Foreign exchange guide to Jordan and the Jordanian Dinar (JOD)
What's in this Jordan currency guide?
JOD News, Forecasts and Trends
The below interactive chart shows the USD to JOD exchange rate, trend and recent alerts for the last 90 days.
ALERT:90-DAY LOWS |
USD/JOD at 0.709 was trading near AVG:0.709 with LO:0.7087 and HI:0.71 (90 days). ALERT: USD/JOD dropped to 90-DAY LOWS.
Frequently Asked Questions
What currency should I use in Jordan?
The domestic currency in Jordan is the Jordanian Dinar.
What is the Jordanian Dinar currency code and symbol?
The three letter currency code for the Jordanian Dinar is JOD — symbol is JD.
Which countries use the Jordanian Dinar?
It is the domestic currency in Jordan.
Is the Jordanian Dinar a closed currency?
No, the Jordanian Dinar is freely available and convertible. See guide: What is a closed currency?
Travel, Currency and Money saving tips for Jordan
Travel money for Jordan
Save money and time by Ordering your Jordanian Dinar online from Travelex, you get better rates and can pick up the JOD cash locally or even on travel day at the airport.
Another popular option is to use a Pre-paid Travel Card. Your Debit/Credit Card provider will charge you 2% from market mid-rate, but your bank may also charge an extra 3% as an “Overseas Transaction Charge” plus “Overseas ATM” fees for withdrawing cash.
For card purchases if offered a choice of currencies always select to Pay in Jordanian Dinar otherwise you may get much worst exchange rates.
Sending money to Jordan
When searching around for information on how to get a good exchange rate when sending money to Jordan you need to start with finding out the latest Jordanian Dinar foreign-transfer exchange rate.
Then compare your bank's exchange rates to several licensed FX providers exchange rate and fees to see how much you can save (we make that calculation easy here).
Get a better deal for foreign transfers to Jordan
When sending money to Jordan it’s important to compare your bank’s rates & fees with those we have negotiated with our partner money transfer providers. To get a better deal you should follow these 4 simple steps :
- Open an account with a BER reviewed FX provider (id docs may be required)
- You specify the local or Jordanian Dinar amount you want to transfer
- Make a local currency domestic transfer for the requested amount to the provider's bank account in your country
- Once your funds are received by the provider the converted JOD amount will be transfered to the recipient account you specify in Jordan.
Use our Send to Jordanian Dinar calculator to compare the exchange rates of FX specialist providers rates versus your bank's standard rates you can hopefully save around 5% and maybe more - end result is more Jordanian Dinar deposited into the recipient bank account and less margins and fees kept by the banks!