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Economy > Currency: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: The national medium of exchange and its basic sub-unit.
COUNTRY DESCRIPTION
Afghanistan afghani
Akrotiri euro adopted 1 January 2008; note - the Cypriot pound formerly used
Albania lek
Algeria Algerian dinar
American Samoa US dollar
Andorra euro
Angola kwanza
Anguilla East Caribbean dollar
Antigua and Barbuda East Caribbean dollar
Argentina Argentine peso
Armenia dram
Aruba Aruban guilder/florin
Australia Australian dollar
Austria euro
Azerbaijan Azerbaijani manat
Bahrain Bahraini dinar
Bangladesh taka
Barbados Barbadian dollar
Belarus Belarusian ruble
Belgium euro
Belize Belizean dollar
Benin Communaute Financiere Africaine franc ; note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
Bermuda Bermudian dollar
Bhutan ngultrum ; Indian rupee
Bolivia boliviano
Bosnia and Herzegovina konvertibilna marka (convertible mark)
Botswana pula
Brazil real
British Indian Ocean Territory US Dollar
British Virgin Islands US dollar
Brunei Bruneian dollar
Bulgaria lev
Burkina Faso Communaute Financiere Africaine franc ; note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
Burma kyat
Burundi Burundi franc
Cambodia riel
Cameroon Communaute Financiere Africaine franc ; note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States
Canada Canadian dollar
Cape Verde Cape Verdean escudo
Cayman Islands Caymanian dollar
Central African Republic Communaute Financiere Africaine franc ; note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States
Chad Communaute Financiere Africaine franc ; note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States
Chile Chilean peso
China Renminbi ; note - also referred to by the unit yuan
Christmas Island Australian dollar
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Australian dollar
Colombia Colombian peso
Comoros Comoran franc
Congo, Republic of the Communaute Financiere Africaine franc ; note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States
Cook Islands NZ dollar
Costa Rica Costa Rican colon
Cote d'Ivoire Communaute Financiere Africaine franc ; note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
Croatia kuna
Cuba Cuban peso and Convertible peso
Cyprus Cypriot pound ; euro after 1 January 2008
Czech Republic Czech koruna
Democratic Republic of the Congo Congolese franc
Denmark Danish krone
Dhekelia euro adopted 1 January 2008; note - the Cypriot pound formerly used
Djibouti Djiboutian franc
Dominica East Caribbean dollar
Dominican Republic Dominican peso
East Timor US dollar
Ecuador US dollar
Egypt Egyptian pound
El Salvador US dollar
Equatorial Guinea Communaute Financiere Africaine franc ; note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States
Eritrea nakfa
Estonia Estonian kroon
Ethiopia birr
European Union euro, British pound, Bulgarian lev, Czech koruna, Danish krone, Estonian kroon, Hungarian forint, Latvian lat, Lithuanian litas, Polish zloty, Romanian leu, Slovak koruna, Swedish krona
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Falkland pound
Faroe Islands Danish krone
Federated States of Micronesia US dollar
Fiji Fijian dollar
Finland euro
France euro
French Guiana euro
French Polynesia Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc
Gabon Communaute Financiere Africaine franc ; note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States
Gaza Strip new Israeli shekel
Georgia lari
Germany euro
Ghana Ghana cedi
Gibraltar Gibraltar pound
Greece euro
Greenland Danish krone
Grenada East Caribbean dollar
Guadeloupe euro
Guam US dollar
Guatemala quetzal , US dollar , others allowed
Guinea Guinean franc
Guinea-Bissau Communaute Financiere Africaine franc ; note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
Guyana Guyanese dollar
Haiti gourde
Holy See (Vatican City) euro
Honduras lempira
Hong Kong Hong Kong dollar
Hungary forint
Iceland Icelandic krona
India Indian rupee
Indonesia Indonesian rupiah
Iran Iranian rial
Iraq New Iraqi dinar as of 22 January 2004
