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title: "Ethiopia: financial institutions, SWIFT/BIC codes and licences | Elucidate"
description: "36 institutions in Ethiopia (as at 23 September 2026): 36 hold a SWIFT/BIC code and 0 do not."
url: https://elucidate.co/directory/country/et
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Country · Sub-Saharan Africa

# Ethiopia

Check who the institutions in Ethiopia are: whether each holds a BIC, which register lists it and whether an LEI is mapped. No tracked register covers Ethiopia, so every institution listed here holds a BIC.

36

Institutions

Active · inactive not published

36

Hold a BIC

100% of institutions

—

On a tracked register

Not covered by a tracked register

3

LEI mapped

8.3% of institutions

45

BIC codes

Head offices and 9 branch codes

### Ethiopia at a glance

Every row is the same 36 institutions, split by one attribute

Type

-   Financial institution 35 · 97%
-   Non-financial corporate 1 · 2.8%

Identification

-   [BIC only](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?source=bic,noregister&cc=ET) 36 · 100%

Regulation level

-   [Not on a tracked register](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?reg=none&cc=ET) 36 · 100%

LEI

-   LEI mapped 3 · 8.3%
-   No LEI mapped 33 · 92%

View as table

| Attribute | Institutions | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Type |
| Financial institution | 35 | 97% |
| Non-financial corporate | 1 | 2.8% |
| Identification |
| BIC only | 36 | 100% |
| Regulation level |
| Not on a tracked register | 36 | 100% |
| LEI |
| LEI mapped | 3 | 8.3% |
| No LEI mapped | 33 | 92% |

An institution is one entry in the directory: a BIC8 in Swift’s directory, or a firm on a tracked register that holds no BIC. Licences held by an institution with a BIC are shown on its page.

BIC data as at 23 September 2026

[Institutions](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/et#institutions) [Regulation](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/et#registers) [Payments](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/et#payments) [BIC codes](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/et#bics)

## Institutions in Ethiopia

The first 25 of 36 institutions in Ethiopia, with or without a BIC: prudentially supervised and larger institutions first. No OFAC or EU listing cites an institution in Ethiopia.

-   [Commercial Bank of Ethiopia BIC CBETETAA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Ethiopia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900J7HJSTWB7JFW86](https://elucidate.co/directory/commercial-bank-of-ethiopia-cbetetaa)
-   [Hibret Bank Share Company BIC UNTDETAA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Ethiopia · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/hibret-bank-share-company-untdetaa)
-   [Abay Bank S.C. BIC ABAYETAA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Ethiopia · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/abay-bank-s-c-abayetaa)
-   [Addis Bank S.C. BIC ABSCETAA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Ethiopia · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/addis-bank-s-c-abscetaa)
-   [African Union BIC AFUNETAA Non-financial corporate Not on a tracked register Ethiopia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900Q0J01340FOTP78](https://elucidate.co/directory/african-union-afunetaa)
-   [Ahadu Bank S.C. BIC AHUUETAA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Ethiopia · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/ahadu-bank-s-c-ahuuetaa)
-   [Amhara Bank S.C. BIC AMHRETAA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Ethiopia · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/amhara-bank-s-c-amhretaa)
-   [Awash Bank S.C BIC AWINETAA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Ethiopia · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/awash-bank-s-c-awinetaa)
-   [Bank of Abyssinia BIC ABYSETAA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Ethiopia · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-abyssinia-abysetaa)
-   [Berhan Bank Sc BIC BERHETAA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Ethiopia · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/berhan-bank-sc-berhetaa)
-   [Bunna International Bank S.C BIC BUNAETAA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Ethiopia · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/bunna-international-bank-s-c-bunaetaa)
-   [Cooperative Bank of Oromia S.C. BIC CBORETAA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Ethiopia · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/cooperative-bank-of-oromia-s-c-cboretaa)
-   [Dashen Bank S.C. BIC DASHETAA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Ethiopia · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/dashen-bank-s-c-dashetaa)
-   [Development Bank of Ethiopia BIC DEETETAA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Ethiopia · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/development-bank-of-ethiopia-deetetaa)
-   [Enat Bank S.C BIC ENATETAA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Ethiopia · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/enat-bank-s-c-enatetaa)
-   [Gadaa Bank Sc BIC GDAAETAA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Ethiopia · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/gadaa-bank-sc-gdaaetaa)
-   [Global Bank Ethiopia S.C BIC DEGAETAA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Ethiopia · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/global-bank-ethiopia-s-c-degaetaa)
-   [Goh Betoch Bank S.C. BIC GOBTETAA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Ethiopia · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/goh-betoch-bank-s-c-gobtetaa)
-   [Hijra Bank Share Company BIC HIJRETAA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Ethiopia · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/hijra-bank-share-company-hijretaa)
-   [Lion International Bank S.C. BIC LIBSETAA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Ethiopia · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/lion-international-bank-s-c-libsetaa)
-   [National Bank of Ethiopia Information Systems Department BIC NBETETAA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Ethiopia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900QP2UIBC0DQ2B76](https://elucidate.co/directory/national-bank-of-ethiopia-information-systems-department-nbetetaa)
-   [Nib International Bank S.C. BIC NIBIETAA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Ethiopia · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/nib-international-bank-s-c-nibietaa)
-   [Omo Bank Share Company BIC OSCOETAA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Ethiopia · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/omo-bank-share-company-oscoetaa)
-   [Oromia Bank Sc BIC ORIRETAA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Ethiopia · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/oromia-bank-sc-oriretaa)
-   [Rammis Bank Share Company BIC RMSIETAA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Ethiopia · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/rammis-bank-share-company-rmsietaa)

