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There are 180 currencies recognized as legal tender in United Nations (UN) member states, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, partially recognized or unrecognized states, and their dependencies. However, excluding the pegged (fixed exchange rate) currencies, there are only 130 currencies that are independent or pegged to a currency basket. Dependencies and unrecognized states are listed here only if another currency is used on their territory that is different from the one of the state that administers them or has jurisdiction over them.

Criteria for inclusion

A currency is a kind of money and medium of exchange. Currency includes paper, cotton, or polymer banknotes and metal coins. States generally have a monopoly on the issuing of currency, although some states share currencies with other states. For the purposes of this list, only currencies that are legal tender, including those used in actual commerce or issued for commemorative purposes, are considered "circulating currencies". This includes fractional units that have no physical form but are recognized by the issuing state, such as the United States mill, the Egyptian millieme, and the Japanese rin. Currencies used by non-state entities, like the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, scrips used by private entities, and other private, virtual, and alternative currencies are not included on this list.

List of circulating currencies by state or territory

Colour key and notes
  • Indicates that a given currency is pegged to another currency (details)
Italics indicates a state or territory with a low level of international recognition
State / Territory Currency Symbol or
Abbrev.
ISO code Fractional
unit
Number
to basic
 Abkhazia Abkhazian apsar аҧ (none) (none) (none)
Russian ruble RUB Kopeck 100
 Afghanistan Afghan afghani ؋‎ AFN Pul 100
 Akrotiri and Dhekelia Euro EUR Cent 100
 Albania Albanian lek L ALL Qintar 100
 Algeria Algerian dinar DA DZD Centime 100
 Andorra Euro EUR Cent 100
 Angola Angolan kwanza Kz AOA Cêntimo 100
 Anguilla Eastern Caribbean dollar EC$ XCD Cent 100
 Antigua and Barbuda Eastern Caribbean dollar EC$ XCD Cent 100
 Argentina Argentine peso $ ARS Centavo 100
 Armenia Armenian dram ֏ AMD Luma 100
 Aruba Aruban florin ƒ AWG Cent 100
Ascension Island Ascension Island Saint Helena pound £ SHP Penny 100
 Australia Australian dollar $ AUD Cent 100
 Austria Euro EUR Cent 100
 Azerbaijan Azerbaijani manat AZN Qəpik 100
 Bahamas, The Bahamian dollar $ BSD Cent 100
 Bahrain Bahraini dinar BD BHD Fils 1000
 Bangladesh Bangladeshi taka BDT Poisha 100
 Barbados Barbadian dollar $ BBD Cent 100
 Belarus Belarusian ruble Br BYN Kopeck 100
 Belgium Euro EUR Cent 100
 Belize Belize dollar $ BZD Cent 100
 Benin West African CFA franc F.CFA XOF Centime 100
 Bermuda Bermudian dollar $ BMD Cent 100
 Bhutan Bhutanese ngultrum Nu BTN Chetrum 100
Indian rupee INR Paisa 100
 Bolivia Bolivian boliviano Bs BOB Centavo 100
 Bonaire United States dollar $ USD Cent 100
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark KM BAM Fening 100
 Botswana Botswana pula P BWP Thebe 100
 Brazil Brazilian real R$ BRL Centavo 100
 British Indian Ocean Territory United States dollar $ USD Cent 100
 British Virgin Islands United States dollar $ USD Cent 100
 Brunei Brunei dollar $ BND Sen 100
Singapore dollar $ SGD Cent 100
 Bulgaria Bulgarian lev lv. BGN Stotinka 100
