What money do you use depends on where are you living or planning to travel. Totally, there are 164 official national currencies circulating around the world. Although the number of the independent countries is 197 plus about five dozen of dependent territories. The matter is, that some of them don't have their own money and officially use the foreign currency. Thus the European euro is used in 35 independent states and overseas territories, the United States dollar is used in 10 foreign countries and in the USA, the West African CFA franc - in 8 and the Central African CFA franc - in 6 African states, the East Caribbean dollar - in 6 Caribbean nations. The world's most-traded currency is the US dollar with about 47% share of global payments and 87% of the forex market's daily turnover. On the second place is the Euro, having about 33% of the daily forex transactions and 28% share of the international bank payments.
Country | Currency | ISO-4217 | |
Afghanistan | Afghanistan Afghani | AFN | |
Albania | Albanian Lek | ALL | |
Algeria | Algerian Dinar | DZD | |
American Samoa | US Dollar | USD | |
Andorra | Euro | EUR | |
Angola | Angolan Kwanza | AOA | |
Anguilla | East Caribbean Dollar | XCD | |
Antarctica | |||
Antigua and Barbuda | East Caribbean Dollar | XCD | |
Argentina | Argentine Peso | ARS | |
Armenia | Armenian Dram | AMD | |
Aruba | Aruban Florin | AWG | |
Australia | Australian Dollar | AUD | |
Austria | Euro | EUR | |
Azerbaijan | |||
Bahamas | Bahamian Dollar | BSD | |
Bahrain | Bahraini Dinar | BHD | |
Bangladesh | Bangladeshi Taka | BDT | |
Barbados | Barbados Dollar | BBD | |
Belarus | |||
Belgium | Euro | EUR | |
Belize | Belize Dollar | BZD | |
Benin | Communauté Financière Africaine BCEAO - Francs | XOF | |
Bermuda | Bermudian Dollar | BMD | |
Bhutan | Bhutan Ngultrum | BTN | |
Bolivia | Bolivian Boliviano | BOB | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
Botswana | Botswanian Pula | BWP | |
Brazil | Brazilian Real | BRL | |
British Indian Ocean Territory | US Dollar | USD | |
British Virgin Islands | US Dollar | USD | |
Brunei | Brunei Dollar | BND | |
Bulgaria | Bulgarian Lev | BGN | |
Burkina Faso | Communauté Financière Africaine BCEAO - Francs | XOF | |
Burundi | Burundi Franc | BIF | |
Cambodia | Kampuchean (Cambodian) Riel | KHR | |
Cameroon | Communauté Financière Africaine BEAC, Francs | XAF | |
Canada | Canadian Dollar | CAD | |
Cape Verde | Cape Verde Escudo | CVE | |
Cayman Islands | Cayman Islands Dollar | KYD | |
Central African Republic | Communauté Financière Africaine BEAC, Francs | XAF | |
Chad | Communauté Financière Africaine BEAC, Francs | XAF | |
Chile | Chilean Peso | CLP | |
China | Yuan (Chinese) Renminbi | CNY | |
Christmas Island | Australian Dollar | AUD | |
Cocos Islands | Australian Dollar | AUD | |
Colombia | Colombian Peso | COP | |
Comoros | Comoros Franc | KMF | |
Cook Islands | New Zealand Dollar | NZD | |
Costa Rica | Costa Rican Colon | CRC | |
Croatia | |||
Cuba | Cuban Peso | CUP | |
Curacao | Netherlands Antillian Guilder | ANG | |
Cyprus | Euro | EUR | |
Czech Republic | Czech Republic Koruna | CZK | |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | |||
Denmark | Danish Krone | DKK | |
Djibouti | |||
Dominica | East Caribbean Dollar | XCD | |
Dominican Republic | Dominican Peso | DOP | |
