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List of Countries and their Currencies


The following lists show continent wise Countries and their currencies. In the lists, the names of countries and their currency are arranged from North to South in some continents and from West to East in some continents of the world.



Currency of a country is nothing but a kind of money that is being utilized as a medium of exchange within that country or a geographical region. Earlier, the barter system was used as a medium for exchanging different commodities. Metal coins and paper currencies were evolved over period of time. In the early phases of currency development, different metal coins were used and each coin used to represent the value of the metal stored in that coin.

African Countries and their Currencies from North to South

The following list shows currencies of different countries in the African continent and the corresponding ISO codes


    Sl. No. Country Name Currency ISO Code
    1 Morocco Moroccan dirham MAD
    2 Algeria Algerian dinar DZD
    3 Tunisia Tunisian dinar TND
    4 Libya Libyan dinar LYD
    5 Egypt Egyptian pound EGP
    6 Mauritania Mauritanian ouguiya MRU
    7 Mali West African CFA franc XOF
    8 Niger West African CFA franc XOF
    9 Chad Central African CFA franc XAF
    10 Sudan Sudanese pound SDG
    11 Eritrea Eritrean nakfa ERN
    12 Djibouti Djiboutian franc DJF
    13 Cabo Verde Cabo Verdean escudo CVE
    14 Gambia Gambian dalasi GMD
    15 Senegal West African CFA franc XOF
    16 Guinea-Bissau West African CFA franc XOF
    17 Guinea Guinean franc GNF
    18 Sierra Leone Sierra Leonean leone SLL
    19 Liberia Liberian dollar LRD
    20 Cote d'Ivoire West African CFA franc XOF
    21 Burkina Faso West African CFA franc XOF
    22 Ghana Ghanaian cedi GHS
    23 Togo West African CFA franc XOF
    24 Benin West African CFA franc XOF
    25 Nigeria Nigerian naira NGN
    26 Cameroon Central African CFA franc XAF
    27 Central African Republic Central African CFA franc XAF
    28 South Sudan South Sudanese pound SSP
    29 Ethiopia Ethiopian birr ETB
    30 Somalia Somali shilling SOS
    31 Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe dobra STN
    32 Equatorial Guinea Central African CFA franc XAF
    33 Gabon Central African CFA franc XAF
    34 Republic of the Congo Central African CFA franc XAF
    35 Democratic Republic of the Congo Congolese franc CDF
    36 Uganda Ugandan shilling UGX
    37 Rwanda Rwandan franc RWF
    38 Kenya Kenyan shilling KES
    39 Burundi Burundi franc BIF
    40 Tanzania Tanzanian shilling TZS
    41 Seychelles Seychellois rupee SCR
    42 Angola Angolan kwanza AOA
    43 Zambia Zambian kwacha ZMW
    44 Malawi Malawian kwacha MWK
    45 Comoros Comorian franc KMF
    46 Namibia Namibian dollar NAD
    47 Botswana Botswana pula BWP
    48 Zimbabwe United States dollar USD
    49 Mozambique Mozambican metical MZN
    50 Madagascar Malagasy ariary MGA
    51 Mauritius Mauritian rupee MUR
    52 South Africa South African rand ZAR
    53 Lesotho Lesotho loti LSL
    54 Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) Swazi lilangeni SZL

Asian Countries with their Currencies from West to East

The following list shows Asian continent's different countries and their currencies and the corresponding ISO codes


    Sl. No. Country Name Currency ISO Code
    1 Turkey Turkish lira TRY
    2 Cyprus European euro EUR
    3 Lebanon Lebanese pound LBP
    4 Israel Israeli new shekel ILS
    5 Syria Syrian pound SYP
    6 Jordan Jordanian dinar JOD
    7 Georgia Georgian lari GEL
    8 Armenia Armenian dram AMD
    9 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan manat AZN
    10 Iraq Iraqi dinar IQD
    11 Kuwait Kuwaiti dinar KWD
    12 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian riyal SAR
    13 Bahrain Bahraini dinar BHD
    14 Qatar Qatari riyal QAR
    15 United Arab Emirates UAE dirham AED
    16 Yemen Yemeni rial YER
    17 Oman Omani rial OMR
    18 Iran Iranian rial IRR
    19 Kazakhstan Kazakhstani tenge KZT
    20 Uzbekistan Uzbekistani som UZS
    21 Turkmenistan Turkmen manat TMT
    22 Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstani som KGS
    23 Tajikistan Tajikistani somoni TJS
    24 Afghanistan Afghan afghani AFN
    25 Pakistan Pakistani rupee PKR
    26 India Indian rupee INR
    27 Maldives Maldivian rufiyaa MVR
    28 Nepal Nepalese rupee NPR
    29 Sri Lanka Sri Lankan rupee LKR
    30 Bhutan Bhutanese ngultrum BTN
    31 Bangladesh Bangladeshi taka BDT
    32 Mongolia Mongolian tugrik MNT
    33 China Chinese yuan renminbi CNY
    34 Hong Kong (China) Hong Kong dollar HKD
    35 Macau (China) Macanese pataca MOP
    36 Myanmar Myanmar kyat MMK
    37 Thailand Thai baht THB
    38 Laos Lao kip LAK
    39 Cambodia Cambodian riel KHR
    40 Vietnam Vietnamese dong VND
    41 Malaysia Malaysian ringgit MYR
    42 Singapore Singapore dollar SGD
    43 Indonesia Indonesian rupiah IDR
    44 Brunei Brunei dollar BND
    45 North Korea North Korean won KPW
    46 South Korea South Korean won KRW
    47 Taiwan New Taiwan dollar TWD
    48 Philippines Philippine peso PHP
    49 Timor-Leste United States dollar USD
    50 Japan Japanese yen JPY

