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Development Bank of Ethiopia exchange rates today

Development Bank of Ethiopia currently buys USD at 161.63 ETB and sells it at 164.86 ETB. Below is its full published board - 19 currencies, with cash and transactional rates for each.

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Against the market

How Development Bank of Ethiopia compares today

Ranked against every Ethiopian bank with a current USD cash board. Stale boards and off-market quotes are left out, as in our methodology.

Selling USD cash

What Development Bank of Ethiopia pays you

15thof 23 banks

This bank
161.63 ETB
Market median
161.68 ETB
Gap on 1,000 USD
3,790.30 ETB

Development Bank of Ethiopia ranks 15th of 23 banks for anyone selling USD cash. At 161.63 ETB against 165.42 ETB at Oromia Bank, the difference is 3,790.30 ETB on 1,000 USD.

Buying USD cash

What Development Bank of Ethiopia charges you

9thof 23 banks

This bank
164.86 ETB
Market median
164.91 ETB
Gap on 1,000 USD
757.00 ETB

Development Bank of Ethiopia ranks 9th of 23 banks for anyone buying USD cash. At 164.86 ETB against 164.10 ETB at Dashen Bank, the difference is 757.00 ETB on 1,000 USD.

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Development Bank of Ethiopia rate board

Buying is what Development Bank of Ethiopia pays you for foreign currency; selling is what it charges to hand it over. Select a currency to see how this bank ranks against every other bank in Ethiopia.

Showing 19 of 19 currencies

Development Bank of Ethiopia exchange rates: buying and selling rates in Ethiopian birr for 19 currencies.
CurrencyCash buyingCash sellingTrans. buyingTrans. sellingSpread
AED44.01unchanged 0.00%44.89unchanged 0.00%--1.96%
AUD113.62up +0.14%115.90up +0.14%--1.96%
CAD115.35down −0.09%117.66down −0.09%--1.96%
CHF195.53down −0.27%199.44down −0.27%--1.96%
CNY24.24up +0.03%24.72up +0.03%--1.96%
DJF0.91unchanged 0.00%0.92unchanged 0.00%--1.96%
DKK24.21up +0.03%24.69up +0.03%--1.96%
EUR180.96up +0.02%184.58up +0.02%--1.96%
GBP215.74down −0.17%220.06down −0.17%--1.96%
INR1.70down −0.25%1.73down −0.26%--1.96%
JPY1.03down −0.29%1.05down −0.29%--1.97%
KES1.24down −0.08%1.27down −0.08%--1.96%
KWD524.68unchanged 0.00%535.17unchanged 0.00%--1.96%
NOK17.31up +0.11%17.65up +0.11%--1.96%
SAR43.06up +0.01%43.93up +0.01%--1.96%
SEK16.25down −0.08%16.57down −0.08%--1.96%
USD161.63unchanged 0.00%164.86unchanged 0.00%--1.96%
XDR219.07down −0.04%223.45down −0.04%--1.96%
ZAR9.73down −0.22%9.92down −0.22%--1.96%

Answers

Development Bank of Ethiopia - frequently asked questions

What is the Development Bank of Ethiopia exchange rate today?

Development Bank of Ethiopia currently buys USD at 161.63 ETB and sells it at 164.86 ETB - so you receive the first figure when selling USD and pay the second when buying it. The board on this page lists all 19 currencies the bank quotes, with cash and transactional rates for each, last read 5h ago.

Does Development Bank of Ethiopia have the best exchange rate in Ethiopia?

On today's board: Development Bank of Ethiopia ranks 15th of 23 banks for anyone selling USD cash. At 161.63 ETB against 165.42 ETB at Oromia Bank, the difference is 3,790.30 ETB on 1,000 USD. Development Bank of Ethiopia ranks 9th of 23 banks for anyone buying USD cash. At 164.86 ETB against 164.10 ETB at Dashen Bank, the difference is 757.00 ETB on 1,000 USD. Leaders change from day to day, and a bank rarely leads every currency at once - each currency row on this page links to the full ranking for that currency.

Which currencies does Development Bank of Ethiopia exchange?

Development Bank of Ethiopia publishes rates for 19 currencies against the Ethiopian birr, listed in full on this page. A currency the bank does not quote is left out rather than shown as zero - if it is not in the table, that bank does not deal in it.

Are DBE rates the same at every branch?

The published board is set centrally and applies bank-wide, so the rate should be the same at any Development Bank of Ethiopia branch on a given day. Availability is not: a smaller branch may not hold enough physical foreign currency to fill a large cash exchange, and larger transactions may require identification and supporting documents.

How does ET-Forex get Development Bank of Ethiopia rates?

Directly from the exchange rate board Development Bank of Ethiopia publishes itself, re-read automatically several times a day. Nothing here is estimated and no parallel market rate is included. If the bank has not refreshed its board, this page says so and shows the trading day the figures actually belong to instead of implying they are current.

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