 Burkina Faso West African CFA franc F.CFA XOF Centime 100
 Burundi Burundian franc FBu BIF Centime 100
 Cambodia Cambodian riel KHR Sen 100
United States dollar $ USD Cent 100
 Cameroon Central African CFA franc F.CFA XAF Centime 100
 Canada Canadian dollar $ CAD Cent 100
 Cape Verde Cape Verdean escudo Cifrão symbol.svg CVE Centavo 100
 Cayman Islands Cayman Islands dollar $ KYD Cent 100
 Central African Republic Central African CFA franc F.CFA XAF Centime 100
 Chad Central African CFA franc F.CFA XAF Centime 100
 Chile Chilean peso $ CLP Centavo 100
 China Renminbi ¥ CNY Jiao 10
 Colombia Colombian peso $ COP Centavo 100
 Comoros Comorian franc FC KMF Centime 100
 Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congolese franc FC CDF Centime 100
 Congo, Republic of the Central African CFA franc F.CFA XAF Centime 100
 Cook Islands Cook Islands dollar $ (none) Cent 100
New Zealand dollar $ NZD Cent 100
 Costa Rica Costa Rican colón CRC Céntimo 100
 Côte d'Ivoire West African CFA franc F.CFA XOF Centime 100
 Croatia Euro EUR Cent 100
 Cuba Cuban peso $ CUP Centavo 100
 Curaçao Netherlands Antillean guilder ƒ ANG Cent 100
 Cyprus Euro EUR Cent 100
 Czech Republic Czech koruna CZK Heller 100
 Denmark Danish krone kr DKK Øre 100
 Djibouti Djiboutian franc Fdj DJF Centime 100
 Dominica Eastern Caribbean dollar EC$ XCD Cent 100
 Dominican Republic Dominican peso $ DOP Centavo 100
 East Timor United States dollar $ USD Centavo 100
 Ecuador United States dollar $ USD Centavo 100
 Egypt Egyptian pound LE EGP Piastre 100
 El Salvador United States dollar $ USD Cent 100
Bitcoin (none) Satoshi 100000000
 Equatorial Guinea Central African CFA franc F.CFA XAF Centime 100
 Eritrea Eritrean nakfa Nkf ERN Cent 100
 Estonia Euro EUR Cent 100
 Eswatini Swazi lilangeni L or E (pl.) SZL Cent 100
South African rand R ZAR Cent 100
 Ethiopia Ethiopian birr Br ETB Santim 100
 Falkland Islands Falkland Islands pound £ FKP Penny 100
Sterling £ GBP Penny 100
 Faroe Islands Danish krone kr DKK Øre 100
Faroese króna kr (none) Oyra 100
 Fiji Fijian dollar $ FJD Cent 100
 Finland Euro EUR Cent 100
 France Euro EUR Cent 100
 French Polynesia CFP franc XPF Centime 100
 French Southern and Antarctic Lands Euro EUR Cent 100
 Gabon Central African CFA franc F.CFA XAF Centime 100
 Gambia, The Gambian dalasi D GMD Butut 100
 Georgia Georgian lari GEL Tetri 100
 Germany Euro EUR Cent 100
 Ghana Ghanaian cedi GHS Pesewa 100
 Gibraltar Gibraltar pound £ GIP Penny 100
Sterling £ GBP Penny 100
 Greece Euro EUR Cent 100
 Greenland Danish krone kr DKK Øre 100
 Grenada Eastern Caribbean dollar EC$ XCD Cent 100
 Guatemala Guatemalan quetzal Q GTQ Centavo 100
 Bailiwick of Guernsey Guernsey pound £ (none) Penny 100
Sterling £ GBP Penny 100
 Guinea Guinean franc Fr GNF Centime 100
 Guinea-Bissau West African CFA franc F.CFA XOF Centime 100
 Guyana Guyanese dollar $ GYD Cent 100
 Haiti Haitian gourde G HTG Centime 100
 Honduras Honduran lempira L HNL Centavo 100
 Hong Kong Hong Kong dollar $ HKD Cent 100
 Hungary Hungarian forint Ft HUF Fillér 100
 Iceland Icelandic króna kr ISK Eyrir 100
 India Indian rupee INR Paisa 100
 Indonesia Indonesian rupiah Rp IDR Sen 100
 Iran Iranian rial Rl or Rls (pl.) IRR Rial 1
 Iraq Iraqi dinar ID IQD Fils 1000
 Ireland Euro EUR Cent 100
 Isle of Man Manx pound £ (none) Penny 100
Sterling £ GBP Penny 100
 Israel Israeli new shekel ILS Agora 100
 Italy Euro EUR Cent 100
