GBP to AED: the Central Bank of the UAE rate

1 GBP = 4.906644 AED

Published by the Central Bank of the UAE for 16 Oct 2026, the latest table in our snapshot. Collected each working day from the Central Bank's published table through a data provider; the snapshot runs from 28 Aug 2026 to 16 Oct 2026.

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The last 30 published rates

Table date1 GBP in AED
16 Oct 20264.906644
15 Oct 20264.871937
14 Oct 20264.835577
13 Oct 20264.863491
12 Oct 20264.858530
9 Oct 20264.857798
8 Oct 20264.852291
7 Oct 20264.851003
6 Oct 20264.872855
5 Oct 20264.846598
2 Oct 20264.862757
1 Oct 20264.858164
30 Sept 20264.876711
29 Sept 20264.857798
28 Sept 20264.871749
25 Sept 20264.866062
24 Sept 20264.854125
23 Sept 20264.871756
22 Sept 20264.905909
21 Sept 20264.912886
18 Sept 20264.900031
17 Sept 20264.910685
16 Sept 20264.939329
15 Sept 20264.955117
14 Sept 20264.945935
11 Sept 20264.968209
10 Sept 20264.964180
9 Sept 20264.978986
8 Sept 20264.976962
7 Sept 20264.971572

All Central Bank rates: the full latest table in our snapshot. Also free: the UAE VAT calculator.

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GBP to AED, explained

What is the Central Bank of the UAE rate for British Pound?

On 16 Oct 2026 the Central Bank of the UAE published 1 GBP = 4.906644 AED.

Can I use this rate on a tax invoice?

For VAT, an invoice in GBP is converted into dirhams at the Central Bank rate on the date of supply. Use the helper below with your date of supply.

Is this the rate my bank or exchange house will give me?

No. Banks and exchange houses set their own buying and selling rates. This is the exchange rate approved by the Central Bank, which is the one the VAT law uses for invoices.

The law behind these figures

Every figure on this page comes from the rules below, checked 17 October 2026.

Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017 on Value Added Tax

  • Art. 69An invoice in another currency is converted into dirhams at the exchange rate approved by the Central Bank on the date of supply.
  • Art. 3A standard rate of 5% VAT applies to taxable supplies and imports, unless the law zero-rates or exempts them.
Read the official text tax.gov.ae

Cabinet Decision No. 52 of 2017 (VAT Executive Regulation)

  • Art. 59(1)(k)A tax invoice shows the VAT payable in dirhams together with the exchange rate applied.
  • Art. 61VAT worked out to a fraction of a fils may be rounded to the nearest fils.
Read the official text tax.gov.ae

Central Bank of the UAE

  • Guide: daily exchange ratesThe Central Bank publishes the dirham value of each foreign currency on working days. These pages show its tables as collected for the dates we hold.
Read the official text centralbank.ae

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