Live rate guide

NBE indicative rate versus bank rates

The NBE indicative rate is a market reference. A bank’s posted buying and selling rates are customer-facing prices—and they do not have to equal the NBE figure.

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NBE reference

Use the official daily table for the NBE figure.

NBE describes its indicative daily rate as the volume-weighted average of banks’ transactions from the prior business day. It is a reference—not a mandatory customer transaction rate. We do not copy a number into this page until it is part of the approved data feed.

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Highest bank buy

161.73

Wegagen Bank

Relevant when you have USD and the bank buys it from you.

Lowest bank sell

163.23

Commercial Bank of Ethiopia

Relevant when you have birr and the bank sells USD to you.

BankBuysSellsSource

Wegagen Bank

Latest published

161.73164.96Published sheet

Bank of Abyssinia

Latest published

161.01164.23Published sheet

Awash Bank

Latest published

160.47163.68Published sheet

Commercial Bank of Ethiopia

Latest published

160.03163.23Published sheet

NBE indicative

A backward-looking, volume-weighted market reference based on the prior business day.

Bank buying

What a bank posts when it buys foreign currency from a customer.

Bank selling

What a bank posts when it sells foreign currency to a customer.

Financial-information disclaimer. Rates are informational snapshots, not guaranteed offers. Banks can update posted prices, apply fees or negotiate rates under their procedures. Confirm directly before transacting.