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.

8 of 9 bank rates current · Feed checked Nov 6, 2026, 3:08 AM EAT

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 current bank buy

163.8875

Hibret Bank

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

Lowest current bank sell

164.225

Commercial Bank of Ethiopia

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

BankBuysSellsSource

Hibret Bank

yesterday · Nov 5, 2026 G.C. · Tekemt 26, 2019 E.C.

163.8875167.1653Bank source ↗

Cooperative Bank of Oromia

yesterday · Nov 5, 2026 G.C. · Tekemt 26, 2019 E.C.

162.7553166.0104Bank source ↗

Wegagen Bank

yesterday · Nov 5, 2026 G.C. · Tekemt 26, 2019 E.C.

162.5022165.7522Bank source ↗

Amhara Bank

yesterday · Nov 5, 2026 G.C. · Tekemt 26, 2019 E.C.

162.0549165.296Bank source ↗

Tsedey Bank

yesterday · Nov 5, 2026 G.C. · Tekemt 26, 2019 E.C.

161.7825165.0182Bank source ↗

Tsehay Bank

yesterday · Nov 5, 2026 G.C. · Tekemt 26, 2019 E.C.

161.6012164.8332Bank source ↗

Bank of Abyssinia

yesterday · Nov 5, 2026 G.C. · Tekemt 26, 2019 E.C.

161.4671164.6964Bank source ↗

Commercial Bank of Ethiopia

yesterday · Nov 5, 2026 G.C. · Tekemt 26, 2019 E.C.

161.0049164.225Bank source ↗

Hijra Bank

older rate · Sep 3, 2026 G.C. · Nehasse 28, 2018 E.C.

161.662164.8952Bank source ↗

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.