The tola
One tola is 11.6638 g — the unit most Addis jewellers quote in. It is 3/8 of a troy ounce, a legacy of the Indian gold trade that reached East Africa through Djibouti.
1 tola11.6638 g
Gold spot · XAU/USD
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Every unit, every currency
One live spot price, converted across the measures used in Ethiopia.
Unit
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ETBEthiopian Birr
Ounce31.1035 g
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Grammost used
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Kilo1,000 g
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Tola11.6638 g
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Karat & purity
What a gram actually costs at each purity — the way gold is quoted in Addis.
24K
99.9%
Per gram
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Fine gold, 999.9‰ — the reference price before any local premium.
Purity
1 gram
1 tola
Karat prices are calculated from the live spot price. Ethiopian jewellers usually add a making charge and, for retail, VAT.
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Gold in Ethiopia
The units, standards and quirks of the local market.
Karat vs fineness
Local pieces are usually 21K or 22K, not 24K. A 21K gram holds 0.875 g of fine gold, so its metal value is 87.5% of the spot gram price.
21K875‰
The birr matters
Gold is priced in dollars, so the birr price moves even when world gold is flat. This page refreshes the USD/ETB rate daily and shows the exact rate used.
Official rate—
Spot ≠ shop price
Retail prices add fabrication, assay and margin — commonly 5–20%. Use these numbers as the metal-value floor, not as a jeweller's quote.
Typical premium5–20%