The Saudi riyal was quoted at Rs75.20 for selling and Rs74.20 for buying in Pakistan’s open market on Thursday, May 21, 2026, according to local market trackers carrying that day’s exchange-company rates. Multiple Pakistan-focused forex sites showed the same range, which suggests the market was broadly aligned through the day.
On the official side, Hamariweb’s interbank listing put the Saudi riyal at Rs74.35 on May 21, 2026. That leaves a gap of roughly 85 paisas between the interbank-style benchmark and the open-market selling rate, which is pretty typical when cash demand is firmer than wholesale pricing.
That difference matters for real transactions. At the open-market selling rate of Rs75.20, 100 Saudi riyals would cost Rs7,520. At the interbank-style rate of Rs74.35, the same amount comes to Rs7,435. So even on a small conversion, the spread is noticeable, and on bigger amounts it starts to sting a bit.
The Saudi riyal remains one of the most closely watched Gulf currencies in Pakistan for an obvious reason: remittances, worker income, and religious travel. Saudi Arabia is a major destination for Pakistani workers, and the riyal also becomes especially relevant around Umrah and Hajj-related travel spending, so even a modest move in the SAR/PKR pair tends to draw attention quickly in the retail market. This last point is an inference based on the strong focus local forex coverage places on the riyal in Pakistan’s daily open-market listings.
There was no sign in these May 21 listings of a sharp one-day jump in the riyal. The picture looked fairly steady: a Rs75.20 open-market selling quote, a Rs74.20 buying quote, and an interbank-style reference around Rs74.35. In plain terms, the “today rate” depends on which market you mean. For most consumers walking up to an exchange counter, the number that matters most on May 21 was Rs75.20 per Saudi riyal.
