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Use the bank buy rate when you have foreign currency. Use the bank sell rate when you want foreign currency.
Exchange-rate desk · Published sheet connected0 of 9 banks current · latest row Oct 15, 2026 G.C. · Tekemt 5, 2019 E.C. · feed checked Oct 18, 2026, 3:31:03 PM EAT
Ethiopian bank comparison
Compare Birr exchange rates.
See which published bank rate is strongest for selling foreign currency or cheapest for buying it. Rates are shown as Ethiopian birr for one unit of foreign currency.
Most recent bank buy · USD
161.72
Tsedey Bank · 3 days ago
Most recent bank sell · USD
164.12
Cooperative Bank of Oromia · 3 days ago
Rate type
Cash / notes buying and selling
Sources
Official bank pages, approved before publishing
Feed checked · Ethiopian time
Oct 18, 2026, 3:31:03 PM EAT
No bank has a current verified USD rate. The most recent published quotes are shown with their dates. Confirm any older quote directly with the bank.
BankBank buysBank sellsSpreadOfficial source
HIB
Hibret Bank
4 days ago · Oct 14, 2026 G.C. · Tekemt 4, 2019 E.C. · unchanged since Oct 7, 2026 G.C. · Meskerem 27, 2019 E.C. · Older rate
163.35
166.62
3.27Official ↗WEG
Wegagen Bank
4 days ago · Oct 14, 2026 G.C. · Tekemt 4, 2019 E.C. · Older rate
161.73
164.96
3.23Official ↗TSD
Tsedey Bank
3 days ago · Oct 15, 2026 G.C. · Tekemt 5, 2019 E.C. · Older rate
161.72
164.96
3.23Official ↗AMH
Amhara Bank
4 days ago · Oct 14, 2026 G.C. · Tekemt 4, 2019 E.C. · Older rate
161.70
164.93
3.23Official ↗HIJ
Hijra Bank
older rate · Sep 3, 2026 G.C. · Nehasse 28, 2018 E.C. · Older rate
161.66
164.90
3.23Official ↗TSE
Tsehay Bank
4 days ago · Oct 14, 2026 G.C. · Tekemt 4, 2019 E.C. · Older rate
161.60
164.83
3.23Official ↗BOA
Bank of Abyssinia
4 days ago · Oct 14, 2026 G.C. · Tekemt 4, 2019 E.C. · Older rate
161.36
164.59
3.23Official ↗CBO
Cooperative Bank of Oromia
3 days ago · Oct 15, 2026 G.C. · Tekemt 5, 2019 E.C. · Older rate
160.91
164.12
3.22Official ↗CBE
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia
4 days ago · Oct 14, 2026 G.C. · Tekemt 4, 2019 E.C. · unchanged since Oct 5, 2026 G.C. · Meskerem 25, 2019 E.C. · Older rate
160.23
163.44
3.20Official ↗Higher buy is better when you sell foreign currency to a bank.Lower sell is better when you buy foreign currency from a bank.
Spread is the bank sell rate minus the bank buy rate for one unit of currency. A smaller spread can indicate a narrower price difference, but fees and negotiated rates may change the final amount.
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