 Jamaica Jamaican dollar $ JMD Cent 100
 Japan Japanese yen ¥ JPY Sen 100
 Jersey Jersey pound £ (none) Penny 100
Sterling £ GBP Penny 100
 Jordan Jordanian dinar JD JOD Piastre 100
 Kazakhstan Kazakhstani tenge KZT Tıyn 100
 Kenya Kenyan shilling Sh or Shs (pl.) KES Cent 100
 Kiribati Kiribati dollar $ (none) Cent 100
Australian dollar $ AUD Cent 100
 Korea, North North Korean won KPW Chon 100
 Korea, South South Korean won KRW Jeon 100
 Kosovo Euro EUR Cent 100
 Kuwait Kuwaiti dinar KD KWD Fils 1000
 Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz som KGS Tyiyn 100
 Laos Lao kip LAK Att 100
 Latvia Euro EUR Cent 100
 Lebanon Lebanese pound LL LBP Piastre 100
 Lesotho Lesotho loti L or M (pl.) LSL Sente 100
South African rand R ZAR Cent 100
 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Falkland Islands pound £ FKP Penny 100
Sterling £ GBP Penny 100
 Liberia Liberian dollar $ LRD Cent 100
United States dollar $ USD Cent 100
 Libya Libyan dinar LD LYD Dirham 1000
 Liechtenstein Swiss franc Fr CHF Rappen 100
 Lithuania Euro EUR Cent 100
 Luxembourg Euro EUR Cent 100
 Macau Macanese pataca $ or P MOP Avo 100
Hong Kong dollar $ HKD Cent 100
 Madagascar Malagasy ariary Ar MGA Iraimbilanja 5
 Malawi Malawian kwacha K MWK Tambala 100
 Malaysia Malaysian ringgit RM MYR Sen 100
 Maldives Maldivian rufiyaa Rf MVR Laari 100
 Mali West African CFA franc F.CFA XOF Centime 100
 Malta Euro EUR Cent 100
 Marshall Islands United States dollar $ USD Cent 100
 Mauritania Mauritanian ouguiya UM MRU Khoums 5
 Mauritius Mauritian rupee Re or Rs (pl.) MUR Cent 100
 Mexico Mexican peso $ MXN Centavo 100
 Micronesia United States dollar $ USD Cent 100
 Moldova Moldovan leu Leu or Lei (pl.) MDL Ban 100
 Monaco Euro EUR Cent 100
 Mongolia Mongolian tögrög MNT Möngö 100
 Montenegro Euro EUR Cent 100
 Montserrat Eastern Caribbean dollar EC$ XCD Cent 100
 Morocco Moroccan dirham DH MAD Centime 100
 Mozambique Mozambican metical Mt MZN Centavo 100
 Myanmar Burmese kyat K or Ks (pl.) MMK Pya 100
 Namibia Namibian dollar $ NAD Cent 100
South African rand R ZAR Cent 100
 Nauru Australian dollar $ AUD Cent 100
 Nepal Nepalese rupee Re or Rs (pl.) NPR Paisa 100
Indian rupee INR Paisa 100
 Netherlands Euro EUR Cent 100
 New Caledonia CFP franc XPF Centime 100
 New Zealand New Zealand dollar $ NZD Cent 100
 Nicaragua Nicaraguan córdoba C$ NIO Centavo 100
 Niger West African CFA franc F.CFA XOF Centime 100
 Nigeria Nigerian naira NGN Kobo 100
 Niue New Zealand dollar $ NZD Cent 100
Niue dollar $ (none) Cent 100
 North Macedonia Macedonian denar DEN MKD Deni 100
 Northern Cyprus Turkish lira TRY Kuruş 100
 Norway Norwegian krone kr NOK Øre 100
 Oman Omani rial RO OMR Baisa 1000
 Pakistan Pakistani rupee Re or Rs (pl.) PKR Paisa 100
 Palau United States dollar $ USD Cent 100
 Palestine Israeli new shekel ILS Agora 100
Jordanian dinar JD JOD Piastre 100
 Panama Panamanian balboa B/ PAB Centésimo 100
United States dollar $ USD Cent 100
 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinean kina K PGK Toea 100
 Paraguay Paraguayan guaraní PYG Céntimo 100
 Peru Peruvian sol S/ PEN Céntimo 100
 Philippines Philippine peso PHP Sentimo 100
 Pitcairn Islands New Zealand dollar $ NZD Cent 100
Pitcairn Islands dollar $ (none) Cent 100
 Poland Polish złoty PLN Grosz 100
 Portugal Euro EUR Cent 100
 Qatar Qatari riyal QR QAR Dirham 100
 Romania Romanian leu Leu or Lei (pl.) RON Ban 100
 Russia Russian ruble RUB Kopeck 100