East Timor | US Dollar | USD | |
Ecuador | US Dollar | USD | |
Egypt | Egyptian Pound | EGP | |
El Salvador | US Dollar | USD | |
Equatorial Guinea | Communauté Financière Africaine BEAC, Francs | XAF | |
Eritrea | |||
Estonia | Euro | EUR | |
Ethiopia | Ethiopian Birr | ETB | |
Falkland Islands | Falkland Islands Pound | FKP | |
Faroe Islands | Danish Krone | DKK | |
Fiji | Fiji Dollar | FJD | |
Finland | Euro | EUR | |
France | Euro | EUR | |
French Polynesia | Comptoirs Français du Pacifique Francs | XPF | |
Gabon | Communauté Financière Africaine BEAC, Francs | XAF | |
Gambia | Gambian Dalasi | GMD | |
Georgia | |||
Germany | Euro | EUR | |
Ghana | Ghanaian Cedi | GHS | |
Gibraltar | Gibraltar Pound | GIP | |
Greece | Euro | EUR | |
Greenland | Danish Krone | DKK | |
Grenada | East Caribbean Dollar | XCD | |
Guam | US Dollar | USD | |
Guatemala | Guatemalan Quetzal | GTQ | |
Guernsey | British Pound | GBP | |
Guinea | Guinea Franc | GNF | |
Guinea-Bissau | Communauté Financière Africaine BCEAO - Francs | XOF | |
Guyana | Guyanan Dollar | GYD | |
Haiti | Haitian Gourde | HTG | |
Honduras | Honduran Lempira | HNL | |
Hong Kong | Hong Kong Dollar | HKD | |
Hungary | Hungarian Forint | HUF | |
Iceland | |||
India | Indian Rupee | INR | |
Indonesia | Indonesian Rupiah | IDR | |
Iran | Iranian Rial | IRR | |
Iraq | Iraqi Dinar | IQD | |
Ireland | Euro | EUR | |
Isle of Man | British Pound | GBP | |
Israel | Israeli Shekel | ILS | |
Italy | Euro | EUR | |
Ivory Coast | Communauté Financière Africaine BCEAO - Francs | XOF | |
Jamaica | Jamaican Dollar | JMD | |
Japan | Japanese Yen | JPY | |
Jersey | British Pound | GBP | |
Jordan | Jordanian Dinar | JOD | |
Kazakhstan | |||
Kenya | Kenyan Schilling | KES | |
Kiribati | Australian Dollar | AUD | |
Kosovo | Euro | EUR | |
Kuwait | Kuwaiti Dinar | KWD | |
Kyrgyzstan | |||
Laos | Lao Kip | LAK | |
Latvia | Euro | EUR | |
Lebanon | Lebanese Pound | LBP | |
Lesotho | Lesotho Loti | LSL | |
Liberia | Liberian Dollar | LRD | |
Libya | Libyan Dinar | LYD | |
Liechtenstein | Swiss Franc | CHF | |
Lithuania | Euro | EUR | |
Luxembourg | Euro | EUR | |
Macau | Macau Pataca | MOP | |
Macedonia | |||
Madagascar | |||
Malawi | Malawi Kwacha | MWK | |
Malaysia | Malaysian Ringgit | MYR | |
Maldives | Maldive Rufiyaa | MVR | |
Mali | Communauté Financière Africaine BCEAO - Francs | XOF | |
Malta | Euro | EUR | |
Marshall Islands | US Dollar | USD | |
Mauritania | Mauritanian Ouguiya | MRO | |
Mauritius | Mauritius Rupee | MUR | |
Mayotte | Euro | EUR | |
Mexico | |||
Micronesia | US Dollar | USD | |
Moldova | |||
Monaco | Euro | EUR | |
Mongolia | Mongolian Tugrik | MNT | |
Montenegro | Euro | EUR | |
Montserrat | East Caribbean Dollar | XCD | |
Morocco | Moroccan Dirham | MAD | |
Mozambique | |||
Myanmar | |||
Namibia | Namibian Dollar | NAD | |
Nauru | Australian Dollar | AUD | |
Nepal | Nepalese Rupee | NPR | |
Netherlands | Euro | EUR | |
Netherlands Antilles | |||
New Caledonia | Comptoirs Français du Pacifique Francs | XPF | |
New Zealand | New Zealand Dollar | NZD | |
Nicaragua | Nicaraguan Cordoba | NIO | |
Niger | Communauté Financière Africaine BCEAO - Francs | XOF | |
Nigeria | Nigerian Naira | NGN | |
Niue | New Zealand Dollar | NZD | |
North Korea | North Korean Won | KPW | |
Northern Mariana Islands | US Dollar | USD | |