[See all 36 institutions in Ethiopia →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=ET)

## Regulation and supervision

None of the 22 tracked registers covers Ethiopia. All 36 institutions listed here hold a BIC; firms licensed only by Ethiopia’s national authorities are not listed.

## Payments and connectivity

Of the 36 institutions in Ethiopia that hold a BIC, 94.4% are connected to Swift and 3 are Swift GPI members, as at 23 September 2026.

### Connection to Swift

Institutions that hold a BIC, by connection type in Swift’s directory

-   Connected to Swift34 · 94.4%
-   Reverse billing2 · 5.6%
-   Passive participant (no connection)0 · 0%

A BIC does not imply a connection to the Swift network.

### Payment schemes

Institutions that hold a BIC, reachable in each scheme

- **Swift GPI members:** 3 institutions
- **Swift GPI members, live:** 1 institution

[See all 3 Swift GPI members →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=ET&flag=gpi)

## All BIC codes in Ethiopia

Look up any of the 45 BIC codes registered in Ethiopia: the head offices and branch codes of the 36 institutions here that hold a BIC, with their LEIs and flags.

[Download the list (JSON)](https://elucidate.co/data/banks/countries/ET.json)

## Other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa

The directory has pages for 50 other countries and territories in Sub-Saharan Africa.

[Angola](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ao) [Benin](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/bj) [Botswana](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/bw) [Burkina Faso](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/bf) [Burundi](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/bi) [Cameroon](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cm) [Cape Verde](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cv) [Central African Republic](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cf) [Chad](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/td) [Comoros](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/km) [Congo - Brazzaville](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cg) [Congo - Kinshasa](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cd) [Côte d’Ivoire](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ci) [Equatorial Guinea](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gq) [Eritrea](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/er) [Eswatini](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sz) [Gabon](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ga) [Gambia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gm) [Ghana](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gh) [Guinea](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gn) [Guinea-Bissau](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gw) [Kenya](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ke) [Lesotho](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ls) [Liberia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/lr) [Madagascar](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mg) [Malawi](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mw) [Mali](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ml) [Mauritania](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mr) [Mauritius](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mu) [Mayotte](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/yt) [Mozambique](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mz) [Namibia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/na) [Niger](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ne) [Nigeria](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ng) [Réunion](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/re) [Rwanda](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/rw) [São Tomé & Príncipe](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/st) [Senegal](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sn) [Seychelles](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sc) [Sierra Leone](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sl) [Somalia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/so) [South Africa](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/za) [South Sudan](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ss) [St. Helena](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sh) [Sudan](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/sd) [Tanzania](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/tz) [Togo](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/tg) [Uganda](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ug) [Zambia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/zm) [Zimbabwe](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/zw)

Sources & method

Each institution counts once, in one country: the BIC country when it holds a BIC, otherwise the country of the register that lists it. Licences in other countries are shown on its page.

Sanctions listings are matched on the BIC and on the LEI mapped to it, so they cover institutions that hold a BIC only. Institutions without a BIC are not screened. Always screen against the official lists.

[Read the methodology →](https://elucidate.co/directory/methodology)

Sources for this page

-   **Swift ISO 9362 BIC directory**—institutions and branch codes, mapped to LEIs through the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file. As at 23 September 2026

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