1.5304 | 1.7227 | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 1.7959 | 2.0019 | 1.5317 | 1.5377 | −14.4% |
| 2003 | 1.7426 | 1.8913 | 1.6814 | 1.7959 | — |
From daily closes (UTC). The current year runs to the latest close.
| Month | Average | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 4.5070 | 4.5578 | 4.4594 | 4.5259 | +1.4% |
| Sep 2026 | 4.4156 | 4.4768 | 4.3490 | 4.4645 | +1.7% |
| Aug 2026 | 4.4019 | 4.4858 | 4.3350 | 4.3896 | −2.8% |
| Jul 2026 | 4.4856 | 4.5894 | 4.4142 | 4.5145 | +1.2% |
| Jun 2026 | 4.4620 | 4.5250 | 4.4095 | 4.4592 | +0.9% |
| May 2026 | 4.4913 | 4.5714 | 4.4189 | 4.4189 | −3.4% |
| Apr 2026 | 4.5153 | 4.6335 | 4.4424 | 4.5731 | −1.6% |
| Mar 2026 | 4.5609 | 4.6822 | 4.4018 | 4.6493 | +7.1% |
| Feb 2026 | 4.3585 | 4.4175 | 4.3198 | 4.3417 | +0.0% |
| Jan 2026 | 4.4360 | 4.5145 | 4.2690 | 4.3396 | −3.7% |
| Dec 2025 | 4.5844 | 4.6585 | 4.5071 | 4.5071 | −3.3% |
| Nov 2025 | 4.6908 | 4.7581 | 4.6310 | 4.6618 | −1.3% |
The UAE Dirham to South African Rand exchange rate is 4.5260 (Oct 26, 2026, 6:22 AM UTC): 1 AED buys 4.5260 ZAR, and 1 ZAR buys 0.22095 AED. That is 0.03% below the previous close.
100 AED is 452.596 ZAR at the live rate (Oct 26, 2026, 6:22 AM UTC), and 100 ZAR is 22.0948 AED.
The highest daily close in our data since 2003 is 5.3879 ZAR, on May 31, 2023. The lowest is 1.5304 ZAR, on January 3, 2005.
AED/ZAR is a cross rate: the AED price in US dollars divided by the ZAR price in US dollars. Both legs update continuously from interbank, exchange and central-bank sources, so AED/ZAR moves when either market moves.
Yes. Call /latest with base=ZAR 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=ZAR¤cies=AED"{
"success": true,
"base": "ZAR",
"rates": {
"AED": 0.2209478145,
"ZARAED": 4.525955607
}
}rates.AED is how much AED one ZAR buys; rates.ZARAED is the price of one AED in ZAR.