Australia and Oceania Countries with their Currencies from West to East

The following list shows Australia and Oceania's all countries and their currency and the corresponding ISO codes


    Sl. No. Country Name Currency ISO Code
    1 Palau United States dollar USD
    2 Federated States of Micronesia United States dollar USD
    3 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinean kina PGK
    4 Australia Australian dollar AUD
    5 Marshall Islands United States dollar USD
    6 Nauru Australian dollar AUD
    7 Solomon Islands Solomon Islands dollar SBD
    8 Vanuatu Vanuatu vatu VUV
    9 Tuvalu Australian dollar AUD
    10 Fiji Fijian dollar FJD
    11 New Zealand New Zealand dollar NZD
    12 Samoa Samoan tala WST
    13 Tonga Tongan pa'anga TOP
    14 Kiribati Australian dollar AUD

European Countries and their Currencies from West to East

The following list shows Europe continent's different countries and their currencies and the corresponding ISO codes


    Sl. No. Country Name Currency ISO Code
    1 Iceland Icelandic krona ISK
    2 Ireland European euro EUR
    3 Portugal European euro EUR
    4 Spain European euro EUR
    5 United Kingdom Pound sterling GBP
    6 France European euro EUR
    7 Andorra European euro EUR
    8 The Netherlands European euro EUR
    9 Belgium European euro EUR
    10 Luxembourg European euro EUR
    11 Norway Norwegian krone NOK
    12 Sweden Swedish krona SEK
    13 Denmark Danish krone DKK
    14 Germany European euro EUR
    15 Liechtenstein Swiss franc CHF
    16 Switzerland Swiss franc CHF
    17 Italy European euro EUR
    18 Monaco European euro EUR
    19 San Marino European euro EUR
    20 Vatican City European euro EUR
    21 Malta European euro EUR
    22 Czech Republic Czech koruna CZK
    23 Austria European euro EUR
    24 Slovenia European euro EUR
    25 Poland Polish zloty PLN
    26 Slovakia European euro EUR
    27 Hungary Hungarian forint HUF
    28 Croatia Croatian kuna HRK
    29 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark BAM
    30 Montenegro European euro EUR
    31 Serbia Serbian dinar RSD
    32 Albania Albanian lek ALL
    33 North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia) Macedonian denar MKD
    34 Greece European euro EUR
    35 Finland European euro EUR
    36 Estonia European euro EUR
    37 Latvia European euro EUR
    38 Lithuania European euro EUR
    39 Belarus Belarusian ruble BYN
    40 Ukraine Ukrainian hryvnia UAH
    41 Moldova Moldovan leu MDL
    42 Romania Romanian leu RON
    43 Bulgaria Bulgarian lev BGN
    44 Russia Russian ruble RUB

North American Countries with their Currencies from North to South

The following list shows North American continent's different countries with their currencies and the corresponding ISO codes


    Sl. No. Country Name Currency ISO Code
    1 Canada Canadian dollar CAD
    2 United States of America United States dollar USD
    3 Mexico Mexican peso MXN
    4 The Bahamas Bahamian dollar BSD
    5 Cuba Cuban peso CUP
    6 Jamaica Jamaican dollar JMD
    7 Haiti Haitian gourde HTG
    8 Dominican Republic Dominican peso DOP
    9 Saint Kitts and Nevis East Caribbean dollar XCD
    10 Antigua and Barbuda East Caribbean dollar XCD
    11 Dominica East Caribbean dollar XCD
    12 Saint Lucia East Caribbean dollar XCD
    13 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines East Caribbean dollar XCD
    14 Barbados Barbadian dollar BBD
    15 Grenada East Caribbean dollar XCD
    16 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago dollar TTD
    17 Belize Belize dollar BZD
    18 Guatemala Guatemalan quetzal GTQ
    19 Honduras Honduran lempira HNL
    20 El Salvador United States dollar USD
    21 Nicaragua Nicaraguan cordoba NIO
    22 Costa Rica Costa Rican colon CRC
    23 Panama United States dollar USD

South American Countries and their Currencies from North to South

The following list shows South American continent's all countries and their currency and the corresponding ISO codes


    Sl. No. Country Name Currency ISO Code
    1 Colombia Colombian peso COP
    2 Venezuela Venezuelan bolivar VES
    3 Guyana Guyanese dollar GYD
    4 Suriname Surinamese dollar SRD
    5 Ecuador United States dollar USD
    6 Peru Peruvian sol PEN
    7 Brazil Brazilian real BRL
    8 Bolivia Bolivian boliviano BOB
    9 Chile Chilean peso CLP
    10 Paraguay Paraguayan guarani PYG
    11 Uruguay Uruguayan peso UYU
    12 Argentina Argentine peso ARS