Every licensed financial institution in Ethiopia.
158 entries from the National Bank of Ethiopia’s register, across 7 categories. A company absent from it is not authorised to provide these services.
- 57Microfinance institutionsLicensed microfinance institutions, the largest group in the register, with their NBE licence numbers and head offices.
- 34BanksCommercial and development banks licensed by the National Bank of Ethiopia, with SWIFT codes and contact details.
- 27Payment issuers and system operatorsMobile money issuers, switches and payment system operators licensed under the national payments framework.
- 18Insurance companiesGeneral and life insurers licensed to underwrite in Ethiopia.
- 15Forex bureausIndependent foreign-exchange bureaus licensed to deal in currency outside the banking system.
- 6Capital goods financeCompanies licensed to provide lease financing for capital equipment.
- 1ReinsuranceReinsurance companies licensed to operate in Ethiopia.
Most of Ethiopian finance was licensed after 2020.
The register reaches back to 1909, but 58 of the 130 institutions with a recorded founding date were established in the 2020s. 28 carry no date.
- 11900
- 1910
- 1920
- 1930
- 11940
- 1950
- 1960
- 11970
- 1980
- 251990
- 202000
- 242010
- 582020
1900s: 1. 1910s: 0. 1920s: 0. 1930s: 0. 1940s: 1. 1950s: 0. 1960s: 0. 1970s: 1. 1980s: 0. 1990s: 25. 2000s: 20. 2010s: 24. 2020s: 58
About this register
Licence numbers, SWIFT codes and head offices change rarely, so this is reference data rather than a live feed. Where we hold a source link, each institution page carries it so you can check the original National Bank record.