List of Countries and their Currency

There are over 195 countries in the world and seven continents such as Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America and Antarctica. Each country is different with its own history, architecture, struggles, culture and political identity. One thing that invariably is common amongst all countries is the use of money as a medium of exchange. All countries irrespective of whether they are small or big, landlocked or island-based, rich or poor, have a specific currency used for all monetary transactions. In this blog, let’s take a tour around the world and look at the list of countries and their currency! 

Asia: Countries & their Currencies

Here is the list of some countries of Asia with their currency-

Country	Currency	Symbols
Afghanistan	Afghan Afghani (AFN)	؋
Bangladesh	Bangladeshi Taka (BDT)	৳
Bhutan	Bhutanese Ngultrum (BTN)	Nu
Cambodia	Cambodian Riel (KHR)	៛
China	Chinese Renminbi Yuan (CNY)	¥
India	Indian Rupee (INR)	₹
Israel	Israel Shekel (ILS)	₪
Japan	Japanese Yen (JPY)	¥, 円, 圓
Kuwait	Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD)	د.ك
Laos	Lao Kip (LAK)	₭, ₭N
Malaysia	Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)	RM
Nepal	Nepalese Rupee (NPR)	रू
North Korea	North Korean Won (KPW)	₩
Philippines	Philippine Peso (PHP)	₱
South Korea	South Korean Won (KRW)	₩
United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED)	د.إ

Africa: Countries & their Currencies

Here is the list of countries of Africa with their currency-

Country	Currency	Symbol
Algeria	Dinar (DZD)	دج
Benin	CFA Franc (XOF)	CFA
Burkina Faso	CFA Franc (BCEAO XOF)	CFA
Cameroon	CFA Franc (BEAC XAF)	FCFA
Cape Verde	Cape Verde Escudo (CVE)	$, Esc
DR Congo	Franc (CDF)	FC
Djibouti	Djibouti Franc (DJF)	Fdj
Egypt	Pound (EGP)	£, E£, ج.م, and L.E
Ethiopia	Birr (ETB)	Br, ብር
Kenya	Shillings (KES)	/-, /=, K, Ksh
Libya	Dinar (LYD)	Dirham
Mauritius	Rupees (MUR)	₹
Nigeria	Naira (NGN)	₦
South Africa	Rand (ZAR)	R
Uganda	Shillings (UGX)	USh

Europe: Country & their Currencies

Here is the list of some countries of Europe with their currency-

Country	Currency	Symbol
Albania	Albanian lek (ALL)	L
Armenia	Armenian dram (AMD)	֏
Austria	European euro (EUR)	€
Belgium	European euro (EUR)	€
Croatia	Croatian kuna (HRK)	kn
Denmark	Danish krone (DKK)	Kr.
France	European euro (EUR)	€
Finland	European euro (EUR)	€
Gibraltar (UK)	Gibraltar pound (GIP)	£
Greece	European euro (EUR)	€
Iceland	Icelandic krona (ISK)	kr, Íkr
Ireland	European euro (EUR)	€
Malta	European euro (EUR)	€
Moldova	Moldovan leu (MDL)	L
Luxembourg	European euro (EUR)	€
Poland	Polish zloty (PLN)	zł
Portugal	European euro (EUR)	€
Russia	Russian Ruble (RUB)	₽
Spain	Spanish Peseta (EPS)	Pt
Serbia	Serbian dinar (RSD)	din
Slovenia	European euro (EUR)	€
Turkey	Turkish Lira (TRY)	₺
United Kingdom	Pound Sterling (GBP)	£

North America: Countries & their Currencies

Here is the list of some countries of North America with their currency-

Country	Currency	Symbol
Anguilla (UK)	East Caribbean dollar (XCD)	$
Bahamas	Bahamian dollar (BSD)	$
Barbados	Barbadian dollar (BBD)	$
Bermuda (UK)	Bermudian dollar (BMD)	$
British Virgin Islands (UK)	United States dollar (USD)	$
Canada	Canadian dollar (CAD)	$
Costa Rica	Costa Rican colon (CRC)	₡
Cuba	Cuban peso (CUP)	$, $MN, or ₱
Dominica	East Caribbean dollar (XCD)	$
Greenland (Denmark)	Danish krone (DKK)	Kr.
Jamaica	Jamaican dollar (JMD)	$
Martinique (France)	European euro (EUR)	€
Mexico	Mexican peso (MXN)	MX$
Panama	United States dollar (USD)	$
Puerto Rico (USA)	United States dollar (USD)	$
United States of America	United States dollar (USD)	$

South America: Countries & their Currencies

Here is the list of countries of South America with their currency

Country	Currency	Symbol
Argentina	Argentine peso (ARS)	$
Bolivia	Bolivian boliviano (BOB)	Bs
Brazil	Brazilian real (BRL)	R$
Chile	Chilean peso (CLP)	$
Colombia	Colombian peso (COP)	$
Ecuador	United States dollar (USD)	$
Falkland Islands (UK)	Falkland Islands pound (FKP)	£
Guyana	Guyanese dollar (GYD)	$
Paraguay	Paraguayan guarani (PYG)	₲
Peru	Peruvian sol (PEN)	S/
South Georgia Island (UK)	Pound sterling (GBP)	£
Suriname	Surinamese dollar (SRD)	$
Uruguay	Uruguayan peso (UYU)	$
Venezuela	Venezuelan bolivar (VES)	Bs
South Georgia Island (UK)	Pound sterling (GBP)	£

Australia: Countries & their Currencies

Here is the list of some countries of Australia with their currency-

Country	Currency	Symbol
American Samoa (USA)	United States dollar (USD)	$
Australia	Australian dollar (AUD)	$
Fiji	Fijian dollar (FJD)	$
French Polynesia (France)	CFP franc (XPF)
Guam (USA)	United States dollar (USD)	$
Kiribati	Australian dollar (AUD)	$
Marshall Islands	United States dollar (USD)	$
Nauru	Australian dollar (AUD)	$
New Zealand	New Zealand dollar (NZD)	$
Niue (New Zealand)	New Zealand dollar (NZD)	$
Palau	United States dollar (USD)	$
Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinean kina (PGK)	K
Samoa	Samoan tala (WST)	SAT, ST, T, WS$
Wake Island (USA)	United States dollar (USD)	$
Tokelau (New Zealand)	New Zealand dollar (NZD)	$

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