| 1 $ = | Start | 10/09/2026 | Change | |
| Last 24 hours | 236.2 YR | ⇨ | 236.15 YR | -0.02% |
| Last week | 236.38 YR | ⇨ | 236.15 YR | -0.1% |
| Last month | 237.05 YR | ⇨ | 236.15 YR | -0.38% |
| Last year | 239 YR | ⇨ | 236.15 YR | -1.19% |
| Currency | 10/02/2026 | 10/09/2026 | Change | |
| Iraqi Dinar (IQD) | 1,309.8 ID | ⇨ | 1,514.8 ID | +15.65% |
| Ugandan Shilling (UGX) | 3,989.6 USh | ⇨ | 4,088.7 USh | +2.49% |
| Russian Ruble (RUB) | 83.801 руб | ⇨ | 85.099 руб | +1.55% |
| Dominican Peso (DOP) | 59.697 RD$ | ⇨ | 60.603 RD$ | +1.52% |
| Mexican Peso (MXN) | 18.203 $ | ⇨ | 18.472 $ | +1.48% |
| Mauritian Rupee (MUR) | 48.15 Rs | ⇨ | 47.46 Rs | -1.43% |
| Colombian Peso (COP) | 3,273 $ | ⇨ | 3,204.9 $ | -2.08% |
| Afghan Afghani (AFN) | 66 Af | ⇨ | 64.49 Af | -2.29% |
| Paraguayan Guaraní (PYG) | 5,849.6 ₲ | ⇨ | 5,687.4 ₲ | -2.77% |
| Brazilian Real (BRL) | 5.2209 R$ | ⇨ | 4.9896 R$ | -4.43% |
| See also: 24h, monthly and yearly currency moves | ||||
| Currency name | Yemeni Rial |
| Symbol | YR |
| Also known as | YER, Yemeni Rial, 1 YER = 100 fils |
| ISO code | YER |
| Banknotes | 100, 200, 250, 500, 1000 YR |
| Coins | 1, 5, 10 fils |
| Central bank | Central Bank of Yemen - Website: www.centralbank.gov.ye |
| Countries | 1 country: Yemen (capital: Sana'a, major cities: Sana'a, Aden, Taiz) |
| Population | 30 mil. |
History
The Yemeni rial (YER) is the currency of the Republic of Yemen, a country at the southwestern tip of the Arabian Peninsula with one of the region's most ancient trading civilisations. Yemen was historically known as "Arabia Felix" (Happy Arabia) in Roman times for its frankincense, myrrh, and spice trade.
Yemen's modern monetary history is complicated by the country's division into North and South Yemen until unification in 1990. North Yemen used the Yemeni rial, while South Yemen (the only Marxist state in the Arab world) used the South Yemeni dinar. Unification merged the two monetary systems with the rial as the national currency, with the dinar converted at 26 rials per dinar.
Yemen has significant but limited oil reserves, and oil revenues have historically financed much of the government budget. As reserves declined in the 2000s and 2010s, fiscal pressures mounted. The 2011 Arab Spring protests led to a political transition, but underlying economic and tribal tensions proved unresolvable.
The civil war that erupted in 2015 — when a Saudi-led coalition intervened against Houthi forces — has caused one of the world's worst humanitarian crises and devastated the economy. The rial has depreciated catastrophically, losing over 80% of its value against the dollar since 2015. Two governments, each controlling different parts of the country, have complicated monetary management, with the internationally recognised government issuing currency from Aden while Houthi authorities control Sana'a.
Sources:
"Yemeni rial", Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemeni_rial
"Yemeni Civil War", Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemeni_Civil_War_(2014%E2%80%93present)