Gold Price in Dubai & UAE (AED) 2026

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UAE gold guides

Live rate FAQ

• What is the gold price in UAE today?

  Prices here are licensed USD spot delayed 15 minutes × the UAE Central Bank's official peg of 3.6725 AED per USD and refresh automatically. Qualifying investment gold is zero-rated for UAE VAT; jewelry generally attracts the 5% standard rate.
• What is the difference between 22K and 24K gold in Dubai?

  24K gold is 99.9% pure — the investment-grade standard, sold as bars and coins by Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) accredited refiners. 22K is 91.6% pure (916 hallmark) and is the dominant Dubai jewelry standard, particularly for the South Asian expat market. Saudi-style 21K (875 hallmark) is also widely available.
• Why are AED prices so closely tracked to USD?

  The UAE Dirham has been pegged to the US Dollar at 3.6725 by the UAE Central Bank since 1997. This means AED gold prices move with USD gold prices in lockstep — there's effectively no FX volatility component. Same applies to other Gulf currencies: SAR (Saudi), OMR (Oman), BHD (Bahrain), QAR (Qatar) all maintain USD pegs.
• What is the Dubai Gold Souk?

  The Dubai Gold Souk in Deira is one of the world's largest gold-trading districts. Open since the 1940s, it concentrates ~300+ gold retailers across narrow alleyways. Prices are rate-driven by the Dubai Gold + Jewellery Group's daily rate publication (24K, 22K, 21K, 18K) updated multiple times per day.
• What is VAT on gold in UAE?

  Investment precious metal is zero-rated when it is at least 99% pure and in a form tradable in global bullion markets. Jewelry and products that fail that test generally attract the standard 5% rate. Eligible tourists can use the official refund scheme at participating retailers.
• When is the next big gold-buying festival in UAE?

  Eid al-Adha (May 27 in 2026; the date moves ~11 days earlier each year) and Eid al-Fitr (the end of Ramadan) are the largest retail gold-buying windows. Diwali (early November) drives substantial demand from the Indian-expat community, particularly in Dubai and Sharjah. Wedding season runs broadly October-March across both Emirati and South Asian communities.
• What is the Dubai Good Delivery (DGD) standard?

  Dubai Good Delivery is a refiner-accreditation standard issued by Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) for 1-kg gold bars. DGD-accredited refiners can deliver into the DGCX (Dubai Gold + Commodities Exchange) gold futures contract. It's the regional equivalent of the international Good Delivery standard for gold bars.
• Is this the same as the Dubai Gold Souk retail price?

  No. This page's AED rate is XAU/USD spot delayed 15 minutes × the UAE Central Bank's official peg of 3.6725 AED per USD × karat purity. It is not the Dubai Gold + Jewellery Group's daily souk rate. Actual counter prices at Deira or Karama add a making charge (per gram or as a negotiable flat fee) plus a small retailer margin on top of this rate, so a souk quote usually runs a little higher. Use this page as a reference to sanity-check a souk quote, not as the exact price you'll pay at the counter.
• Does Dubai gold pricing use tola or gram?

  Both. The UAE-wide standard is per gram, and that's how DMCC and most jewelers post rates. Tola (11.6638 grams) is the parallel unit used heavily by the South Asian expat community that drives much of Dubai's retail gold demand; many Deira and Karama shops quote in tola alongside gram. This page shows both: switch the unit in the calculator below to see the same rate per gram or per tola.
• What are Dubai gold market trading hours?

  The UAE does not observe daylight saving time, so Dubai's local offset from UTC (+4) stays fixed year-round, unlike US/EU market hours, which shift relative to Gulf time twice a year. Gold itself trades nearly 24 hours across global sessions, from Sydney to New York. Dubai Gold Souk retail shops typically open mid-morning to late evening, seven days a week, with rates refreshed multiple times daily by the Dubai Gold + Jewellery Group.
• Can I get the live UAE gold price via API?

  Yes. GET https://api.goldprice.dev/v1/prices?symbol=XAU-USD-SPOT: paid plans get live USD spot, Free/keyless get a 15-minute delay; multiply by 3.6725 for AED. Free tier covers 5,000 calls/month. MCP tool get_spot_price exposes the same data to Claude Desktop, Cursor, or any MCP client.