Gold, silver and exchange rates in Ethiopia

Ethiopian Birr · ETB
Last updated 20:01 UTC

Metal prices in Ethiopia today

Gold price by karat in Ethiopia

Each row is the pure-gold (24K) price scaled by that karat's gold content — 22K is 91.67% gold, 21K is 87.5%, 18K is 75%. A jeweller's counter price adds making charges on top, which is why a bracelet costs more per gram than the figures here.

Gold price by purity in Ethiopia, in ETB
Purityper gramper ounce
24K999ETB 21,816ETB 678,552
22K916ETB 19,998ETB 622,006
21K875ETB 19,089ETB 593,733
18K750ETB 16,362ETB 508,914

Exchange rates in Ethiopia

Mid-market reference rates — the midpoint between buy and sell, before any bank or exchange-house spread. What a counter quotes will differ from these.

Exchange rates in Ethiopia — what one unit of each currency buys in ETB
Currency1 unit in ETB
USD to ETBUS Dollar161.7294
EUR to ETBEuro181.2297
GBP to ETBBritish Pound213.9561
CHF to ETBSwiss Franc194.6436
JPY to ETBJapanese Yen1.0217
ZAR to ETBSouth African Rand9.7781
NGN to ETBNigerian Naira0.12151
KES to ETBKenyan Shilling1.2468
GHS to ETBGhanaian Cedi13.692

Prices and rates for Ethiopia are quoted in Ethiopian Birr (ETB). Metal prices are the international spot price converted at the live ETB rate — the wholesale benchmark a local jeweller's retail price is built on, before making charges, dealer margin and any local tax.