1 AED = 4.5177 ZAR
Updated Oct 26, 2026, 5:29 AM UTC
since 2003
The South African Rand to UAE Dirham exchange rate is 0.22135 (Oct 26, 2026, 5:29 AM UTC): 1 ZAR buys 0.22135 AED, and 1 AED buys 4.5177 ZAR. That is 0.21% above the previous close. Over the last 52 weeks it has traded between 0.21017 AED (November 4, 2025) and 0.23424 AED (January 29, 2026). It is 4.5% higher than a year ago. Over the last ten years it has fallen 17%. The highest daily close since 2003 was 0.65343 AED on January 3, 2005.
Uses the live mid-market rate. Physical metal, cards and money transfers usually cost more.
| ZAR | AED |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.22135 |
| 5 | 1.1068 |
| 10 | 2.2135 |
| 25 | 5.5338 |
| 50 | 11.0677 |
| 100 | 22.1354 |
| 250 | 55.3385 |
| 500 | 110.677 |
| 1,000 | 221.354 |
| 5,000 | 1,106.77 |
| 10,000 | 2,213.54 |
| AED | ZAR |
|---|---|
| 1 | 4.5177 |
| 5 | 22.5883 |
| 10 | 45.1765 |
| 25 | 112.941 |
| 50 | 225.883 |
| 100 | 451.765 |
| 250 | 1,129.41 |
| 500 | 2,258.83 |
| 1,000 | 4,517.65 |
| 5,000 | 22,588.25 |
| 10,000 | 45,176.51 |
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.22233 | 0.23424 | 0.21358 | 0.22135 | −0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.19665 | 0.22187 | 0.18625 | 0.22187 | +14.1% |
| 2024 | 0.19753 | 0.21441 | 0.1902 | 0.19445 | −2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.21588 | 0.21822 | 0.1856 | 0.19944 | −7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.23212 | 0.2535 | 0.19847 | 0.21642 | −6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.25196 | 0.27248 | 0.22692 | 0.23026 | −7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.26098 | 0.26098 | 0.19256 | 0.25004 | −4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.25357 | 0.27678 | 0.23879 | 0.26147 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.29735 | 0.31752 | 0.23641 | 0.25547 | −14.1% |
| 2017 | 0.26746 | 0.29746 | 0.25224 | 0.29743 | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2360 | 0.27738 | 0.2187 | 0.26773 | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3149 | 0.32463 | 0.23111 | 0.23581 | −25.8% |
| 2014 | 0.34491 | 0.35582 | 0.31371 | 0.31764 | −8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4333 | 0.4333 | 0.34766 | 0.34766 | −19.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4541 | 0.49323 | 0.40941 | 0.43364 | −4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.55588 | 0.5573 | 0.42774 | 0.45334 | −18.1% |
| 2010 | 0.49955 | 0.55408 | 0.46104 | 0.55376 | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 0.38971 | 0.50538 | 0.34489 | 0.49608 | +26.9% |
| 2008 | 0.53843 | 0.54516 | 0.31619 | 0.39101 | −27.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5279 | 0.5663 | 0.4894 | 0.53898 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.57985 | 0.61567 | 0.46219 | 0.52493 | −9.6% |
| 2005 | 0.65343 | 0.65343 | 0.53007 | 0.58048 | −10.7% |
| 2004 | 0.54787 | 0.65287 | 0.49953 | 0.65034 | +16.8% |
| 2003 | 0.57385 | 0.59476 | 0.52873 | 0.55684 | — |
From daily closes (UTC). The current year runs to the latest close.
| Month | Average | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 0.22191 | 0.22425 | 0.2194 | 0.22135 | −1.2% |
| Sep 2026 | 0.22648 | 0.22994 | 0.22337 | 0.22399 | −1.7% |
| Aug 2026 | 0.22719 | 0.23068 | 0.22292 | 0.22781 | +2.8% |
| Jul 2026 | 0.22296 | 0.22654 | 0.21789 | 0.22151 | −1.2% |
| Jun 2026 | 0.22413 | 0.22678 | 0.22099 | 0.22425 | −0.9% |
| May 2026 | 0.22287 | 0.2263 | 0.21952 | 0.2263 | +3.5% |
| Apr 2026 | 0.22208 | 0.2251 | 0.21582 | 0.21867 | +1.7% |
| Mar 2026 | 0.21933 | 0.22718 | 0.21358 | 0.21508 | −6.6% |
| Feb 2026 | 0.22945 | 0.23149 | 0.22637 | 0.23033 | −0.0% |
| Jan 2026 | 0.22548 | 0.23424 | 0.22151 | 0.23043 | +3.9% |
| Dec 2025 | 0.21803 | 0.22187 | 0.21466 | 0.22187 | +3.4% |
| Nov 2025 | 0.2132 | 0.21594 | 0.21017 | 0.21451 | +1.4% |
The South African Rand to UAE Dirham exchange rate is 0.22135 (Oct 26, 2026, 5:29 AM UTC): 1 ZAR buys 0.22135 AED, and 1 AED buys 4.5177 ZAR. That is 0.21% above the previous close.
100 ZAR is 22.1354 AED at the live rate (Oct 26, 2026, 5:29 AM UTC), and 100 AED is 451.765 ZAR.
The highest daily close in our data since 2003 is 0.65343 AED, on January 3, 2005. The lowest is 0.1856 AED, on May 31, 2023.
ZAR/AED is a cross rate: the ZAR price in US dollars divided by the AED price in US dollars. Both legs update continuously from interbank, exchange and central-bank sources, so ZAR/AED moves when either market moves.
Yes. Call /latest with base=AED and currencies=ZAR 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=ZAR"{
"success": true,
"base": "AED",
"rates": {
"ZAR": 4.517650909,
"AEDZAR": 0.221353978
}
}rates.ZAR is how much ZAR one AED buys; rates.AEDZAR is the price of one ZAR in AED.