Ethiopia vs Gambia: Official exchange rate

Ethiopia
82.6 LCU per US$, period average
in 2024
Gambia
71.29 LCU per US$, period average
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
74th
Gambia rank
76th

Official exchange rate over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 82.6 LCU per US$, period average against 71.29 LCU per US$, period average in Gambia, a difference of 11.31 LCU per US$, period average.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 74th and Gambia ranks 76th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Gambia Difference Ahead
1960s 2.49 LCU per US$, period average 1.85 LCU per US$, period average 0.6436 LCU per US$, period average Ethiopia
1970s 2.18 LCU per US$, period average 1.99 LCU per US$, period average 0.1959 LCU per US$, period average Ethiopia
1980s 2.07 LCU per US$, period average 4.44 LCU per US$, period average 2.37 LCU per US$, period average Gambia
1990s 5.17 LCU per US$, period average 9.58 LCU per US$, period average 4.41 LCU per US$, period average Gambia
2000s 9.02 LCU per US$, period average 23.73 LCU per US$, period average 14.71 LCU per US$, period average Gambia
2010s 20.99 LCU per US$, period average 39.79 LCU per US$, period average 18.8 LCU per US$, period average Gambia
2020s 53.52 LCU per US$, period average 57.33 LCU per US$, period average 3.81 LCU per US$, period average Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official exchange rate, Ethiopia or Gambia?
Ethiopia, at 82.6 LCU per US$, period average against 71.29 LCU per US$, period average in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in official exchange rate between Ethiopia and Gambia?
11.31 LCU per US$, period average, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Gambia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Gambia rank globally for official exchange rate?
Ethiopia ranks 74th and Gambia ranks 76th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average)
Unit
LCU per US$, period average
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 12,630 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. This indicator represents the ratio of Local Currency Units relative to United States dollars.This indicator is derived as an average over the reference period.