1 AED = 1.0211 SAR
Updated Oct 26, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC
since 2003
The Saudi Riyal to UAE Dirham exchange rate is 0.97931 (Oct 26, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC): 1 SAR buys 0.97931 AED, and 1 AED buys 1.0211 SAR. That is 0.07% above the previous close. Over the last 52 weeks it has traded between 0.96824 AED (July 8, 2026) and 1.0157 AED (July 17, 2026). It is 0.1% lower than a year ago. Over the last ten years it has fallen 0%. The highest daily close since 2003 was 1.1118 AED on December 6, 2016.
Uses the live mid-market rate. Physical metal, cards and money transfers usually cost more.
| SAR | AED |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.97931 |
| 5 | 4.8965 |
| 10 | 9.7931 |
| 25 | 24.4827 |
| 50 | 48.9653 |
| 100 | 97.9307 |
| 250 | 244.827 |
| 500 | 489.653 |
| 1,000 | 979.307 |
| 5,000 | 4,896.53 |
| 10,000 | 9,793.07 |
| AED | SAR |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1.0211 |
| 5 | 5.1057 |
| 10 | 10.2113 |
| 25 | 25.5283 |
| 50 | 51.0565 |
| 100 | 102.113 |
| 250 | 255.283 |
| 500 | 510.565 |
| 1,000 | 1,021.13 |
| 5,000 | 5,105.65 |
| 10,000 | 10,211.31 |
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.98005 | 1.0157 | 0.96824 | 0.97931 | −0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.97879 | 0.99641 | 0.97797 | 0.97962 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.98043 | 0.9985 | 0.9774 | 0.97868 | −0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.97711 | 0.99303 | 0.97711 | 0.98061 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.97856 | 0.98129 | 0.97625 | 0.97802 | −0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9801 | 0.98096 | 0.97861 | 0.97923 | −0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.98013 | 0.98893 | 0.97654 | 0.97985 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.98007 | 0.98617 | 0.97898 | 0.97968 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.97915 | 0.98166 | 0.97861 | 0.97892 | −0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.97883 | 0.99888 | 0.97883 | 0.9803 | −0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.97831 | 1.1118 | 0.9780 | 0.9804 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.97972 | 0.98111 | 0.97662 | 0.97852 | −0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.98004 | 0.99726 | 0.97732 | 0.97865 | −0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.98006 | 0.99496 | 0.97499 | 0.98001 | −0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.97938 | 0.99981 | 0.9792 | 0.98009 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.97949 | 0.9819 | 0.97915 | 0.97941 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.99309 | 0.99309 | 0.97465 | 0.97941 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.97833 | 0.98981 | 0.97243 | 0.97931 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.98992 | 0.98992 | 0.97357 | 0.97831 | −1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9792 | 0.99029 | 0.97864 | 0.98992 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.97925 | 0.98203 | 0.97853 | 0.97915 | −0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.97917 | 0.97954 | 0.97808 | 0.97939 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.97912 | 0.97949 | 0.97899 | 0.97917 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.97912 | 0.97925 | 0.97912 | 0.97912 | — |
From daily closes (UTC). The current year runs to the latest close.
| Month | Average | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 1.0062 | 1.0119 | 0.97858 | 0.97931 | −2.9% |
| Sep 2026 | 1.0046 | 1.0096 | 0.97904 | 1.0081 | +0.6% |
| Aug 2026 | 1.0068 | 1.0151 | 0.97027 | 1.0024 | +2.5% |
| Jul 2026 | 1.0038 | 1.0157 | 0.96824 | 0.97776 | −0.0% |
| Jun 2026 | 0.99659 | 1.0089 | 0.97795 | 0.97795 | −1.5% |
| May 2026 | 0.99102 | 0.99888 | 0.97506 | 0.99324 | +1.3% |
| Apr 2026 | 0.98025 | 0.99638 | 0.9781 | 0.98002 | +0.1% |
| Mar 2026 | 0.9793 | 0.98059 | 0.97744 | 0.97948 | −0.1% |
| Feb 2026 | 0.98005 | 0.9804 | 0.97973 | 0.98005 | +0.0% |
| Jan 2026 | 0.98002 | 0.98042 | 0.97907 | 0.97998 | +0.0% |
| Dec 2025 | 0.97959 | 0.98081 | 0.97839 | 0.97962 | −0.0% |
| Nov 2025 | 0.98022 | 0.98464 | 0.97909 | 0.97985 | −0.0% |
The Saudi Riyal to UAE Dirham exchange rate is 0.97931 (Oct 26, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC): 1 SAR buys 0.97931 AED, and 1 AED buys 1.0211 SAR. That is 0.07% above the previous close.
100 SAR is 97.9307 AED at the live rate (Oct 26, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC), and 100 AED is 102.113 SAR.
The highest daily close in our data since 2003 is 1.1118 AED, on December 6, 2016. The lowest is 0.96824 AED, on July 8, 2026.
SAR/AED is a cross rate: the SAR price in US dollars divided by the AED price in US dollars. Both legs update continuously from interbank, exchange and central-bank sources, so SAR/AED moves when either market moves.
Yes. Call /latest with base=AED and currencies=SAR 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=AED¤cies=SAR"{
"success": true,
"base": "AED",
"rates": {
"SAR": 1.021130596,
"AEDSAR": 0.9793066667
}
}rates.SAR is how much SAR one AED buys; rates.AEDSAR is the price of one SAR in AED.