Dollar to birr rate today
On 4 Nov 2026, banks buy one US dollar for 161.77 birr on average and sell it for 165.00. Rooha Forex Bureau buys it for 183.02 birr, 13% more than the banks. The National Bank of Ethiopia's official rate is 160.92 birr.
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What is the black market (parallel market) dollar rate in Ethiopia today?
The black market or parallel market rate isn't published officially. Since the birr was floated in July 2024, the closest public guides are licensed forex bureaus and USDT on peer-to-peer markets: today Rooha Forex Bureau buys a dollar for 183.02 birr and USDT sells for 188.32 birr on BingX, against 161.77 birr at the banks.
What is the bank dollar rate today?
Ethiopian banks buy one US dollar for 161.77 birr on average and sell it for 165.00 birr. The highest bank selling rate today is 166.00 birr at Coop Bank.
What is the official National Bank of Ethiopia rate?
The National Bank of Ethiopia's official rate today is 160.92 birr (buying) and 162.53 birr (selling) for one US dollar.
How often are these rates updated?
Forex bureau, bank and USDT rates are checked every hour, ESX share prices every 10 minutes during trading hours, and this page refreshes every few minutes.
Sources: Rooha Forex Bureau, National Bank of Ethiopia, the banks' websites, BingX P2P (USDT), esx.et, COMEX (gold), EPSE (fuel), CoinGecko, Yahoo Finance.
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