Currency and formatting
- Currency
- UAE Dirham (AED)
- Symbol
- د.إ — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- 123,456.78 د.إ
- Thousands separator
- ,
- Decimal separator
- .
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes AED yet
Tax
Payment methods in United Arab Emirates
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 card
- 02 apple pay
- 03 google pay
- 04 cash on delivery
- 05 tabby
- 06 tamara
- 07 samsung pay
- 08 bank transfer
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard, amex, jaywan, unionpay, jcb, diners. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- ar-AE
- Also used
- en-AE
- Official languages
- Arabic
- Direction
- right-to-left
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +971
- Mobile format
- +971 5X XXX XXXX
- Digits
- 8-9
United Arab Emirates: common questions
What currency does United Arab Emirates use?
United Arab Emirates uses the UAE Dirham (AED), symbol د.إ. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as 123,456.78 د.إ.
How many decimal places does AED have?
AED has 2 decimal places. Charging with the wrong number of minor units is a 100× error, so this is worth getting right.
What is the VAT rate in United Arab Emirates?
The standard VAT rate in United Arab Emirates is 5.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in United Arab Emirates?
The methods that matter in United Arab Emirates, in rough order of use: card, apple pay, google pay, cash on delivery, tabby, tamara, samsung pay, bank transfer.
What is the dialling code for United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates's country calling code is +971. Mobile numbers are formatted +971 5X XXX XXXX (8-9 digits after the country code).
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