AED/EGP
UAE Dirham to Egyptian Pound Exchange Rate
UAE Dirham Exchange Rate Guide
The UAE dirham reflects the deep economic ties between Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, home to a large and growing community of Egyptian professionals across Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Salaries earned in dirhams and sent back to Egypt make AED one of the Gulf currencies most frequently converted at Egyptian banks, alongside the riyal.
The dirham is pegged to the US dollar at a fixed rate, so its value against the Egyptian pound moves with the dollar. For the engineers, doctors, accountants and freelancers who earn in dirhams, the practical question is rarely "where is the dirham going" but "which bank pays the most pounds for my dirhams today" — which is what the live comparison below answers.
What moves the UAE Dirham rate?
Like the riyal, the UAE dirham is pegged to the US dollar, so AED/EGP effectively follows the dollar rate. The local driver is the flow of remittances from the large Egyptian workforce in the UAE, which keeps demand to convert dirhams into pounds consistently high.
Data source: official Egyptian bank websites. Learn about our methodology.
AED Rates at All Banks
| Bank | Buy | Sell | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emirates NBD Egypt | 14.8839 | 14.9148 | 0.0309 |
| HSBC Egypt | 14.8839 | 14.9148 | 0.0309 |
| Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Egypt | 14.8839 | 14.9148 | 0.0309 |
| Central Bank of Egypt | 14.6662 | 14.6971 | 0.0309 |
| Export Development Bank of Egypt | 14.6606 | 14.6915 | 0.0309 |
| Banque Misr | 14.6526 | 14.6953 | 0.0427 |
| Banque du Caire | 14.6525 | 14.6953 | 0.0428 |
| Arab Investment Bank | 14.6519 | 14.6887 | 0.0368 |
| Suez Canal Bank | 14.6503 | 14.7051 | 0.0548 |
| Bank NXT | 14.6500 | 14.7000 | 0.0500 |
| Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt | 14.6500 | 14.6900 | 0.0400 |
| Egyptian Gulf Bank | 14.6485 | 14.6981 | 0.0496 |
| Al Baraka Bank Egypt | 14.6468 | 14.6879 | 0.0411 |
| First Abu Dhabi Bank Egypt | 14.6277 | 14.6860 | 0.0583 |
| Housing and Development Bank | 14.6233 | 14.6697 | 0.0464 |
| Industrial Development Bank | 14.6084 | 14.7290 | 0.1206 |
| Bank of Alexandria | 14.6063 | 14.6697 | 0.0634 |
| Crédit Agricole Egypt | 14.5900 | 14.6900 | 0.1000 |
| Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Egypt | 14.5602 | 14.6858 | 0.1256 |
| National Bank of Kuwait - Egypt | 14.5101 | 14.8344 | 0.3243 |
| Societe Arabe Internationale de Banque | 14.4500 | 14.7000 | 0.2500 |
| The United Bank | 14.3653 | 14.6969 | 0.3316 |
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UAE Dirham FAQ
Yes. The UAE dirham is pegged to the US dollar at a fixed rate, so against the Egyptian pound it moves in step with the dollar. When the pound changes against the dollar, the AED/EGP rate changes by a proportional amount.
Look for the bank offering the highest buy rate for dirhams on any given day and factor in transfer costs. Small differences add up over regular monthly transfers, so comparing rates each time — rather than defaulting to one provider — pays off over the year.
Converting through a bank gives you an official, documented rate, which matters for larger or recurring income. This page tracks those official bank rates so freelancers can compare what each bank pays before moving their dirham earnings into pounds.
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