 Rwanda Rwandan franc FRw RWF Centime 100
 Saba United States dollar $ USD Cent 100
 Sahrawi Republic Moroccan dirham DH MAD Centime 100
Sahrawi peseta Pta or Pts (pl.) (none) Centime 100
 Saint Helena Saint Helena pound £ SHP Penny 100
Sterling £ GBP Penny 100
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Eastern Caribbean dollar EC$ XCD Cent 100
 Saint Lucia Eastern Caribbean dollar EC$ XCD Cent 100
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon Euro EUR Cent 100
Canadian dollar $ CAD Cent 100
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Eastern Caribbean dollar EC$ XCD Cent 100
 Samoa Samoan tālā $ WST Sene 100
 Saint Barthélemy Euro EUR Cent 100
 San Marino Euro EUR Cent 100
 São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe dobra Db STN Cêntimo 100
 Saudi Arabia Saudi riyal Rl or Rls (pl.) SAR Halala 100
 Senegal West African CFA franc F.CFA XOF Centime 100
 Serbia Serbian dinar DIN RSD Para 100
 Seychelles Seychellois rupee Re or Rs (pl.) SCR Cent 100
 Sierra Leone Sierra Leonean leone Le SLE Cent 100
 Singapore Singapore dollar $ SGD Cent 100
Brunei dollar $ BND Sen 100
 Sint Eustatius United States dollar $ USD Cent 100
 Sint Maarten Netherlands Antillean guilder ƒ ANG Cent 100
 Slovakia Euro EUR Cent 100
 Slovenia Euro EUR Cent 100
 Solomon Islands Solomon Islands dollar $ SBD Cent 100
 Somalia Somali shilling Sh or Shs (pl.) SOS Cent 100
 Somaliland Somaliland shilling Sh or Shs (pl.) (none) Cent 100
 South Africa South African rand R ZAR Cent 100
 South Ossetia Russian ruble RUB Kopeck 100
 South Sudan South Sudanese pound SS£ SSP Piaster 100
 Spain Euro EUR Cent 100
 Sri Lanka Sri Lankan rupee Re or Rs (pl.) LKR Cent 100
 Sudan Sudanese pound LS SDG Piastre 100
 Suriname Surinamese dollar $ SRD Cent 100
 Sweden Swedish krona kr SEK Öre 100
 Switzerland Swiss franc Fr CHF Rappen 100
 Syria Syrian pound LS SYP Piastre 100
 Taiwan New Taiwan dollar $ TWD Cent 100
 Tajikistan Tajikistani somoni SM TJS Diram 100
 Tanzania Tanzanian shilling Sh or Shs (pl.) TZS Cent 100
 Thailand Thai baht ฿ THB Satang 100
 Togo West African CFA franc F.CFA XOF Centime 100
 Tonga Tongan paʻanga T$ TOP Seniti 100
 Transnistria Transnistrian ruble р (none) Kopeck 100
 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago dollar $ TTD Cent 100
 Tunisia Tunisian dinar DT TND Millime 1000
 Turkey Turkish lira TRY Kuruş 100
 Turkmenistan Turkmenistani manat m TMT Tenge 100
 Turks and Caicos Islands United States dollar $ USD Cent 100
 Tuvalu Tuvaluan dollar $ (none) Cent 100
Australian dollar $ AUD Cent 100
 Uganda Ugandan shilling Sh or Shs (pl.) UGX (none) (none)
 Ukraine Ukrainian hryvnia UAH Kopeck 100
 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates dirham Dh or Dhs (pl.) AED Fils 100
 United Kingdom Sterling £ GBP Penny 100
 United States United States dollar $ USD Cent 100
 Uruguay Uruguayan peso $ UYU Centésimo 100
 Uzbekistan Uzbekistani sum UZS Tiyin 100
 Vanuatu Vanuatu vatu VT VUV Cent 100
 Vatican City Euro EUR Cent 100
 Venezuela Venezuelan sovereign bolívar Bs.S VES Céntimo 1
Venezuelan digital bolívar Bs.D VED Céntimo 100
United States dollar $ USD Cent 100
 Vietnam Vietnamese đồng VND Hào 10
 Wallis and Futuna CFP franc XPF Centime 100
 Yemen Yemeni rial Rl or Rls (pl.) YER Fils 100
 Zambia Zambian kwacha K ZMW Ngwee 100
 Zimbabwe Zimbabwean dollar $ ZWL Cent 100
Zimbabwe gold ZiG ZWG (none) (none)
United States dollar $ USD Cent 100

