The official currency of South Africa is the South African rand (currency code ZAR). The currency used in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the UAE dirham (currency code AED).
1 United Arab Emirates dirham (AED) is today worth 5.21 South African rand (ZAR).
The AED to ZAR exchange rate was last updated on .
Convert ZAR to AED
1 South African rand (ZAR) is now worth 0.19 United Arab Emirates dirham (AED).
The ZAR to AED exchange rate was updated on Monday 2nd of October 2023 at 2:22 pm GMT.
Exchange Rate Calculator – UAE Dirham (AED)/South African Rand (ZAR)
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Importance of the UAE Dirham to South African Rand Exchange Rate
There’s a reasonable amount of trade between the United Arab Emirates and South Africa.
In 2018 the UAE imported goods with a value of $2.9 billion from South Africa (source: World Bank WITS).
Rank | Exporting Country | Imports to UAE 2018 ($billions) | Share (%) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | China | 38.0 | 15.54 |
2 | India | 23.1 | 9.43 |
3 | United States | 20.9 | 8.55 |
4 | Japan | 13.8 | 5.64 |
5 | Germany | 10.9 | 4.47 |
6 | United Kingdom | 7.7 | 3.14 |
7 | Vietnam | 7.7 | 3.13 |
8 | Saudi Arabia | 7.6 | 3.1 |
9 | Italy | 6.6 | 2.72 |
10 | France | 6.5 | 2.66 |
11 | Switzerland | 5.8 | 2.39 |
12 | Korea, Rep. | 5.6 | 2.27 |
13 | Iran | 5.0 | 2.06 |
14 | Hong Kong | 3.5 | 1.42 |
15 | Turkey | 3.4 | 1.41 |
16 | Thailand | 3.4 | 1.37 |
17 | Bahrain | 3.3 | 1.34 |
18 | Belgium | 3.1 | 1.27 |
19 | Malaysia | 2.9 | 1.19 |
20 | South Africa | 2.9 | 1.18 |
21 | Australia | 2.6 | 1.07 |
22 | Brazil | 2.4 | 0.97 |
23 | Kuwait | 2.3 | 0.94 |
24 | Guinea | 2.3 | 0.94 |
25 | Oman | 2.2 | 0.91 |
26 | Russian Federation | 2.2 | 0.88 |
27 | Spain | 2.1 | 0.86 |
28 | Egypt | 1.9 | 0.78 |
29 | Indonesia | 1.8 | 0.74 |
30 | Venezuela | 1.8 | 0.73 |
31 | Canada | 1.8 | 0.73 |
32 | Singapore | 1.8 | 0.72 |
33 | Netherlands | 1.7 | 0.7 |
34 | Angola | 1.6 | 0.64 |
35 | Congo, Rep. | 1.4 | 0.57 |
36 | Mali | 1.3 | 0.54 |
37 | Austria | 1.2 | 0.51 |
38 | Botswana | 1.2 | 0.49 |
39 | Uganda | 1.2 | 0.47 |
40 | Mexico | 1.1 | 0.47 |
41 | Sudan | 1.1 | 0.45 |
42 | Zimbabwe | 1.0 | 0.41 |
43 | Poland | 1.0 | 0.41 |
44 | Czech Republic | 0.9 | 0.38 |
45 | Sweden | 0.9 | 0.37 |
46 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 0.8 | 0.35 |
47 | Ghana | 0.8 | 0.32 |
48 | Pakistan | 0.8 | 0.31 |
49 | Libya | 0.7 | 0.28 |
50 | New Zealand | 0.6 | 0.26 |
In 2018 the UAE exported goods with a value of $0.9 billion to South Africa.
Rank | Export Market | Exports from UAE 2018 ($billions) | Share (%) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Unspecified | 214.3 | 55.24 |
2 | Saudi Arabia | 21.7 | 5.59 |
3 | India | 12.9 | 3.31 |
4 | Iraq | 11.3 | 2.92 |
5 | Oman | 10.3 | 2.65 |
6 | Iran | 10.2 | 2.64 |
7 | Switzerland | 9.4 | 2.43 |
8 | Kuwait | 8.4 | 2.16 |
9 | Hong Kong | 6.3 | 1.62 |
10 | United States | 6.3 | 1.62 |
11 | China | 5.1 | 1.32 |
12 | Belgium | 4.5 | 1.15 |
13 | Bahrain | 4.4 | 1.14 |
14 | Turkey | 4.3 | 1.1 |
15 | United Kingdom | 3.6 | 0.93 |
16 | Egypt | 3.6 | 0.92 |
17 | Pakistan | 2.5 | 0.63 |
18 | Germany | 2.3 | 0.6 |
19 | Jordan | 2.2 | 0.57 |
20 | Singapore | 2.2 | 0.56 |
21 | Netherlands | 2.1 | 0.55 |
22 | Lebanon | 2.0 | 0.53 |
23 | Afghanistan | 1.8 | 0.47 |
24 | Kenya | 1.6 | 0.41 |
25 | Libya | 1.4 | 0.37 |
26 | Russian Federation | 1.3 | 0.33 |
27 | Syria | 1.2 | 0.31 |
28 | Bangladesh | 1.2 | 0.3 |
29 | France | 1.1 | 0.3 |
30 | Tanzania | 1.1 | 0.29 |
31 | Thailand | 1.1 | 0.29 |
32 | Djibouti | 1.1 | 0.28 |
33 | Somalia | 1.0 | 0.26 |
34 | Kyrgyz Republic | 1.0 | 0.26 |
35 | Japan | 1.0 | 0.25 |
36 | Sri Lanka | 1.0 | 0.25 |
37 | Italy | 1.0 | 0.25 |
38 | South Africa | 0.9 | 0.24 |
39 | Nigeria | 0.9 | 0.24 |
40 | Malaysia | 0.9 | 0.24 |
41 | Sudan | 0.9 | 0.23 |
42 | Yemen | 0.8 | 0.2 |
43 | Australia | 0.8 | 0.2 |
44 | Ethiopia | 0.7 | 0.18 |
45 | Algeria | 0.7 | 0.18 |
46 | Angola | 0.5 | 0.14 |
47 | Spain | 0.5 | 0.14 |
48 | Vietnam | 0.5 | 0.14 |
49 | Korea, Rep. | 0.5 | 0.13 |
50 | Morocco | 0.5 | 0.12 |