Japanese Yen to Ethiopian Birr

What Ethiopian banks pay for Japanese Yen today, and what they charge to sell them, compared across 3 banks quoting the Japan currency.

Median buy: 1.02
Median sell: 1.04
Spread: 0.02
30-day move: -1.10%
As of: 29 Oct 2026

Best JPY rates today

Best bank to sell JPY

1.06

Dashen pays the most birr per JPY.

Best bank to buy JPY

1.04

Abay charges the fewest birr per JPY.

Where every bank sits

Buy to sell rangeMarket median 1.02

Dashen1.06 / 1.08

Wegagen1.02 / 1.04

Abay1.02 / 1.04

1.021.041.061.08

JPY to birr over time

Median JPY buy rate across 3 banks

1.02ETB per JPY

29 Oct 2026 · -1.10% over 1M

JPY rates at every Ethiopian bank

Japanese Yen buying and selling rates by Ethiopian bank
Bank	Buy	Sell	30d
Dashen	1.06	1.08	+0.05%
Wegagen	1.02	1.04	-1.10%
Abay	1.02	1.04	-0.55%

Ordered by buying rate, highest first. Median 1.02 / 1.04 across 3 banks · 29 Oct 2026.

Banks not currently publishing JPY

3 of 10 banks in our feed published a JPY rate in the last two days. The rest last published on the dates below and are left out of the table and the median until they resume.

Awash19 Feb 2026
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia16 Nov 2025
Enat16 Nov 2025
Tsedey31 Oct 2025
Oromia19 Nov 2024
Development Bank of Ethiopia23 Aug 2024
Bank of Abyssinia10 Aug 2024

JPY to birr, explained

What is the JPY to birr rate today?

The median buying rate across Ethiopian banks is 1.02 birr per JPY, and the median selling rate is 1.04 birr as of 29 Oct 2026. Rates differ by bank, so the table above is the one to check before you go to a branch.

Which bank gives the best JPY rate?

If you are selling Japanese Yen, Dashen currently pays the most at 1.06 birr. If you are buying Japanese Yen, Abay is cheapest at 1.04 birr. Banks revise their boards frequently, so check the date stamp above.

Why do buying and selling rates differ?

The difference is the bank’s spread, its margin for handling the currency. Here it is 0.02 birr per JPY at the median. A wider spread means a worse deal whichever direction you are transacting in.