AED to GBP – UAE Dirham to British Pound Converter
Convert UAE dirhams to British pounds at today's reference rate, or at your bank's rate to see what the conversion really costs. Also searched as dirham to gbp and aed to pound.
UAE Dirham
British Pound
Reference rate (2026-10-20). Type your own rate to use it.
More options: bank or card markup and fees
Bank or card margin on the rate.
Taken off the amount first.
AED to GBP
£204.02
for AED 1,000.00
1 AED =
0.20402 GBP
1 GBP = 4.90157 AED
GBP to AED
AED 4,901.57
for £1,000.00
Show the math
- Market quote
1 GBP = 4.90157 AED - Convert AED to GBP
AED 1,000.00 ÷ 4.90157 = £204.02
Rates from ECB, exchangerate-api.com, gold-api.com, CoinGecko, FX reference 2026-10-20, checked 16:32 UTC. Use your broker's live quote to trade.
AED to GBP exchange rate today
1 AED = 0.20402 GBP
1 GBP = 4.90157 AED
Source: exchangerate-api.com reference rate, 20 Oct 2026. Updated hourly. This is the mid-market rate: banks and cards add a markup on top.
AED to GBP conversion table
| AED | GBP |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.20402 |
| 5 | 1.02 |
| 10 | 2.04 |
| 25 | 5.10 |
| 50 | 10.20 |
| 100 | 20.40 |
| 250 | 51.00 |
| 500 | 102.01 |
| 1,000 | 204.02 |
| 5,000 | 1,020.08 |
| 10,000 | 2,040.16 |
| 50,000 | 10,200.82 |
| 100,000 | 20,401.63 |
| GBP | AED |
|---|---|
| 1 | 4.90 |
| 5 | 24.51 |
| 10 | 49.02 |
| 25 | 122.54 |
| 50 | 245.08 |
| 100 | 490.16 |
| 250 | 1,225.39 |
| 500 | 2,450.78 |
| 1,000 | 4,901.57 |
| 5,000 | 24,507.84 |
| 10,000 | 49,015.68 |
| 50,000 | 245,078.41 |
| 100,000 | 490,156.82 |
What a bank or card markup costs on 1,000 AED
At the market rate 1,000 AED is 204.02 GBP. Banks, card issuers and transfer services rarely give you that rate: they add a markup and keep the difference.
| Markup | Rate you get (GBP per AED) | You receive (GBP) | Cost (GBP) | Cost (AED) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5% | 0.20300 | 203.00 | 1.02 | 5.00 |
| 1% | 0.20198 | 201.98 | 2.04 | 10.00 |
| 2% | 0.19994 | 199.94 | 4.08 | 20.00 |
| 3% | 0.19790 | 197.90 | 6.12 | 30.00 |
About the UAE Dirham and the British Pound
The UAE Dirham (AED, AED) is the currency of United Arab Emirates; the British Pound (GBP, £) is the currency of United Kingdom. The AED/GBP rate tells you how many British pounds one uae dirham buys: 0.20402 today, so 100 AED is 20.40 GBP.
Both currencies are priced against the US dollar, so this cross rate is GBP per USD divided by AED per USD. The currency converter above lets you change the amount, type your bank's rate or add a fee to see the real cost of a transfer.
Frequently asked questions
How much is 1 AED in GBP today?
1 AED is 0.20402 GBP at the exchangerate-api.com reference rate of 20 Oct 2026. 100 AED is 20.40 GBP and 1,000 AED is 204.02 GBP. The rate on this page refreshes every hour.
What is the GBP to AED rate?
1 GBP is 4.90157 AED, the inverse of the AED to GBP rate (1 ÷ 0.20402). 1,000 GBP is 4,901.57 AED.
How much is 1,000 AED in GBP?
1,000 AED is 204.02 GBP at the market rate. At a bank or card that adds a 2% markup you would get about 199.94 GBP and pay 4.08 GBP (20.00 AED) in hidden conversion cost.
Why is my bank's AED to GBP rate different?
This page shows a reference rate: the mid-market price, with no profit margin for the bank. Banks, card issuers and money transfer services sell British pounds at a worse rate and keep the difference, typically 0.5% to 3% on top of any fixed fee. Enter your bank's rate in the converter above to see exactly what you lose.
Where do these rates come from and how often are they updated?
Fiat rates come from the European Central Bank's daily reference rates where the ECB publishes them, and from exchangerate-api.com for the other currencies. The page is rebuilt every hour, so the rate is at most about an hour old. For UAE Dirham to British Pound the current source is the exchangerate-api.com reference rate of 20 Oct 2026.
Is "dirham to gbp" or "aed to pound" the same as AED to GBP?
Yes. UAE Dirham (AED) is the currency of United Arab Emirates and British Pound (GBP) is the currency of United Kingdom; "dirham to gbp", "aed to pound" are the same conversion written with the everyday name of the currency. The ISO codes AED and GBP are what banks and exchanges use.
Note: rates are reference rates for information and are not an offer to exchange currency; the rate you get from a bank, card or transfer service will differ.
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