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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.

BOARD OF 4 SEPTEMBER 202624 BANKS

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.

What 1 SAR is worth at each Ethiopian bank.
#BankRateYou getvs. bestUpdated
01SIKSiket Bank45.3845.38Best10h ago
02DSHDashen Bank45.2545.25-0.128610h ago
03CBOCooperative Bank of Oromia44.9744.97-0.407710h ago
04ZZBZamzam Bank44.7844.78-0.598410h ago
05TSHTsehay Bank44.2744.27-1.1110h ago
06BOABank of Abyssinia44.0644.06-1.3210h ago
07AWSAwash Bank43.6143.61-1.7710h ago
08WEGWegagen Bank43.0743.07-2.3110h ago
09AMHAmhara Bank42.9342.93-2.4510h ago
10AHBAhadu Bank42.8942.89-2.4910h ago
11NIBNib International Bank42.8042.80-2.5810h ago
12DBEDevelopment Bank of Ethiopia42.7842.78-2.6010h ago
13SINSiinqee Bank42.7342.73-2.6510h ago
14CBECommercial Bank of Ethiopia42.6842.68-2.7010h ago
15BUNBuna Bank42.5142.51-2.8710h ago
16TSDTsedey Bank41.1841.18-4.2010h ago
17GADGaada Bank33.0133.01-12.3710h ago
18HJRHijra Bank45.2545.25-3 Sept board
19OROOromia Bank44.1344.13-2 Sept board
20RMBRammis Bank43.6643.66-28 Aug board
21OMOOmo Bank42.7242.72-3 Sept board
22DGBGlobal Bank Ethiopia29.9529.95-30 Mar 2025 board

Every rate behind those figures

The full SAR board - cash and transactional, buying and selling - for all 24 banks quoting it.

SAR to ETB buying and selling rates at 24 Ethiopian banks, ranked by cash buying rate.
BankCash buyingCash sellingTrans. buyingTrans. sellingUpdated
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
29.9530.55--30 Mar 2025 board

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.