🇪🇹 ETB to 🇺🇸 USD Exchange Rate
Convert Ethiopian Birr to US Dollar using the live indicative interbank rate and the converter below. Covers the cost of sending to United States via the major mobile money apps.
Updated 2026-06-04
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ETB → USD conversion table
| ETB | USD |
|---|---|
| 500 | 3.16 |
| 1,000 | 6.32 |
| 2,000 | 12.64 |
| 5,000 | 31.60 |
| 10,000 | 63.20 |
| 25,000 | 158.00 |
| 50,000 | 316.00 |
| 100,000 | 632.00 |
| 250,000 | 1,580.00 |
| 500,000 | 3,160.00 |
| 1,000,000 | 6,320.00 |
Table computed at the indicative rate of 1 ETB = 0.01 USD. Real operator-side values include a 1%-4% spread.
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 US Dollar
The US Dollar (USD, $) is the world's primary reserve currency and the de facto reference rate for most African remittance pricing. It is issued by the Federal Reserve System and subdivided into 100 cents. For African corridors, the USD plays two distinct roles: as the on-the-wire settlement currency that originating remittance providers use to hedge between markets, and as the unit of account that diaspora senders most often think in. When operators quote a USD-to-local-currency rate, the difference between that rate and the interbank mid-market — the spread — is where most of the corridor's cost is hidden, often dwarfing the visible send fee. For receivers in countries with thin USD interbank markets such as Sierra Leone or Mozambique, the published rate can lag the interbank reference by several percentage points.
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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 United States, see the inbound corridor comparison.