List of currencies of the world

What money do you use depends on where are you living or planning to travel. Totally, there are 164 official national currencies circulating around the world. Although the number of the independent countries is 197 plus about five dozen of dependent territories. The matter is, that some of them don't have their own money and officially use the foreign currency.

Thus the European euro is used in 35 independent states and overseas territories, the United States dollar is used in 10 foreign countries and in the USA, the West African CFA franc - in 8 and the Central African CFA franc - in 6 African states, the East Caribbean dollar - in 6 Caribbean nations.

The world's most-traded currency is the US dollar with about 47% share of global payments and 87% of the forex market's daily turnover. On the second place is the Euro, having about 33% of the daily forex transactions and 28% share of the international bank payments.


All currencies of the world, listed by countries and dependent territories
Country or territoryCurrencySymbolISO-4217
A
Afghanistan Afghan afghani ؋‎ AFN
Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK) European euro EUR
Aland Islands (Finland) European euro EUR
Albania Albanian lek L ALL
Algeria Algerian dinar DA DZD
American Samoa (USA) United States dollar $ USD
Andorra European euro EUR
Angola Angolan kwanza Kz AOA
Anguilla (UK) East Caribbean dollar EC$ XCD
Antigua and Barbuda East Caribbean dollar EC$ XCD
Argentina Argentine peso $ ARS
Armenia Armenian dram ֏ AMD
Aruba (Netherlands) Aruban florin ƒ AWG
Ascension Island (UK) Saint Helena pound £ SHP
Australia Australian dollar $ AUD
Austria European euro EUR
Azerbaijan Azerbaijani manat AZN
B
Bahamas Bahamian dollar $ BSD
Bahrain Bahraini dinar BD BHD
Bangladesh Bangladeshi taka BDT
Barbados Barbadian dollar $ BBD
Belarus Belarusian ruble Br BYN
Belgium European euro EUR
Belize Belize dollar $ BZD
Benin West African CFA franc F.CFA XOF
Bermuda (UK) Bermudian dollar $ BMD
Bhutan Bhutanese ngultrum Nu BTN
Bolivia Bolivian boliviano Bs BOB
Bonaire (Netherlands) United States dollar $ USD
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark KM BAM
Botswana Botswana pula P BWP
Brazil Brazilian real R$ BRL
British Indian Ocean Territory (UK) United States dollar $ USD
British Virgin Islands (UK) United States dollar $ USD
Brunei Brunei dollar $ BND
Bulgaria Bulgarian lev lv. BGN
Burkina Faso West African CFA franc F.CFA XOF
Burundi Burundi franc FBu BIF
C
Cabo Verde Cape Verdean escudo 17px-Cifr%C3%A3o_symbol.svg.png CVE
Cambodia Cambodian riel KHR
Cameroon Central African CFA franc F.CFA XAF
Canada Canadian dollar $ CAD
Caribbean Netherlands (Netherlands) United States dollar $ USD
Cayman Islands (UK) Cayman Islands dollar $ KYD
Central African Republic Central African CFA franc F.CFA XAF
Chad Central African CFA franc F.CFA XAF
Chatham Islands (New Zealand) New Zealand dollar $ NZD
Chile Chilean peso $ CLP
China Chinese Yuan Renminbi ¥ CNY
Christmas Island (Australia) Australian dollar $ AUD
Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) Australian dollar $ AUD
Colombia Colombian peso $ COP
Comoros Comorian franc FC KMF
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congolese franc FC CDF
Congo, Republic of the Central African CFA franc F.CFA XAF
Cook Islands (New Zealand) Cook Islands dollar $ (none)
Costa Rica Costa Rican colon CRC
Cote d'Ivoire West African CFA franc F.CFA XOF
Croatia European euro EUR
Cuba Cuban peso $ CUP
Curacao (Netherlands) Netherlands Antillean guilder ƒ ANG
