Convert UAE dirhams (AED) to Qatari riyals (QAR) at today's reference rate. Common amounts, 30-day tables, and why this cross stays near 1.00.
These figures use the same daily reference rate shown above, so they move when the rate moves. They are a quick way to size an amount of UAE dirhams in Qatari riyals without typing it into the converter; for any other figure, use the AED to QAR converter at the top of this page.
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The inverse rate is simply 1 ÷ R, so the same reference rate answers the reverse question.
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AED/QAR pairs two currencies that are not part of the heavily traded major-currency block. Most retail platforms calculate the rate as a cross through the US dollar rather than quoting the pair directly, which means two layers of spread are involved. Holiday calendars in either home market can also reduce liquidity on specific dates.
Both UAE Dirham and Qatari Riyal sit in the Middle East region, so they often respond to overlapping economic releases — area-wide growth indicators, joint trade data, or shared monetary-policy themes can move the cross at the same moment they move each currency individually against the US dollar.
The number shown in the rate box is a daily reference rate: roughly the mid-market price at the time the public rate feed was published. It is a useful benchmark, but it is not the rate you would obtain at a bank, a card terminal, an ATM, or a money-transfer provider. Those providers add a margin to the mid-market rate (the "spread") and may charge a fixed or percentage fee on top. To estimate what a real transaction would actually cost, take the displayed reference rate and apply the provider's published spread and fee.
The 7-day and 30-day tables show one observation per day. They are useful for sanity-checking an unusual reading on the live rate against very recent values and for spotting any obvious trend over the last month. The 12-month chart on this page is built from monthly samples and is intended to show the general direction of AED/QAR over a year rather than every short-term swing. For an intraday view of the same pair, the embedded chart further up the page draws on a finer-grained data source.
Like any exchange rate, AED/QAR reflects the relative attractiveness of holding UAE Dirham versus Qatari Riyal. The most common drivers are:
Suppose the rate above is R. To convert an amount of UAE Dirham, multiply by R: amount in QAR = amount in AED × R. To go the other direction, divide instead: amount in AED = amount in QAR ÷ R. The converter at the top of the page does this automatically and updates either input as you type. For an estimate of what a real bank or transfer service would deliver, subtract a typical retail spread (often a few tenths of a percent for major pairs and noticeably more for minor or exotic pairs) and any flat fee from the result.
If you arrived here looking for the inverse direction, the QAR to AED page shows the same data presented the other way around. The guide on how exchange rates are quoted explains why the inverse rate is simply 1 ÷ R. To understand the gap between the figure on this page and what a bank actually offers, see the comparison of mid-market rates and consumer rates.
Related Gulf pages include AED to SAR, AED to USD and QAR to EGP.
Very close to one riyal. The dirham is pegged to the US dollar at 3.6725 AED per dollar and the riyal at 3.64 QAR per dollar, so the cross implied by the two pegs sits just under 1.00. The rate box above shows the current reference figure, which moves only marginally around that level.
Because neither currency floats. Both the UAE and Qatar maintain long-standing dollar pegs, and a cross between two currencies pegged to the same third currency inherits that stability. Day-to-day variation in the published figure comes from how banks quote around the pegs, not from either currency being repriced.
Yes. A stable rate is not a free rate. Exchange houses in Dubai and Doha apply their own buy and sell prices around the implied cross, and card networks add a conversion margin on top. On a near-parity pair the spread is the entire cost of the transaction, so it is worth comparing counters. See the mid-market vs bank rates guide.
Divide by the AED/QAR rate — or, given the pair sits near parity, expect roughly the same number back. The second table above does the conversion, and the QAR to AED page presents the pair the other way around.