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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