USD to ETB Exchange Rate History — Ethiopia
Over the past 90 days, the USD to Ethiopian Birr parallel (black market) rate moved from about 191.58 ETB on Oct 19, 2026 to 192 ETB on Oct 19, 2026 — a change of +0.2%. Across that window the Ethiopian Birr held broadly steady against the dollar, trading between a low of 191.58 and a high of 192.2 ETB, averaging 191.97 ETB per US dollar.
After years of tight controls, Ethiopia floated the birr in 2024, yet a gap between bank and street rates persists wherever dollars stay scarce.
How to read the ETB rate history
The chart plots the parallel buy rate — how many ETB it took to buy one US dollar — at each point we recorded. The daily table below lists the closing buy and sell rate for each day, while the monthly table summarises the average, high and low for each month, which is useful for comparing one period with another.
A rising line means the Ethiopian Birr is losing value (more ETB per dollar); a falling line means it is gaining. Over this window the spread between the high (192.2) and the low (191.58) shows how volatile the market has been — here, roughly 0.1% around the average.
What has moved the Ethiopian Birr recently?
In Ethiopia, the parallel rate is driven by factors such as acute foreign-exchange shortages, import restrictions, a managed-then-floated birr. When dollars become scarcer or confidence falls, the street rate climbs ahead of the official National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) rate; when supply improves or policy tightens, the gap can narrow again.
Because the parallel rate often moves before official devaluations, its history is a useful early-warning record — a steadily rising trend frequently precedes an official adjustment, while a long plateau suggests relative stability.
Using historical ETB rates
Historical rates help with budgeting, invoicing, remittance planning and spotting trends, but they are not a forecast — past movements do not guarantee future ones. For the live rate, see our main USD to ETB page, and use the converter for exact amounts.
All figures are aggregated from P2P platforms, community reports and market monitoring, then refreshed hourly. They are provided for information and price-transparency only and are not financial advice.