Currencies by number of countries/territories

Currency Symbol or

Abbrev.

ISO code Fractional

unit

Number

to basic

Number of countries/ territories Countries/ territories
Euro EUR Cent 100 43 Akrotiri and Dhekelia, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland (Åland), France (French Guiana, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon), Germany, Greece (Mount Athos), Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Portugal (Azores, Madeira), San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (Canary Islands, Ceuta, Melilla), Vatican City
United States dollar $ USD Cent 100 23 United States (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, United States Virgin Islands), Bonaire, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Liberia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Turks and Caicos Islands, Venezuela, Zimbabwe
Australian dollar $ AUD Cent 100 11 Australia (Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Coral Sea Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Norfolk Island), Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu
Sterling £ GBP Penny 100 10 United Kingdom (Bailiwick of Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Saint Helena, British Antarctic Territory, Tristan da Cunha)
Eastern Caribbean dollar EC$ XCD Cent 100 8 Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
West African CFA franc Fr, F.CFA XOF Centime 100 8 Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo
New Zealand dollar $ NZD Cent 100 6 New Zealand (Cook Islands, Niue, Ross Dependency, Tokelau), Pitcairn Islands
Norwegian krone kr NOK Øre 100 6 Norway (Bouvet Island, Jan Mayen, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Svalbard)
Central African CFA franc Fr, F.CFA XAF Centime 100 6 Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon
South African rand R ZAR Cent 100 4 South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia
CFP franc ₣, F, or Fr XPF Centime 100 3 French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna
Chilean peso $ CLP Centavo 100 3 Chile (Chilean Antarctic Territory, Easter Island)
Danish krone kr DKK Øre 100 3 Denmark (Faroe Islands, Greenland)
Indian rupee INR Paisa 100 3 India, Bhutan, Nepal
Russian rouble RUB Kopeck 100 3 Russia, Abkhazia, South Ossetia
Turkish lira TRY Kuruş 100 2 Turkey, Northern Cyprus
Algerian dinar DA DZD Centime 100 2 Algeria, Sahrawi Republic
Mauritanian ouguiya UM MRU Khoums 5 2 Mauritania, Sahrawi Republic
Moroccan dirham DH MAD Centime 100 2 Morocco, Sahrawi Republic
Israeli new shekel ILS Agora 100 2 Israel, Palestine
Jordanian dinar د.أ JOD Piastre 100 2 Jordan, Palestine
Brunei dollar B$ BND Sen 100 2 Brunei, Singapore
Singapore dollar $, S$ SGD Cent 100 2 Singapore, Brunei
Hong Kong dollar $, HK$ or 元 HKD Cent 100 2 Hong Kong, Macau
Swiss franc Fr CHF Rappen 100 2 Switzerland, Liechtenstein
Netherlands Antillean guilder ƒ, NAƒ, NAf, or f ANG Cent 100 2 Curaçao, Sint Maarten
Saint Helena pound £ SHP Penny 100 2 Saint Helena, Ascension Island
Falkland Islands pound £ FKP Penny 100 2 Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Canadian Dollar $ CAD Cent 100 2 Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon

See also

  • List of currencies
  • Reserve currency § Global currency reserves - currencies in most common use internationally
  • List of historical currencies
  • Money
  • Private currency
  • Exchange rate
  • List of countries by exchange rate regime
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