Ethiopian Birr Inflation Calculator
ETB 1,000 in 1965 has the same buying power as ETB 279,976 in 2026.
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ETB 1,000 in 2001 is worth ETB 38,140 in 2026
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Inflation in Ethiopia
Ethiopia inflation is 11.80% in 2026, following 13.23% in 2025. 62 years of data are available, from 1965.
This page covers 62 years of Ethiopia consumer price data, from 1965 to 2026. The steepest single year on record was 2008, when consumer prices in Ethiopia rose 44.4%. A rate that high compounds brutally: at that pace money loses about half its value every two years.
Prices fell in 7 of those 61 years, including in recent decades — about 11% of the time — most sharply in 1986, when they dropped 9.8%. In a year like that money gained purchasing power rather than losing it. By decade, the 2020s were the most inflationary stretch, averaging 22.5% a year, while the 1980s were the calmest at 4.6%. Over the last ten years inflation has averaged 19.8% a year, well above the 10.2% average across the whole record.
Ethiopia CPI and inflation rate by year
The full annual series behind this calculator, from 1965 to 2026. The final column shows what ETB 1,000 in that year is worth in 2026 money.
| Year | CPI index | Inflation | ETB 1,000 then, in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 634.53 | 11.80% | ETB 1,000 |
| 2025 | 567.56 | 13.23% | ETB 1,118 |
| 2024 | 501.24 | 21.04% | ETB 1,266 |
| 2023 | 414.12 | 30.22% | ETB 1,532 |
| 2022 | 318.02 | 33.89% | ETB 1,995 |
| 2021 | 237.52 | 26.84% | ETB 2,671 |
| 2020 | 187.26 | 20.36% | ETB 3,388 |
| 2019 | 155.59 | 15.81% | ETB 4,078 |
| 2018 | 134.35 | 13.83% | ETB 4,723 |
| 2017 | 118.02 | 10.69% | ETB 5,376 |
| 2016 | 106.63 | 6.63% | ETB 5,951 |
| 2015 | 100.00 | 9.57% | ETB 6,345 |
| 2014 | 91.27 | 6.89% | ETB 6,952 |
| 2013 | 85.38 | 7.46% | ETB 7,431 |
| 2012 | 79.45 | 23.60% | ETB 7,986 |
| 2011 | 64.28 | 33.25% | ETB 9,871 |
| 2010 | 48.24 | 8.15% | ETB 13,153 |
| 2009 | 44.61 | 8.48% | ETB 14,225 |
| 2008 | 41.12 | 44.36% | ETB 15,432 |
| 2007 | 28.48 | 17.24% | ETB 22,277 |
| 2006 | 24.30 | 12.30% | ETB 26,117 |
| 2005 | 21.63 | 9.97% | ETB 29,329 |
| 2004 | 19.67 | 3.33% | ETB 32,254 |
| 2003 | 19.04 | 13.67% | ETB 33,327 |
| 2002 | 16.75 | 0.68% | ETB 37,884 |
| 2001 | 16.64 | -8.24% | ETB 38,140 |
| 2000 | 18.13 | 0.66% | ETB 34,998 |
| 1999 | 18.01 | 7.94% | ETB 35,230 |
| 1998 | 16.69 | 0.89% | ETB 38,027 |
| 1997 | 16.54 | 2.40% | ETB 38,368 |
| 1996 | 16.15 | -8.48% | ETB 39,287 |
| 1995 | 17.65 | 10.02% | ETB 35,953 |
| 1994 | 16.04 | 7.59% | ETB 39,557 |
| 1993 | 14.91 | 3.54% | ETB 42,561 |
| 1992 | 14.40 | 10.53% | ETB 44,069 |
| 1991 | 13.03 | 35.72% | ETB 48,708 |
| 1990 | 9.60 | 5.15% | ETB 66,108 |
| 1989 | 9.13 | 7.82% | ETB 69,514 |
| 1988 | 8.47 | 7.08% | ETB 74,948 |
| 1987 | 7.91 | -2.43% | ETB 80,255 |
| 1986 | 8.10 | -9.81% | ETB 78,306 |
| 1985 | 8.98 | 19.06% | ETB 70,625 |
| 1984 | 7.55 | 8.42% | ETB 84,089 |
| 1983 | 6.96 | -0.68% | ETB 91,167 |
| 1982 | 7.01 | 5.89% | ETB 90,552 |
| 1981 | 6.62 | 6.14% | ETB 95,885 |
| 1980 | 6.23 | 4.48% | ETB 101,769 |
| 1979 | 5.97 | 16.03% | ETB 106,330 |
| 1978 | 5.14 | 14.31% | ETB 123,378 |
| 1977 | 4.50 | 16.66% | ETB 141,031 |
| 1976 | 3.86 | 28.54% | ETB 164,522 |
| 1975 | 3.00 | 6.55% | ETB 211,473 |
| 1974 | 2.82 | 8.59% | ETB 225,325 |
| 1973 | 2.59 | 8.91% | ETB 244,685 |
| 1972 | 2.38 | -6.08% | ETB 266,495 |
| 1971 | 2.54 | 0.54% | ETB 250,288 |
| 1970 | 2.52 | 10.12% | ETB 251,631 |
| 1969 | 2.29 | 1.43% | ETB 277,100 |
| 1968 | 2.26 | 0.18% | ETB 281,051 |
| 1967 | 2.25 | 0.81% | ETB 281,564 |
| 1966 | 2.24 | -1.36% | ETB 283,841 |
| 1965 | 2.27 | — | ETB 279,976 |
Popular Ethiopian Birr comparisons
- ETB 1,000 in 2025 → ETB 1,118
- ETB 1,000 in 2024 → ETB 1,266
- ETB 1,000 in 2023 → ETB 1,532
- ETB 1,000 in 2022 → ETB 1,995
- ETB 1,000 in 2021 → ETB 2,671
- ETB 1,000 in 2020 → ETB 3,388
- ETB 1,000 in 2010 → ETB 13,153
- ETB 1,000 in 2000 → ETB 34,998
- ETB 1,000 in 1990 → ETB 66,108
- ETB 1,000 in 1980 → ETB 101,769
- ETB 1,000 in 1970 → ETB 251,631
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Ethiopia inflation FAQ
- What is the current inflation rate in Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia inflation was 11.80% in 2026, the most recent year in this dataset, measured as the change in the annual average consumer price index from 2025.
- How much has Ethiopian Birr lost in value since 1965?
- ETB 1,000 in 1965 has the same purchasing power as ETB 279,976 in 2026. That is cumulative inflation of 27,897.57% over 61 years, an average of 9.68% per year.
- What years does this Ethiopia inflation calculator cover?
- This calculator covers 62 years, from 1965 to 2026. You can convert an amount between any two years in that range.
- Can Ethiopian Birr inflation be negative?
- Yes. Negative inflation, or deflation, means prices fell and Ethiopian Birr gained purchasing power over that year. Ethiopia recorded deflation in 7 of the 61 years measured here, most recently in 2001. The steepest fall was -9.81% in 1986.
- What is the difference between CPI and the inflation rate?
- The consumer price index (CPI) is a level: it measures the cost of a fixed basket of goods and services in a given year. The inflation rate is the percentage change in that level between two periods. This calculator uses the ratio of CPI values for your two chosen years to convert an amount between them.
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