World currencies
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For simplicity we have listed the currency by country as well as giving you currency-zone lists, where countries using the same currency are grouped together.
World currencies
In the list below the currencies name are written in italic next to the country's name.
In brackets ( ) is the three letter currency code according to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
Afghanistan afghani (AFA)
Albania lek (ALL)
Algeria Algerian dinar (DZD)
American Samoa US dollar (USD)
Andorra euro (EUR)
Angola kwanza (AOA)
Anguilla East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Antigua and Barbuda East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Argentina Argentine peso (ARS)
Armenia dram (AMD)
Aruba Aruban guilder/florin (AWG)
Australia Australian dollar (AUD)
Austria euro (EUR)
Azerbaijan Azerbaijani manat (AZM)
Bahamas (The) Bahamian dollar (BSD)
Bahrain Bahraini dinar (BHD)
Bangladesh taka (BDT)
Barbados Barbadian dollar (BBD)
Belarus Belarusian ruble (BYB/BYR)
Belgium euro (EUR)
Belize Belizean dollar (BZD)
Benin Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF)*
Bermuda Bermudian dollar (BMD)
Bhutan ngultrum (BTN)/Indian rupee (INR)
Bolivia boliviano (BOB)
Bosnia and Herzegovina marka (BAM)
Botswana pula (BWP)
Brazil real (BRL)
British Virgin Islands US dollar (USD)
Brunei Bruneian dollar (BND)
Bulgaria lev (BGL)
Burkina Faso Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF)*
Burma (old name for current Myanmar) kyat (MMK)
Burundi Burundi franc (BIF)
Cambodia riel (KHR)
Cameroon Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF)**
Canada Canadian dollar (CAD)
Cape Verde Cape Verdean escudo (CVE)
Cayman Islands Caymanian dollar (KYD)
Central African Republic Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF)**
Chad Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF)**
Chile Chilean peso (CLP)
China yuan (CNY) or renminbi (RMB)
Christmas Island Australian dollar (AUD)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Australian dollar (AUD)
Colombia Colombian peso (COP)
Comoros Comoran franc (KMF)
Congo (Democratic Republic of the) Congolese franc (CDF)
Congo (Republic of the) Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF)**
Cook Islands New Zealand dollar (NZD)
Costa Rica Costa Rican colon (CRC)
Cote d'Ivoire Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF)*
Croatia kuna (HRK)
Cuba Cuban peso (CUP) and Convertible peso (CUC)
Cyprus (Greek Cypriot area) Cypriot pound (CYP)
Cyprus (Turkish Cypriot area) Turkish lira (TRL)
Czech Republic Czech koruna (CZK)
Denmark Danish krone (DKK); although part of the European Union, Denmark rejected changing its currency to euro
Djibouti Djiboutian franc (DJF)
Dominica East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Dominican Republic Dominican peso (DOP)
East Timor US dollar (USD)
Ecuador US dollar (USD)
Egypt Egyptian pound (EGP)
El Salvador US dollar (USD)
Equatorial Guinea Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF)
Eritrea nakfa (ERN)
Estonia Estonian kroon (EEK)
Ethiopia birr (ETB)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Falkland pound (FKP)
Faroe Islands Danish krone (DKK)
Fiji Fijian dollar (FJD)
Finland euro (EUR)
France euro (EUR)
French Guiana euro (EUR)
French Polynesia Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF)
Gabon Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF)
Gambia (The) dalasi (GMD)
Gaza Strip new Israeli shekel (ILS)
Georgia lari (GEL)
Germany euro (EUR)
Ghana cedi (GHC)
Gibraltar Gibraltar pound (GIP)
Greece euro (EUR)
Greenland Danish krone (DKK)
Grenada East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Guadeloupe euro (EUR)
Guam US dollar (USD)
Guatemala quetzal (GTQ), US dollar (USD)
Guernsey British pound (GBP) as well as the Guernsey pound
Guinea Guinean franc (GNF)
Guinea-Bissau Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); previously the Guinea-Bissau peso (GWP)
Guyana Guyanese dollar (GYD)
Haiti gourde (HTG)
Holy See (Vatican City) euro (EUR)
Honduras lempira (HNL)
Hong Kong Hong Kong dollar (HKD)
Hungary forint (HUF)
Iceland Icelandic krona (ISK)
India Indian rupee (INR)
Indonesia Indonesian rupiah (IDR)
Iran Iranian rial (IRR)
Iraq New Iraqi dinar (NID)
Ireland euro (EUR)
Israel new Israeli shekel (ILS). Note: currency abbreviation is NIS, ILS is ISO-code for the NIS - (ISO = International Organization for Standardization)
Italy euro (EUR)
Jamaica Jamaican dollar (JMD)
Japan yen (JPY)
Jersey British pound (GBP) as well as a Jersey pound
Jordan Jordanian dinar (JOD)
Kazakhstan tenge (KZT)
Kenya Kenyan shilling (KES)
Kiribati Australian dollar (AUD)
Korea, North North Korean won (KPW)
Korea, South South Korean won (KRW)
Kuwait Kuwaiti dinar (KD)
Kyrgyzstan Som (KGS)
Laos kip (LAK)
Latvia Latvian lat (LVL)
Lebanon Lebanese pound (LBP)
Lesotho loti (LSL)/ South African rand (ZAR)
Liberia Liberian dollar (LRD)
Libya Libyan dinar (LYD)
Liechtenstein Swiss franc (CHF)
Lithuania litas (LTL)
Luxembourg euro (EUR)
Macau pataca (MOP)
Macedonia Macedonian denar (MKD)
Madagascar Madagascar ariary (MGA)
Malawi Malawian kwacha (MWK)
Malaysia ringgit (MYR)
Maldives rufiyaa (MVR)
Mali Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF)
Malta Maltese lira (MTL)
