Ethiopian Birr Inflation Calculator
ETB 100.00 in 1965 has the same buying power as ETB 27,998 in 2026.
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ETB 100.00 in 2001 is worth ETB 3,814 in 2026
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Inflation in Ethiopia
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 100.00 in that year is worth in 2026 money.
| Year | CPI index | Inflation | ETB 100.00 then, in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 634.53 | 11.80% | ETB 100.00 |
| 2025 | 567.56 | 13.23% | ETB 111.80 |
| 2024 | 501.24 | 21.04% | ETB 126.59 |
| 2023 | 414.12 | 30.22% | ETB 153.22 |
| 2022 | 318.02 | 33.89% | ETB 199.52 |
| 2021 | 237.52 | 26.84% | ETB 267.14 |
| 2020 | 187.26 | 20.36% | ETB 338.84 |
| 2019 | 155.59 | 15.81% | ETB 407.82 |
| 2018 | 134.35 | 13.83% | ETB 472.29 |
| 2017 | 118.02 | 10.69% | ETB 537.63 |
| 2016 | 106.63 | 6.63% | ETB 595.08 |
| 2015 | 100.00 | 9.57% | ETB 634.53 |
| 2014 | 91.27 | 6.89% | ETB 695.24 |
| 2013 | 85.38 | 7.46% | ETB 743.15 |
| 2012 | 79.45 | 23.60% | ETB 798.61 |
| 2011 | 64.28 | 33.25% | ETB 987.09 |
| 2010 | 48.24 | 8.15% | ETB 1,315 |
| 2009 | 44.61 | 8.48% | ETB 1,422 |
| 2008 | 41.12 | 44.36% | ETB 1,543 |
| 2007 | 28.48 | 17.24% | ETB 2,228 |
| 2006 | 24.30 | 12.30% | ETB 2,612 |
| 2005 | 21.63 | 9.97% | ETB 2,933 |
| 2004 | 19.67 | 3.33% | ETB 3,225 |
| 2003 | 19.04 | 13.67% | ETB 3,333 |
| 2002 | 16.75 | 0.68% | ETB 3,788 |
| 2001 | 16.64 | -8.24% | ETB 3,814 |
| 2000 | 18.13 | 0.66% | ETB 3,500 |
| 1999 | 18.01 | 7.94% | ETB 3,523 |
| 1998 | 16.69 | 0.89% | ETB 3,803 |
| 1997 | 16.54 | 2.40% | ETB 3,837 |
| 1996 | 16.15 | -8.48% | ETB 3,929 |
| 1995 | 17.65 | 10.02% | ETB 3,595 |
| 1994 | 16.04 | 7.59% | ETB 3,956 |
| 1993 | 14.91 | 3.54% | ETB 4,256 |
| 1992 | 14.40 | 10.53% | ETB 4,407 |
| 1991 | 13.03 | 35.72% | ETB 4,871 |
| 1990 | 9.60 | 5.15% | ETB 6,611 |
| 1989 | 9.13 | 7.82% | ETB 6,951 |
| 1988 | 8.47 | 7.08% | ETB 7,495 |
| 1987 | 7.91 | -2.43% | ETB 8,025 |
| 1986 | 8.10 | -9.81% | ETB 7,831 |
| 1985 | 8.98 | 19.06% | ETB 7,062 |
| 1984 | 7.55 | 8.42% | ETB 8,409 |
| 1983 | 6.96 | -0.68% | ETB 9,117 |
| 1982 | 7.01 | 5.89% | ETB 9,055 |
| 1981 | 6.62 | 6.14% | ETB 9,589 |
| 1980 | 6.23 | 4.48% | ETB 10,177 |
| 1979 | 5.97 | 16.03% | ETB 10,633 |
| 1978 | 5.14 | 14.31% | ETB 12,338 |
| 1977 | 4.50 | 16.66% | ETB 14,103 |
| 1976 | 3.86 | 28.54% | ETB 16,452 |
| 1975 | 3.00 | 6.55% | ETB 21,147 |
| 1974 | 2.82 | 8.59% | ETB 22,532 |
| 1973 | 2.59 | 8.91% | ETB 24,469 |
| 1972 | 2.38 | -6.08% | ETB 26,650 |
| 1971 | 2.54 | 0.54% | ETB 25,029 |
| 1970 | 2.52 | 10.12% | ETB 25,163 |
| 1969 | 2.29 | 1.43% | ETB 27,710 |
| 1968 | 2.26 | 0.18% | ETB 28,105 |
| 1967 | 2.25 | 0.81% | ETB 28,156 |
| 1966 | 2.24 | -1.36% | ETB 28,384 |
| 1965 | 2.27 | — | ETB 27,998 |
Popular Ethiopian Birr comparisons
- ETB 100.00 in 2025 → ETB 111.80
- ETB 100.00 in 2024 → ETB 126.59
- ETB 100.00 in 2023 → ETB 153.22
- ETB 100.00 in 2022 → ETB 199.52
- ETB 100.00 in 2021 → ETB 267.14
- ETB 100.00 in 2020 → ETB 338.84
- ETB 100.00 in 2010 → ETB 1,315
- ETB 100.00 in 2000 → ETB 3,500
- ETB 100.00 in 1990 → ETB 6,611
- ETB 100.00 in 1980 → ETB 10,177
- ETB 100.00 in 1970 → ETB 25,163
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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 100.00 in 1965 has the same purchasing power as ETB 27,998 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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