USD to AED Exchange Rate History — UAE
Over the past 90 days, the USD to UAE Dirham parallel (black market) rate moved from about 3.67 AED on Jun 5, 2026 to 3.67 AED on Jun 6, 2026 — a change of -0.1%. Across that window the UAE Dirham held broadly steady against the dollar, trading between a low of 3.67 and a high of 3.67 AED, averaging 3.67 AED per US dollar.
The UAE dirham has been pegged to the US dollar at about 3.6725 for decades and is freely convertible, so there is no meaningful black market — searches are usually about the best rate to send money home.
How to read the AED rate history
The chart plots the parallel buy rate — how many AED it took to buy one US dollar — at each point we recorded. The daily table below lists the closing buy and sell rate for each day, while the monthly table summarises the average, high and low for each month, which is useful for comparing one period with another.
A rising line means the UAE Dirham is losing value (more AED per dollar); a falling line means it is gaining. Over this window the spread between the high (3.67) and the low (3.67) shows how volatile the market has been — here, roughly 0.0% around the average.
What has moved the UAE Dirham recently?
In UAE, the parallel rate is driven by factors such as a long-standing US-dollar peg, open capital flows, a large expatriate remittance market. When dollars become scarcer or confidence falls, the street rate climbs ahead of the official Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) rate; when supply improves or policy tightens, the gap can narrow again.
Because the parallel rate often moves before official devaluations, its history is a useful early-warning record — a steadily rising trend frequently precedes an official adjustment, while a long plateau suggests relative stability.
Using historical AED rates
Historical rates help with budgeting, invoicing, remittance planning and spotting trends, but they are not a forecast — past movements do not guarantee future ones. For the live rate, see our main USD to AED page, and use the converter for exact amounts.
All figures are aggregated from P2P platforms, community reports and market monitoring, then refreshed hourly. They are provided for information and price-transparency only and are not financial advice.