The Ethiopian Birr is the currency of Ethiopia. The currency rankings show that the most popular Ethiopia Birr exchange rate is the USD to ETB rate . The currency code for Birr is ETB, and the currency symbol is Br. You can find Ethiopian Birr rates and a currency converter. Read the XE Currency Blog , or take ETB rates on the go with the XE Currency Apps and website. Foreign currency is rarely used in Ethiopia, instead you'll be paying for most hotels, tours and food with Ethiopian currency - Birr . 1 Birr is divided into 100 cents. There are 1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 Birr notes. The Birr is very stable and there is no significant difference between the official rate and black market rate.