Rupee tracker: dirham and dollar
Rupees per UAE dirham and US dollar today, over time, and what each year's move did to Indian shares counted in dirhams.
₹25.67
per UAE dirham, 14 Nov 2026
₹94.29
per US dollar, 14 Nov 2026
₹2,56,745
for AED 10,000 today, against ₹2,41,634 a year ago
Latest rate 14 Nov 2026, Rates By Exchange Rate API. History to 6 Nov 2026, US Federal Reserve (H.10, via FRED), published weekly. Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 12:33 Dubai time; checked again every hour. Indicative mid-market rates.
How far the rupee has moved
How many more rupees a dirham (or dollar) buys now than at the start of each period. A plus means the rupee fell.
1 day
N/A
1 week
+0.4%
1 month
-0.9%
This year
+5.0%
1 year
+6.3%
3 years
+13.2%
5 years
+26.7%
10 years
+39.1%
Weakest rupee in the last 12 months: ₹26.36 per dirham (₹96.82 per dollar) on 20 May 2026.
A dirham bought ₹25.67 on 14 Nov 2026, against ₹24.16 on 14 Nov 2025: 6.3% more rupees.
Year by year: the rupee and Indian shares in dirhams
Each year's rupee move, and the Nifty 50 (dividends reinvested) measured in rupees and in dirhams over the same dates.
| Year | ₹ per dirham, start → end | Dirham buys | Nifty 50 in ₹ | Nifty 50 in AED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 to 14 Nov | ₹24.46 → ₹25.67 | +5.0% | -2.2% | -6.4% |
| 2025 | ₹23.29 → ₹24.46 | +5.0% | +11.9% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | ₹22.65 → ₹23.29 | +2.8% | +10.1% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | ₹22.52 → ₹22.65 | +0.6% | +21.3% | +20.6% |
| 2022 | ₹20.26 → ₹22.52 | +11.2% | +5.7% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | ₹19.88 → ₹20.26 | +1.9% | +25.6% | +23.3% |
| 2020 | ₹19.43 → ₹19.88 | +2.3% | +16.1% | +13.5% |
| 2019 | ₹18.95 → ₹19.43 | +2.6% | +13.5% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | ₹17.38 → ₹18.95 | +9.0% | +4.6% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | ₹18.49 → ₹17.38 | -6.0% | +30.3% | +38.6% |
| 2016 | ₹18.02 → ₹18.49 | +2.6% | +4.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | ₹17.17 → ₹18.02 | +5.0% | -3.0% | -7.6% |
| 2014 | ₹16.86 → ₹17.17 | +1.8% | +32.9% | +30.5% |
| 2013 | ₹14.94 → ₹16.86 | +12.9% | +8.1% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | ₹14.43 → ₹14.94 | +3.5% | +29.4% | +25.1% |
| 2011 | ₹12.20 → ₹14.43 | +18.3% | -23.8% | -35.6% |
| 2010 | ₹12.63 → ₹12.20 | -3.4% | +19.2% | +23.5% |
| 2009 | ₹13.23 → ₹12.63 | -4.5% | +77.6% | +85.9% |
| 2008 | ₹10.73 → ₹13.23 | +23.3% | -51.3% | -60.5% |
| 2007 | ₹12.01 → ₹10.73 | -10.7% | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | ₹12.24 → ₹12.01 | -1.9% | N/A | N/A |
| 2005 | ₹11.78 → ₹12.24 | +3.9% | N/A | N/A |
| 2004 | ₹12.40 → ₹11.78 | -5.0% | N/A | N/A |
| 2003 | ₹13.07 → ₹12.40 | -5.1% | N/A | N/A |
"Dirham buys" in green means the rupee rose that year. Nifty 50 Total Return Index, before fees and taxes. In 2026, the rupee figures run to 14 Nov 2026 and the Nifty figures to its latest close, 12 Nov 2026. Past performance does not indicate future returns.
What is the AED to INR rate today?
One UAE dirham bought ₹25.67 on 14 Nov 2026, and one US dollar ₹94.29. The dirham is pegged at 3.6725 to the dollar, so the two move together. Banks and exchange houses add their own margin to these mid-market rates.
How much has the rupee fallen against the dirham?
This year a dirham buys +5.0% rupees compared with 31 December. Over 1 year, +6.3%. Over 10 years, +39.1%, about 3.4% a year.
Does the rupee fall every year?
No. Of the 23 full years from 2003 to 2025, the rupee rose against the dollar in 7. The long-run direction has been down, but the size and timing of each year's move cannot be known in advance.
What does the rupee's move mean for NRI investments in India?
An investment in rupees, counted in dirhams, gains when the rupee rises and loses when it falls. The table shows each year's Nifty 50 return both ways. Money meant to be spent in India can be judged in rupees; money you will bring back to the UAE is better judged in dirhams.
See what the rupee's fall did over 20 years in our rupee study, every fund category in dollars and dirhams, and what it does to your own savings with the currency impact calculator.
Sources and how this page updates
Rate history: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (US), Indian Rupees to U.S. Dollar Spot Exchange Rate [DEXINUS], noon buying rates in New York (H.10 release), retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, to 6 Nov 2026. The Fed publishes these daily rates once a week, so the history runs about a week behind.
Latest rate (14 Nov 2026): Rates By Exchange Rate API, a daily mid-market rate. Nifty 50 Total Return Index: NSE Indices, via RuDo Wealth's data service, latest close 12 Nov 2026. Rupees per dirham are rupees per dollar divided by 3.6725, the dirham's fixed peg to the dollar.
The page fetches from these sources by itself: the Fed history once a day and the latest rate every hour; there are no manual uploads. If a source fails, the page keeps the last figures it received, every figure keeps its own date, and a notice appears once the latest rate is more than 3 days old. If either source stops updating, the RuDo team is emailed automatically.
These are indicative mid-market rates for information, not a rate RuDo offers or guarantees; the rate you get from your bank or exchange house will differ. If you see a figure that looks wrong, tell us. General information, not a recommendation.