1 SAR to ETB today
What 1 riyal is worth in Ethiopian birr at the rate every Ethiopian bank published today - not a mid-market figure, but the amount a branch will actually hand over.
1 SAR equals
45.38ETB
- Best bank
- Siket Bank
- Rate
- 45.38 ETB
- vs. worst bank
- +4.20 ETB
Choosing the right bank for this amount is worth 4.20 ETB against the least favourable board open to you today, across 16 banks currently publishing.
What 1 riyal is worth at every bank
Each bank's own published board, priced at this amount. Banks that have not repriced for the current trading day rank last however good their figure looks.
| # | Bank | Rate | You get | vs. best | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | SIKSiket Bank | 45.38 | 45.38 | Best | 10h ago |
| 02 | DSHDashen Bank | 45.25 | 45.25 | -0.1286 | 10h ago |
| 03 | CBOCooperative Bank of Oromia | 44.97 | 44.97 | -0.4077 | 10h ago |
| 04 | ZZBZamzam Bank | 44.78 | 44.78 | -0.5984 | 10h ago |
| 05 | TSHTsehay Bank | 44.27 | 44.27 | -1.11 | 10h ago |
| 06 | BOABank of Abyssinia | 44.06 | 44.06 | -1.32 | 10h ago |
| 07 | AWSAwash Bank | 43.61 | 43.61 | -1.77 | 10h ago |
| 08 | WEGWegagen Bank | 43.07 | 43.07 | -2.31 | 10h ago |
| 09 | AMHAmhara Bank | 42.93 | 42.93 | -2.45 | 10h ago |
| 10 | AHBAhadu Bank | 42.89 | 42.89 | -2.49 | 10h ago |
| 11 | NIBNib International Bank | 42.80 | 42.80 | -2.58 | 10h ago |
| 12 | DBEDevelopment Bank of Ethiopia | 42.78 | 42.78 | -2.60 | 10h ago |
| 13 | SINSiinqee Bank | 42.73 | 42.73 | -2.65 | 10h ago |
| 14 | CBECommercial Bank of Ethiopia | 42.68 | 42.68 | -2.70 | 10h ago |
| 15 | BUNBuna Bank | 42.51 | 42.51 | -2.87 | 10h ago |
| 16 | TSDTsedey Bank | 41.18 | 41.18 | -4.20 | 10h ago |
| 17 | GADGaada Bank | 33.01 | 33.01 | -12.37 | 10h ago |
| 18 | HJRHijra Bank | 45.25 | 45.25 | - | 3 Sept board |
| 19 | OROOromia Bank | 44.13 | 44.13 | - | 2 Sept board |
| 20 | RMBRammis Bank | 43.66 | 43.66 | - | 28 Aug board |
| 21 | OMOOmo Bank | 42.72 | 42.72 | - | 3 Sept board |
| 22 | DGBGlobal Bank Ethiopia | 29.95 | 29.95 | - | 30 Mar 2025 board |
Every rate behind those figures
The full SAR board - cash and transactional, buying and selling - for all 24 banks quoting it.
| Bank | Cash buying | Cash selling | Trans. buying | Trans. selling | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SIKSiket BankBEST | 45.38unchanged 0.00% | 46.29unchanged 0.00% | 45.38unchanged 0.00% | 46.29unchanged 0.00% | 10h ago |
| 45.25unchanged 0.00% | 46.16unchanged 0.00% | - | - | 10h ago | |
| 44.97up +0.03% | 45.87up +0.03% | 44.97up +0.03% | 45.87up +0.03% | 10h ago | |
| 44.78unchanged 0.00% | 45.68unchanged 0.00% | 44.78unchanged 0.00% | 45.68unchanged 0.00% | 10h ago | |
| 44.27unchanged 0.00% | 45.15unchanged 0.00% | 44.27unchanged 0.00% | 45.15unchanged 0.00% | 10h ago | |
| 44.06unchanged 0.00% | 44.94unchanged 0.00% | 44.06unchanged 0.00% | 44.94unchanged 0.00% | 10h ago | |
| 43.61unchanged 0.00% | 44.48unchanged 0.00% | 44.12unchanged 0.00% | 45.00unchanged 0.00% | 10h ago | |
| 43.07unchanged 0.00% | 43.93unchanged 0.00% | 43.07unchanged 0.00% | 43.93unchanged 0.00% | 10h ago | |
| 42.93up +0.12% | 43.79up +0.12% | 42.93up +0.12% | 43.79up +0.12% | 10h ago | |
| 42.89unchanged 0.00% | 43.75unchanged 0.00% | - | - | 10h ago | |
| 42.80unchanged 0.00% | 43.66unchanged 0.00% | 42.80unchanged 0.00% | 43.66unchanged 0.00% | 10h ago | |
| 42.78down −0.01% | 43.63down −0.01% | - | - | 10h ago | |
| 42.73unchanged 0.00% | 43.59unchanged 0.00% | - | - | 10h ago | |
| 42.68unchanged 0.00% | 43.53unchanged 0.00% | 42.68unchanged 0.00% | 43.53unchanged 0.00% | 10h ago | |
| 42.51unchanged 0.00% | 43.36unchanged 0.00% | 42.51unchanged 0.00% | 43.36unchanged 0.00% | 10h ago | |
| 41.18unchanged 0.00% | 42.00unchanged 0.00% | 41.18unchanged 0.00% | 42.00unchanged 0.00% | 10h ago | |
| 33.01unchanged 0.00% | 33.67unchanged 0.00% | 33.01unchanged 0.00% | 33.67unchanged 0.00% | 10h ago | |
| - | - | 42.84unchanged 0.00% | 43.70unchanged 0.00% | 10h ago | |
| - | - | 42.86unchanged 0.00% | 43.72unchanged 0.00% | 10h ago | |
| 45.25unchanged 0.00% | 46.16unchanged 0.00% | 45.25unchanged 0.00% | 46.16unchanged 0.00% | 3 Sept board | |
| 44.13unchanged 0.00% | 45.02unchanged 0.00% | 43.29unchanged 0.00% | 44.15unchanged 0.00% | 2 Sept board | |
| 43.66unchanged 0.00% | 44.54unchanged 0.00% | - | - | 28 Aug board | |
| 42.72unchanged 0.00% | 43.57unchanged 0.00% | 42.56unchanged 0.00% | 43.41unchanged 0.00% | 3 Sept board | |
| 29.95 | 30.55 | - | - | 30 Mar 2025 board |
Other SAR amounts
Answers
1 SAR to ETB
How much is 1 SAR in ETB?
1 SAR is 45.38 ETB at Siket Bank, which is currently the best published rate of the 24 Ethiopian banks tracked here. Every bank sets its own rate, so the same 1 riyal is worth a different amount at each one - the table on this page shows what all of them would give you.
Which Ethiopian bank gives the best rate for 1 SAR?
Siket Bank, on the current published boards. The leader changes regularly because banks reprice independently and usually daily, so this page is ranked live rather than fixed - whichever bank is best this morning is the one at the top of the table.
Does it matter which bank I use for 1 SAR?
Yes, and this is what it is worth: on 1 SAR, the best current board pays 4.20 ETB more than the worst one. That gap is the same percentage at any size, so it scales - the larger the transfer, the more the choice of bank is worth in cash.
Is this the rate I will actually get at the branch?
It is the rate the bank itself published for today, which is what a branch applies - but the board is one thing and the counter is another. Cash and transactional rates differ, larger amounts may need identification and supporting documents, and a smaller branch may not hold enough physical foreign currency to fill a large cash exchange. These are official bank rates only; ET-Forex does not collect or quote parallel market rates.