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GCC Currency Converter

Convert between the Gulf currencies at their official dollar pegs — fixed rates, not a delayed market feed.

GCC Currency Converter

Official dollar pegs — fixed rates, not a delayed market feed.

Rates as at July 2026
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The dinar tracks a currency basket rather than a fixed peg, so this one moves. Overwrite it with today’s rate when converting to or from KWD.

Method. Every conversion routes through the US dollar at each currency’s official peg. Because the pegs are fixed, cross rates between the pegged Gulf currencies are constant rather than fluctuating.

These are official reference rates, not the rate you will be given at a counter. Retail spreads, transfer fees and card conversion charges routinely cost more than any rate difference between providers.

Official peg rates against the US dollar, as at July 2026
CurrencyPer 1 USDUSD per unitRegime
AED — UAE dirham3.67250.2723Fixed dollar peg
SAR — Saudi riyal3.75000.2667Fixed dollar peg
QAR — Qatari riyal3.64000.2747Fixed dollar peg
OMR — Omani rial0.38452.6008Fixed dollar peg
BHD — Bahraini dinar0.37602.6596Fixed dollar peg
KWD — Kuwaiti dinar (basket peg — floats)0.30703.2573Undisclosed currency basket — floats

Five fixed, one floating

The UAE dirham, Saudi riyal, Qatari riyal, Omani rial and Bahraini dinar are each pegged to the US dollar at a fixed rate that has held for years. That has an underrated consequence: cross rates between those five currencies are constants, not moving numbers. A dirham figure converted to riyals today converts identically next month, which is why a converter built on the pegs does not go stale in the way a market-feed converter does.

The dinar is the exception

The Kuwaiti dinar is not pegged to the dollar. It tracks an undisclosed basket of currencies, which means it moves — modestly, but genuinely. Publishing a fixed dinar rate as though it were a peg would be quietly wrong, so it is an editable field above with a clearly-labelled default rather than a constant. When converting to or from KWD, overwrite it with today's rate.

What you will actually be charged

Peg rates are reference rates, not retail rates. Banks, exchange houses and card networks all apply a spread on top, and add transfer or conversion fees beyond that. In practice the spread and the fees cost most people considerably more than any difference in the underlying rate, and comparing providers on the rate alone misses where the money goes.

Common questions

Is the UAE dirham fixed to the US dollar?

Yes. The dirham is pegged to the dollar at a fixed rate, as are the Saudi riyal, Qatari riyal, Omani rial and Bahraini dinar. Because all five are pegged to the same currency, the rates between them are fixed too.

Why does the Kuwaiti dinar move?

Because it is pegged to an undisclosed basket of currencies rather than to the dollar alone. The basket approach lets the rate drift as its components move, so a dinar conversion is only as current as the rate used for it.

Will a bank give me the peg rate?

No. The peg is the official reference rate. Banks, exchange houses and card networks quote a rate with their own margin built in and often charge a fee on top. Compare the total amount received after all charges, not the quoted rate.

Peg rates, not retail rates. Banks and exchange houses apply their own spread and fees. NexaGulf publishes general information, not licensed financial, tax or legal advice.

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