🇪🇹 ETB to 🇰🇪 KES — Ethiopian Birr to Kenyan Shilling Rate Today
Live indicative interbank rate. Last refreshed 22 Jun 2026 14:03:02 UTC.
Convert Ethiopian Birr to Kenyan Shilling using the live indicative interbank rate and the converter below. Covers the cost of sending to Kenya via the major mobile money apps.
Why the ETB–KES corridor matters
Kenya–Ethiopia spans the Moyale border and the LAPSSET corridor — livestock, khat and cross-border trade move between the shilling and the birr, with the birr's parallel premium a key wrinkle.
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ETB → KES conversion table
| ETB | KES |
|---|---|
| 500 | 403.21 |
| 1,000 | 806.41 |
| 2,000 | 1,612.82 |
| 5,000 | 4,032.06 |
| 10,000 | 8,064.11 |
| 25,000 | 20,160.28 |
| 50,000 | 40,320.56 |
| 100,000 | 80,641.12 |
| 250,000 | 201,602.80 |
| 500,000 | 403,205.60 |
| 1,000,000 | 806,411.20 |
Table computed at the indicative rate of 1 ETB = 0.8064 KES. Real operator-side values include a 1%-4% spread.
Ethiopian Birr to Kenyan Shilling exchange rate history
About the Ethiopian Birr
The Ethiopian Birr (ETB, Br) is the official currency of Ethiopia, issued by the National Bank of Ethiopia. The Birr is subdivided into 100 santim. Ethiopia operated a heavily managed exchange-rate regime for many years, with a wide gap between the official and parallel-market Birr rates. In July 2024 the National Bank moved to a market-determined exchange rate as part of a broader IMF-supported reform programme; the Birr devalued sharply — roughly 30% against the USD in the days following the policy shift — and the official window subsequently converged closer to where the parallel market had been trading. For diaspora inflows to Telebirr and the M-Pesa Ethiopia rollout, the post-reform Birr rate is materially more competitive than under the prior administered regime.
About the Kenyan Shilling
The Kenyan Shilling (KES, KSh) is the official currency of Kenya, issued by the Central Bank of Kenya. Subdivided into 100 cents, the Shilling is one of East Africa's most-traded currencies and the de facto settlement unit for many cross-border flows in the EAC region. Kenya's outsized digital-payments ecosystem — anchored by Safaricom's M-Pesa, which clears a transaction volume equivalent to a substantial share of Kenyan GDP each year — means the KES is among the most active African currencies for mobile-money rails. The Central Bank of Kenya runs a managed-float regime with periodic interventions to smooth volatility, and the Shilling has generally tracked broader sub-Saharan currency trends against the USD. For inbound USD remittances to M-Pesa, formal-channel rates typically sit within 1%-2% of the interbank reference.
How to send Ethiopian Birr to Kenya
For transfers from Ethiopia to Kenya, the competitive options in 2026 are mobile-first remitters (Sendwave, LemFi, TapTap Send, Lemonade Finance), aggregators (Wise, WorldRemit, Remitly) and direct operator rails (MTN MoMo, Orange Money, M-Pesa Global). All-in cost depends on amount, receiving wallet and day. Compare options side by side on our Kenya inbound transfer page.
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Why is the rate I see on my mobile money operator different?
Rates shown on this page are indicative interbank reference rates updated daily. Operator send rates typically include a 1%-4% spread above this reference, which covers FX hedging cost, settlement risk and commercial margin. For exact send rates via M-Pesa, MTN MoMo, Sendwave, LemFi, WorldRemit, Wise or TapTap Send to Kenya, see the inbound transfer comparison.