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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