Payments and e-commerce in Ethiopia

Discover how Ethiopians like to shop and pay online

Ethiopia

General Information

Population 117.9 m
Population 15 + 71.1 m
Online Population 28.1 m
Area 1,104,300 km²
Currency ETB
GDP 92.8 bn $US
GDP per Capita 787 $US

Banked population

Ethiopia 38%
Middle East & Africa 46%
World 67%

Internet penetration

Ethiopia 24%
Middle East & Africa 47%
World 62%

Smartphone penetration

Ethiopia 24%
Middle East & Africa 43%
World 70%

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Ethiopia

Local Payment Methods

BitPay

Type Cryptocurrency Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 PayPal

Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Paysera

Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Skrill

Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Allied Wallet

Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High UnionPay SecurePay

Type Local payment card Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High M-BIRR

Type Wallet Regions Middle East & Africa Market relevance High Mobiamo

Type Carrier billing Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Razer Gold

Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High SWIFT