Cyprus European euro EUR
Czech Republic Czech koruna CZK
D
Denmark Danish krone kr DKK
Djibouti Djiboutian franc Fdj DJF
Dominica East Caribbean dollar EC$ XCD
Dominican Republic Dominican peso $ DOP
E
Ecuador United States dollar $ USD
Egypt Egyptian pound LE EGP
El Salvador United States dollar $ USD
Equatorial Guinea Central African CFA franc F.CFA XAF
Eritrea Eritrean nakfa Nkf ERN
Estonia European euro EUR
Ethiopia Ethiopian birr Br ETB
F
Falkland Islands (UK) Falkland Islands pound £ FKP
Faroe Islands (Denmark) Faroese krona kr (none)
Fiji Fijian dollar $ FJD
Finland European euro EUR
France European euro EUR
French Guiana (France) European euro EUR
French Polynesia (France) CFP franc XPF
G
Gabon Central African CFA franc F.CFA XAF
Gambia Gambian dalasi D GMD
Georgia Georgian lari GEL
Germany European euro EUR
Ghana Ghanaian cedi GHS
Gibraltar (UK) Gibraltar pound £ GIP
Greece European euro EUR
Greenland (Denmark) Danish krone kr DKK
Grenada East Caribbean dollar EC$ XCD
Guadeloupe (France) European euro EUR
Guam (USA) United States dollar $ USD
Guatemala Guatemalan quetzal Q GTQ
Guernsey (UK) Guernsey Pound £ GBP/GGP
Guinea Guinean franc Fr GNF
Guinea-Bissau West African CFA franc F.CFA XOF
Guyana Guyanese dollar $ GYD
H
Haiti Haitian gourde G HTG
Honduras Honduran lempira L HNL
Hong Kong (China) Hong Kong dollar $ HKD
Hungary Hungarian forint Ft HUF
I
Iceland Icelandic krona kr ISK
India Indian rupee INR
Indonesia Indonesian rupiah Rp IDR
Iran Iranian rial Rl or Rls (pl.) IRR
Iraq Iraqi dinar ID IQD
Ireland European euro EUR
Isle of Man (UK) Manx pound £ GBP
Italy European euro EUR
J
Jamaica Jamaican dollar $ JMD
Japan Japanese yen ¥ JPY
Jersey (UK) Jersey pound £ GBP
Jordan Jordanian dinar JD JOD
K
Kazakhstan Kazakhstani tenge KZT
Kenya Kenyan shilling Sh or Shs (pl.) KES
Kiribati Australian dollar $ AUD
Kosovo European euro EUR
Kuwait Kuwaiti dinar KD KWD
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstani som c KGS
L
Laos Lao kip LAK
Latvia European euro EUR
Lebanon Lebanese pound LL LBP
Lesotho Lesotho loti L or M (pl.) LSL
Liberia Liberian dollar $ LRD
Libya Libyan dinar LD LYD
Liechtenstein Swiss franc Fr CHF
Lithuania European euro EUR
Luxembourg European euro EUR
Country or territoryCurrencySymbolISO-4217
M
Macau (China) Macanese pataca $ or ptc MOP
Macedonia Macedonian denar DEN MKD
Madagascar Malagasy ariary Ar MGA
Malawi Malawian kwacha K MWK
Malaysia Malaysian ringgit RM MYR
Maldives Maldivian rufiyaa Rf MVR
Mali West African CFA franc F.CFA XOF
Malta European euro EUR
Marshall Islands United States dollar $ USD
Martinique (France) European euro EUR
Mauritania Mauritanian ouguiya UM MRU
Mauritius Mauritian rupee Re or Rs (pl.) MUR
Mayotte (France) European euro EUR
Mexico Mexican peso $ MXN
Micronesia United States dollar $ USD
Moldova Moldovan leu Leu or Lei (pl.) MDL
Monaco European euro EUR
Mongolia Mongolian tugrik MNT
Montenegro European euro EUR
Montserrat (UK) East Caribbean dollar EC$ XCD
Morocco Moroccan dirham DH MAD
Mozambique Mozambican metical Mt MZN
Myanmar (Burma) Myanmar kyat K or Ks (pl.) MMK
N
Namibia Namibian dollar $ NAD
Nauru Australian dollar $ AUD
Nepal Nepalese rupee रु NPR
Netherlands European euro EUR
New Caledonia (France) CFP franc XPF
New Zealand New Zealand dollar $ NZD
Nicaragua Nicaraguan cordoba C$ NIO
Niger West African CFA franc F.CFA XOF
Nigeria Nigerian naira NGN
Niue (New Zealand) New Zealand dollar $ NZD
Norfolk Island (Australia) Australian dollar $ AUD
Northern Mariana Islands (USA) United States dollar $ USD
North Korea North Korean won KPW
