Exchange rate during each prime minister's tenure
Every prime minister since 1991, ranked by how exchange rate changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Prime minister | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EPRDF Meles Zenawi | 28 May 1991 – 20 Aug 2012 | +760% Apr 1991 → Jul 2012 | +10.7%/yr | |
| 2 | PP Abiy Ahmed | 2 Apr 2018 – now | +491% Mar 2018 → Oct 2026 | +23.0%/yr | |
| 3 | EPRDF Hailemariam Desalegn | 20 Aug 2012 – 2 Apr 2018 | +53.0% Jul 2012 → Mar 2018 | +7.8%/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last month complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. Br per US dollar, monthly average · National Bank of Ethiopia's official rate (birr per US dollar, monthly average) via the IMF (ER) to its last month, then the bank's daily weighted averages (api.nbe.gov.et) averaged by month · Ethiopia data · as of Oct 2026.