# Nearly 38,000 investment accounts opened in Ethiopia's capital market

> The capital-market regulator's director general said about 187,000 physical securities records have been digitised and daily trading regularly exceeds 50 million birr.

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- Country: Ethiopia
- Published: 2026-10-06T17:11:49+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-07T00:53:50+03:00
- Event / data period: 2026-10-05
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Ethiopian Capital Market Authority (ECMA) Director General Hana Tehelku told the Ethiopian News Agency on 5 October that nearly 38,000 citizens had opened investment accounts, most of them actively trading. She said ECMA oversees 26 registered companies, including seven in the securities market.

Tehelku said roughly 187,000 physical securities records had been digitised into the central depository system. Daily transaction volumes consistently exceed 50 million birr and sometimes top 60 million, she said. The figures describe the authority head's account of the developing market's institutional and digital infrastructure.

## Data

### Ethiopia capital-market indicators

Market and participation indicators attributed to the ECMA director general in an ENA interview.

Methodology: The table preserves the source's approximate and lower-bound wording. Daily turnover is said to consistently exceed 50 million birr and sometimes top 60 million.

| Indicator | Reported value |
|---|---|
| ECMA-registered companies | 26, including 7 in the securities market |
| Physical security records digitised | Approximately 187,000 |
| Citizens with investment accounts | Nearly 38,000 |
| Daily transaction volume | Consistently more than ETB 50 million; sometimes more than ETB 60 million |

Sources: <https://www.ena.et/web/eng/w/eng_9675961> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/ethiopia-capital-market-accounts-and-digitised-records-grow/data/ethiopia-capital-market-indicators-2026?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/ethiopia-capital-market-accounts-and-digitised-records-grow/data/ethiopia-capital-market-indicators-2026?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Ethiopian News Agency, interview with Ethiopian Capital Market Authority Director General Hana Tehelku](<https://www.ena.et/web/eng/w/eng_9675961>) (Source checked: 2026-10-06; Published: 2026-10-05)

## Correction history

- 2026-10-07T00:53:50+03:00: German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article.

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