Ireland euro
Israel new Israeli shekel ; note - NIS is the currency abbreviation; ILS is the International Organization for Standardization code for the NIS
Italy euro
Jamaica Jamaican dollar
Japan yen
Jordan Jordanian dinar
Kazakhstan tenge
Kenya Kenyan shilling
Kiribati Australian dollar
Kuwait Kuwaiti dinar
Kyrgyzstan som
Laos kip
Latvia lat
Lebanon Lebanese pound
Lesotho loti ; South African rand
Liberia Liberian dollar
Libya Libyan dinar
Liechtenstein Swiss franc
Lithuania litas
Luxembourg euro
Macau pataca
Madagascar ariary
Malawi Malawian kwacha
Malaysia ringgit
Maldives rufiyaa
Mali Communaute Financiere Africaine franc ; note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
Malta euro as of 1 January 2008; Maltese lira before then
Marshall Islands US dollar
Martinique euro
Mauritania ouguiya
Mauritius Mauritian rupee
Mayotte euro
Mexico Mexican peso
Moldova Moldovan leu
Monaco euro
Mongolia togrog/tugrik
Montenegro euro
Montserrat East Caribbean dollar
Morocco Moroccan dirham
Mozambique metical
Namibia Namibian dollar ; South African rand
Nauru Australian dollar
Nepal Nepalese rupee
Netherlands euro
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antillean guilder
New Caledonia Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc
New Zealand New Zealand dollar
Nicaragua gold cordoba
Niger Communaute Financiere Africaine franc ; note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
Nigeria naira
Niue New Zealand dollar
Norfolk Island Australian dollar
North Korea North Korean won
Northern Mariana Islands US dollar
Norway Norwegian krone
Oman Omani rial
Pakistan Pakistani rupee
Palau US dollar
Panama balboa ; US dollar
Papua New Guinea kina
Paraguay guarani
Peru nuevo sol
Philippines Philippine peso
Pitcairn Islands New Zealand dollar
Poland zloty
Portugal euro
Puerto Rico US dollar
Qatar Qatari rial
Reunion euro
Romania "new" leu was introduced in 2005; "old" leu was phased out in 2006; note - because of currency revaluation, 10,000 ROL = 1 RON
Russia Russian ruble
Rwanda Rwandan franc
Saint Barthelemy euro ; note - US dollar widely used
Saint Helena Saint Helenian pound
Saint Kitts and Nevis East Caribbean dollar
Saint Lucia East Caribbean dollar
Saint Martin euro ; note - US dollar widely used
Saint Pierre and Miquelon euro
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines East Caribbean dollar
Samoa tala
San Marino euro
Sao Tome and Principe dobra
Saudi Arabia Saudi riyal
Senegal Communaute Financiere Africaine franc ; note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
Seychelles Seychelles rupee
Sierra Leone leone
Singapore Singapore dollar
Slovakia Slovak koruna
Slovenia tolar
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands dollar
Somalia Somali shilling
South Africa rand
South Korea South Korean won
Spain euro
Sri Lanka Sri Lankan rupee
Sudan Sudanese pounds
Suriname Surinam dollar
Svalbard Norwegian krone
Swaziland lilangeni
Sweden Swedish krona
Switzerland Swiss franc
Syria Syrian pound
Taiwan New Taiwan dollar
Tajikistan somoni
Tanzania Tanzanian shilling
Thailand baht
The Bahamas Bahamian dollar
The Gambia dalasi
Togo Communaute Financiere Africaine franc ; note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
Tokelau New Zealand dollar
Tonga pa'anga
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago dollar
Tunisia Tunisian dinar
Turkey Turkish lira ; old Turkish lira before 1 January 2005
Turkmenistan Turkmen manat
Turks and Caicos Islands US dollar
Tuvalu Australian dollar ; note - there is also a Tuvaluan dollar
Uganda Ugandan shilling
Ukraine hryvnia
United Arab Emirates Emirati dirham
United Kingdom British pound
United States US dollar
Uruguay Uruguayan peso
Uzbekistan soum
Vanuatu vatu
Venezuela bolivar
Vietnam dong
Virgin Islands US dollar
Wallis and Futuna Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc
West Bank new Israeli shekel ; Jordanian dinar
Western Sahara Moroccan dirham
Yemen Yemeni rial
Zambia Zambian kwacha
Zimbabwe Zimbabwean dollar

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