VerifiedAfricaReviewed 2026-08-08

Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s standard identifiers support global communication, trade, and digital presence. Its international calling code is +251, used for dialing Ethiopian landlines and mobile numbers from abroad. The ISO 3166 codes are ET (two-letter) and ETH (three-letter), applied in shipping, banking, and data systems to reference the country. The country-code top-level domain is .et, required for locally registered websites and email services. The official currency is the Ethiopian birr, abbreviated as ETB, used in financial transactions, currency exchange, and business accounting. These codes are essential for telecommunications, domain registration, and commercial operations involving Ethiopia.

VerifiedReviewed 2026-08-08
Calling code
+251
ISO alpha-2
ET
ISO alpha-3
ETH
ISO numeric
231
ccTLD
.et
Currency
ETBEthiopian birr (ETB)
Region
Africa
Capital
Addis Ababa
Postal format
4-Digits - NNNN

How to call Ethiopia

From outside Ethiopia, dial your international access prefix, then +251, then the national number. Drop the leading trunk zero when the destination numbering plan requires it.

+251 [area or mobile code] [local number]

Read the international dialing guide