"World currencies" redirects here. For national currencies commmonly used for international trade, see World currency.
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.
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U.S. dollar, the official currency of the United States, the world's dominant reserve currency and the most traded currency globally.
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Euro, the currency used by the most of countries and territories, the second-largest reserve currency and the second-most traded currency.
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Some currencies, such as the Abkhazian apsar, are not used in day-to-day commerce, but are legal tender in their issuing jurisdiction.
List of circulating currencies by state or territory
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