Norway Norwegian krone kr NOK
O
Oman Omani rial RO OMR
P
Pakistan Pakistani rupee Re or Rs (pl.) PKR
Palau United States dollar $ USD
Palestine New shekel and Jordanian Dinar JD / ₪ JOD / ILS
Panama United States dollar $ USD
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinean kina K PGK
Paraguay Paraguayan guarani PYG
Peru Peruvian sol S/ PEN
Philippines Philippine peso PHP
Pitcairn Islands (UK) New Zealand dollar $ NZD
Poland Polish zloty PLN
Portugal European euro EUR
Puerto Rico (USA) United States dollar $ USD
Q
Qatar Qatari riyal QR QAR
R
Reunion (France) European euro EUR
Romania Romanian leu Leu or Lei (pl.) RON
Russia Russian ruble RUB
Rwanda Rwandan franc FRw RWF
S
Saba (Netherlands) United States dollar $ USD
Saint Barthelemy (France) European euro EUR
Saint Helena (UK) Saint Helena pound £ SHP
Saint Kitts and Nevis East Caribbean dollar EC$ XCD
Saint Lucia East Caribbean dollar EC$ XCD
Saint Martin (France) European euro EUR
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) European euro EUR
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines East Caribbean dollar EC$ XCD
Samoa Samoan tala $ WST
San Marino European euro EUR
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe dobra Db STN
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian riyal Rl or Rls (pl.) SAR
Senegal West African CFA franc F.CFA XOF
Serbia Serbian dinar DIN RSD
Seychelles Seychellois rupee Re or Rs (pl.) SCR
Sierra Leone Sierra Leonean leone Le SLE
Singapore Singapore dollar $ SGD
Sint Eustatius (Netherlands) United States dollar $ USD
Sint Maarten (Netherlands) Netherlands Antillean guilder ƒ ANG
Slovakia European euro EUR
Slovenia European euro EUR
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands dollar $ SBD
Somalia Somali shilling Sh or Shs (pl.) SOS
South Africa South African rand R ZAR
South Georgia Island (UK) Pound sterling £ GBP
South Korea South Korean won KRW
South Sudan South Sudanese pound SS£ SSP
Spain European euro EUR
Sri Lanka Sri Lankan rupee Re or Rs (pl.) LKR
Sudan Sudanese pound LS SDG
Suriname Surinamese dollar $ SRD
Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Norway) Norwegian krone kr NOK
Swaziland Swazi lilangeni L or E (pl.) SZL
Sweden Swedish krona kr SEK
Switzerland Swiss franc Fr CHF
Syria Syrian pound LS SYP
T
Taiwan New Taiwan dollar $ TWD
Tajikistan Tajikistani somoni SM TJS
Tanzania Tanzanian shilling Sh or Shs (pl.) TZS
Thailand Thai baht ฿ THB
Timor-Leste United States dollar $ USD
Togo West African CFA franc F.CFA XOF
Tokelau (New Zealand) New Zealand dollar $ NZD
Tonga Tongan pa’anga T$ TOP
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago dollar $ TTD
Tristan da Cunha (UK) Pound sterling £ GBP
Tunisia Tunisian dinar DT TND
Turkey Turkish lira TRY
Turkmenistan Turkmen manat m TMT
Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) United States dollar $ USD
Tuvalu Australian dollar $ AUD
U
Uganda Ugandan shilling Sh or Shs (pl.) UGX
Ukraine Ukrainian hryvnia UAH
United Arab Emirates UAE dirham Dh or Dhs (pl.) AED
United Kingdom Pound sterling £ GBP
United States of America United States dollar $ USD
Uruguay Uruguayan peso $ UYU
US Virgin Islands (USA) United States dollar $ USD
Uzbekistan Uzbekistani som UZS
V
Vanuatu Vanuatu vatu VT VUV
Vatican City (Holy See) European euro EUR
Venezuela Venezuelan bolivar Bs.D VED
Vietnam Vietnamese dong VND
W
Wake Island (USA) United States dollar $ USD
Wallis and Futuna (France) CFP franc XPF
Y
Yemen Yemeni rial Rl or Rls (pl.) YER
Z
Zambia Zambian kwacha K ZMW
Zimbabwe United States dollar $ USD