Gold, silver and exchange rates in Ethiopia

Ethiopian Birr · ETB
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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 21,622ETB 672,520
22K916ETB 19,820ETB 616,477
21K875ETB 18,919ETB 588,455
18K750ETB 16,217ETB 504,390

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 Dollar161.8424
EUR to ETBEuro180.9306
GBP to ETBBritish Pound214.0206
CHF to ETBSwiss Franc194.1255
JPY to ETBJapanese Yen1.0223
ZAR to ETBSouth African Rand9.7615
NGN to ETBNigerian Naira0.121519
KES to ETBKenyan Shilling1.2476
GHS to ETBGhanaian Cedi13.8485

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.