Ethiopian Birr (ETB)

The Ethiopian Birr is the official currency of Ethiopia.

Currency Details

Currency Code ETB
Symbol Br
Minor Unit Santim (1/100)
Country Ethiopia
Central Bank National Bank of Ethiopia

Official ETB Central Bank Rates

Live rates on this page are mid-market rates. For tax filings, customs valuations, audits, and compliant invoicing you often need the official reference rate published by National Bank of Ethiopia instead. AllRatesToday serves National Bank of Ethiopia published rates as JSON, with history and a free latest-rates tier.

National Bank of Ethiopia official rates → All central banks →

Popular ETB Conversions

→ ETB to USD → ETB to EUR → ETB to GBP → ETB to KES → ETB to AED → ETB to SAR → ETB to CNY → ETB to INR

Live ETB Exchange Rates

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Coins & Banknotes

🪙 Coins

1 santim5 santim10 santim25 santim50 santimBr1

💵 Banknotes

Br5Br10Br50Br100Br200

Frequently Asked Questions

The ISO 4217 currency code for the Ethiopian Birr is ETB. This three-letter code is used internationally in banking, finance, and commerce to identify the Ethiopian Birr.
The Ethiopian Birr (ETB) is the official currency of Ethiopia. It is managed by the National Bank of Ethiopia.
The symbol for the Ethiopian Birr is Br. The minor unit is the Santim (1/100).
The Ethiopian Birr (ETB) is managed by the National Bank of Ethiopia. The central bank is responsible for monetary policy, issuing banknotes and coins, and maintaining the stability of the currency.
Yes. The AllRatesToday API returns live ETB mid-market rates against 160+ currencies as JSON: call GET /api/v1/rates?source=ETB&target=USD with your API key. The same endpoint converts amounts, returns a past date or a date range, and can answer in CSV, XML or Excel. A free API key is available.
Yes. Add time=YYYY-MM-DD for a single past date, or from= and to= for a daily series, to the /api/v1/rates request for ETB. Charts for the last 7 days to 1 year are also available via /api/historical-rates with a period parameter.
Yes. GET /api/v1/central-bank/nbe/latest returns the rates as published by National Bank of Ethiopia, with history for past dates. Use it when an invoice, tax return, customs declaration or audit requires the official rate rather than a market rate.

ETB Exchange Rate API

Get live Ethiopian Birr (ETB) exchange rates in your app, spreadsheet or backend with one HTTPS request. The AllRatesToday API returns ETB mid-market rates against 160+ currencies as JSON, converts amounts, serves past dates and date ranges, and also returns the official rate published by National Bank of Ethiopia.

Endpoints for ETB

What you needRequest
Latest ETB/USD rateGET /api/v1/rates?source=ETB&target=USD
ETB against several currenciesGET /api/v1/rates?source=ETB&target=USD,EUR,GBP
Convert an amount from ETBGET /api/v1/rates?source=ETB&target=USD&amount=1000
ETB rate on a past dateGET /api/v1/rates?source=ETB&target=USD&time=2026-06-30
ETB rate history for a date rangeGET /api/v1/rates?source=ETB&target=USD&from=2026-01-01&to=2026-06-30
ETB rates as CSV, XML or ExcelGET /api/v1/rates?source=ETB&target=USD,EUR,GBP&format=csv
Official National Bank of Ethiopia rateGET /api/v1/central-bank/nbe/latest

Send your key as Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY.

Example request

cURL

curl "https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/rates?source=ETB&target=USD" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

JavaScript (npm install @allratestoday/sdk)

import AllRatesToday from '@allratestoday/sdk';

const client = new AllRatesToday('YOUR_API_KEY');
const rate = await client.getRate('ETB', 'USD');
console.log(rate);

Python (pip install allratestoday)

from allratestoday import AllRatesToday

client = AllRatesToday(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
rate = client.get_rate("ETB", "USD")
print(rate)

Example response

[
  {
    "rate": 0.0000,
    "source": "ETB",
    "target": "USD",
    "time": "2026-11-01T12:00:00Z"
  }
]

The rate value above is filled in from the live ETB/USD rate when the page loads.

What developers build with ETB rates

Get Free API Key API documentation SDKs National Bank of Ethiopia API

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