Norway | Norwegian Kroner | NOK | |
Oman | Omani Rial | OMR | |
Pakistan | Pakistan Rupee | PKR | |
Palau | US Dollar | USD | |
Palestine | Israeli Shekel | ILS | |
Panama | Panamanian Balboa | PAB | |
Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea Kina | PGK | |
Paraguay | Paraguay Guarani | PYG | |
Peru | Peruvian Nuevo Sol | PEN | |
Philippines | Philippine Peso | PHP | |
Pitcairn | New Zealand Dollar | NZD | |
Poland | Polish Zloty | PLN | |
Portugal | Euro | EUR | |
Puerto Rico | US Dollar | USD | |
Qatar | Qatari Rial | QAR | |
Republic of the Congo | Communauté Financière Africaine BEAC, Francs | XAF | |
Reunion | Euro | EUR | |
Romania | Romanian Leu | RON | |
Russia | Russian Ruble | RUB | |
Rwanda | Rwanda Franc | RWF | |
Saint Barthelemy | Euro | EUR | |
Saint Helena | St. Helena Pound | SHP | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | East Caribbean Dollar | XCD | |
Saint Lucia | East Caribbean Dollar | XCD | |
Saint Martin | Euro | EUR | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Euro | EUR | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | East Caribbean Dollar | XCD | |
Samoa | Samoan Tala | WST | |
San Marino | Euro | EUR | |
Sao Tome and Principe | Sao Tome and Principe Dobra | STD | |
Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabian Riyal | SAR | |
Senegal | Communauté Financière Africaine BCEAO - Francs | XOF | |
Serbia | |||
Seychelles | Seychelles Rupee | SCR | |
Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone Leone | SLL | |
Singapore | Singapore Dollar | SGD | |
Sint Maarten | Netherlands Antillian Guilder | ANG | |
Slovakia | Euro | EUR | |
Slovenia | Euro | EUR | |
Solomon Islands | Solomon Islands Dollar | SBD | |
Somalia | Somali Schilling | SOS | |
South Africa | South African Rand | ZAR | |
South Korea | (South) Korean Won | KRW | |
South Sudan | |||
Spain | Euro | EUR | |
Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka Rupee | LKR | |
Sudan | |||
Suriname | |||
Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Norwegian Kroner | NOK | |
Swaziland | Swaziland Lilangeni | SZL | |
Sweden | Swedish Krona | SEK | |
Switzerland | Swiss Franc | CHF | |
Syria | Syrian Potmd | SYP | |
Taiwan | Taiwan Dollar | TWD | |
Tajikistan | |||
Tanzania | Tanzanian Schilling | TZS | |
Thailand | Thai Baht | THB | |
Togo | Communauté Financière Africaine BCEAO - Francs | XOF | |
Tokelau | New Zealand Dollar | NZD | |
Tonga | Tongan Paanga | TOP | |
Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago Dollar | TTD | |
Tunisia | Tunisian Dinar | TND | |
Turkey | Turkish Lira | TRY | |
Turkmenistan | |||
Turks and Caicos Islands | US Dollar | USD | |
Tuvalu | Australian Dollar | AUD | |
U.S. Virgin Islands | US Dollar | USD | |
Uganda | Uganda Shilling | UGX | |
Ukraine | |||
United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates Dirham | AED | |
United Kingdom | British Pound | GBP | |
United States | US Dollar | USD | |
Uruguay | Uruguayan Peso | UYU | |
Uzbekistan | |||
Vanuatu | Vanuatu Vatu | VUV | |
Vatican | Euro | EUR | |
Venezuela | Venezualan Bolivar | VEF | |
Vietnam | Vietnamese Dong | VND | |
Wallis and Futuna | Comptoirs Français du Pacifique Francs | XPF | |
Western Sahara | Moroccan Dirham | MAD | |
Yemen | Yemeni Rial | YER | |
Zambia | |||
Zimbabwe |