Foreign exchange guide to Jordan and the Jordanian Dinar (JOD)
The below interactive chart shows the USD to JOD exchange rate, trend and recent alerts for the last 90 days.
| USD/JOD rate | Change | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 02 Jul 2020 : 0.7090 | no change | 1 Week |
| 09 Jun 2020 : 0.7090 | no change | 30 Days |
| 10 Apr 2020 : 0.7090 | no change | 90 Days |
| 10 Jul 2019 : 0.7090 | no change | 1 Year |
| 11 Jul 2015 : 0.7074 | 0.2% ▲ | 5 Years |
| 12 Jul 2010 : 0.7084 | 0.1% ▲ | 10 Years |
Converted at USD/JOD wholesale exchange rate, compare foreign transfer and spend/travel exchange rates.
The domestic currency in Jordan is the Jordanian Dinar.
The three letter currency code for the Jordanian Dinar is JOD — symbol is JD.
It is the domestic currency in Jordan.
No, the Jordanian Dinar is freely available and convertible. See guide: What is a closed currency?
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.
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 exchange rate for foreign-transfers, which can be very different to the wholesale 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 in the below table.
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 :
Use the above 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!