22K gold price today.
Live 22K (916 fine, 91.6 percent pure) gold price in AED per gram, sourced from the international XAU spot rate at the fixed AED-USD peg.
22K gold is 916 hallmark, 91.6 percent pure gold. Per-gram price equals the live 24K reference rate multiplied by 0.916. Standard across the UAE; the same rate applies in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Northern Emirates retail shops, before making charges.
The GCC retail standard. By far the most-traded jewellery karat in the UAE, with the narrowest buy-back spread because every souk shop deals in it.
Live 22K gold rate (UAE)
The live per-gram 22K rate is shown on the main ADAD gold tracker alongside 24K, 22K, 21K and 18K. Use the weight calculator there to convert per-gram into total value for any weight or tola.
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Hallmark: 916 (fineness expressed as parts-per-thousand of pure gold).
Purity: 91.6 percent gold; the balance is alloy.
Colour and alloy: Slightly muted yellow versus 24K. Alloy is usually silver and copper.
Price relationship: per-gram 22K price = 24K reference rate × 0.916, before making charges and VAT.
Common uses for 22K gold
- Standard Gulf and Indian wedding jewellery, by far the most-traded retail karat in the UAE.
- Heavy chains, bangles, necklaces designed to retain resale value.
- Items where buyers want both ornament and store-of-value.
22K as an investment
22K is the GCC retail standard for jewellery. Resale spread is narrow because the same shops that sell it are happy to buy it back at near-spot rates minus making-charge depreciation. Per-gram price is 91.6 percent of the 24K rate plus any making charge.
Where to buy 22K in the UAE
- Gold in Dubai: Deira Gold Souk, Gold and Diamond Park.
- Gold in Abu Dhabi: Madinat Zayed Gold Centre.
- Gold in Sharjah: Sharjah Central Souk (Blue Souk), Rolla area.
Compare other karats
- 24K gold · 99.9 percent
- 21K gold · 87.5 percent
- 18K gold · 75 percent
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