Man (Isle of) British pound (GBP) as well as Manx pound
Marshall Islands US dollar (USD)
Martinique euro (EUR)
Mauritania ouguiya (MRO)
Mauritius Mauritian rupee (MUR)
Mayotte euro (EUR)
Mexico Mexican peso (MXN)
Micronesia (Federated States of ) US dollar (USD)
Moldova Moldovan leu (MDL)
Monaco (Principality of) euro (EUR)
Mongolia togrog/tugrik (MNT)
Montserrat East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Morocco Moroccan dirham (MAD)
Mozambique metical (MZM)
Myanmar Kyat (MMK)
Namibia Namibian dollar (NAD)/South African rand (ZAR)
Nauru Australian dollar (AUD)
Nepal Nepalese rupee (NPR)
Netherlands euro (EUR)
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antillean guilder (ANG)
New Caledonia Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF)
New Zealand New Zealand dollar (NZD)
Nicaragua gold cordoba (NIO)
Niger Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF)
Nigeria naira (NGN)
Niue New Zealand dollar (NZD)
Norfolk Island Australian dollar (AUD)
Northern Mariana Islands US dollar (USD)
Norway Norwegian krone (NOK)
Oman Omani rial (OMR)
Pakistan Pakistani rupee (PKR)
Palau US dollar (USD)
Panama balboa (PAB)/ US dollar (USD)
Papua New Guinea kina (PGK)
Paraguay guarani (PYG)
Peru nuevo sol (PEN)
Philippines Philippine peso (PHP)
Pitcairn Islands New Zealand dollar (NZD)
Poland zloty (PLN)
Portugal euro (EUR)
Puerto Rico US dollar (USD)
Qatar Qatari rial (QAR)
Reunion euro (EUR)
Romania leu (ROL)
Russia Russian ruble (RUR)
Rwanda Rwandan franc (RWF)
Saint Helena Saint Helenian pound (SHP)
Saint Kitts and Nevis East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Saint Lucia East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon euro (EUR)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Samoa tala (SAT)
San Marino euro (EUR)
Sao Tome and Principe dobra (STD)
Saudi Arabia Saudi riyal (SAR)
Senegal Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF)
Serbia and Montenegro new Yugoslav dinar (YUM) - In Montenegro and in Kosovo the euro (EUR) is legally accepted.
Seychelles Seychelles rupee (SCR)
Sierra Leone leone (SLL)
Singapore Singapore dollar (SGD)
Slovakia Slovak koruna (SKK)
Slovenia tolar (SIT)
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands dollar (SBD)
Somalia Somali shilling (SOS)
South Africa rand (ZAR)
Spain euro (EUR)
Sri Lanka Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)
Sudan Sudanese dinar (SDD)
Suriname Surinam dollar (SRD)
Svalbard Norwegian krone (NOK)
Swaziland lilangeni (SZL)
Sweden Swedish krona (SEK)
Switzerland Swiss franc (CHF)
Syria Syrian pound (SYP)
Taiwan new Taiwan dollar (TWD)
Tajikistan somoni (TJS)
Tanzania Tanzanian shilling (TZS)
Thailand baht (THB)
Togo Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF)
Tokelau New Zealand dollar (NZD)
Tonga pa'anga (TOP)
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD)
Tunisia Tunisian dinar (TND)
Turkey New Turkish lira (YTL) since 1 January 2005; before Turkish lira (TRL)
Turkmenistan Turkmen manat (TMM)
Turks and Caicos Islands US dollar (USD)
Tuvalu Australian dollar (AUD) as well as a Tuvaluan dollar
Uganda Ugandan shilling (UGX)
Ukraine hryvnia (UAH)
United Arab Emirates Emirati dirham (AED)
United Kingdom British pound (GBP)
United States US dollar (USD)
Uruguay Uruguayan peso (UYU)
Uzbekistan Uzbekistani sum (UZS)
Vanuatu vatu (VUV)
Venezuela bolivar (VEB)
Vietnam dong (VND)
Virgin Islands US dollar (USD)
Wallis and Futuna Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF)
West Bank new Israeli shekel (ILS)/Jordanian dinar (JOD)
Western Sahara Moroccan dirham (MAD)
Yemen Yemeni rial (YER)
Zambia Zambian kwacha (ZMK)
Zimbabwe Zimbabwean dollar (ZWD)
Currencies zones
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF/XAF)
- XOF (CFA Franc BCEAO) - Currency used in Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal. The responsible authority: Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (Central Bank of West African States).
- XAF (CFA Franc BEAC) - Currency adopted by Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon. The responsible authority: Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale (Bank of Central African States).
East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Currency adopted by Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Euro (EUR)
The European Union, despite the introduction of the euro in January 1999, has no single currency. Are part of the euro-zone, beside Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, Spain also Azores, Andorra (Principality of), Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, French Guyana, Guadeloupe, Juan de Nova, Madeira Islands, Martinique, Mayotte, Reunion, San Marino, Saint-Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Vatican City (Holy See).
Other currencies present in the European Union are: British pound, Danish kroner, Swedish kroner, Cypriot pound, koruny (Czech Republic), krooni (Estonia), forint (Hungary), lati (Latvia), litai (Lithuania), Maltese liri, zloty (Poland), koruny (Slovakia), tolar (Slovenia)
US dollar (USD)
The United States dollar is used beside the USA in American Samoa, British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Guatemala, Northern Mariana Islands, Panama, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands.