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    List of Countries and Currencies of the World - Check the full list here

    Sep 6, 2022, 16:55 IST

    Currency is the medium to exchange goods and services. It is the money that is in circulation in the form of notes or coins. Know about the complete country and currency list of the world in here.

    Countries and Currencies of the World
    Countries and Currencies of the World

    Countries and Currencies of The World: There are more than 200 countries in the world and each country uses a different currency. The most popular currencies in the world are the dollar, euro, pound, dinar, rial, yen etc.

     

    When travelling from one country to another, a currency exchange needs to be done in order to perform transactions in that country.

     

    Currency is issued by the government, it is also called legal tender. The value of the currency does not remain constant and changes every day.  The value of one currency is different in different countries.

     

    For e.g., 1 Dollar is priced at Rs.79.76 in India while the same will be equal to 1.01 Euro in European Union. 

     

    Let us look at the countries of the world along with their currencies listed below.

    Country

    Currency

    Afghanistan

    Afghani

    Albania

    Lek

    Algeria

    Dinar

    Andorra

    Euro

    Angola

    New Kwanza

    Antigua and Barbuda

    East Caribbean dollar

    Argentina

    Peso

    Armenia

    Dram

    Australia

    Australian dollar

    Austria

    Currently: Euro, Previously: Schilling

    Azerbaijan

    Manat

    The Bahamas

    Bahamian dollar

    Bahrain

    Bahrain dinar

    Bangladesh

    Taka

    Barbados

    Barbados dollar

    Belarus

    Belorussian ruble

    Belgium

    Currently: Euro, Previously: Belgian franc

    Belize

    Belize dollar

    Benin

    CFA Franc

    Bhutan

    Ngultrum

    Bolivia

    Boliviano

    Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Bosnia Mark

    Botswana

    Pula

    Brazil

    Real

    Brunei

    Brunei dollar

    Bulgaria

    Lev

    Burkina Faso

    CFA Franc

    Burundi

    Burundi franc

    Cambodia

    Riel

    Cameroon

    CFA Franc

    Canada

    Canadian dollar

    Cape Verde

    Cape Verdean Escudo

    Central African Republic

    CFA Franc

    Chad

    CFA Franc

    Chile

    Chilean Peso

    China

    Chinese Yuan

    Colombia

    Colombian Peso

    Comoros

    Franc

    Republic of the Congo

    CFA Franc

    Zimbabwe

    United States Dollar

    Costa Rica

    Colón

    Cote d’Ivoire

    CFA Franc

    Croatia

    Croatian

    Cuba

    Cuban Peso

    Cyprus

    Euro

    Czech Republic

    Koruna

    Denmark

    Danish Krone

    Djibouti

    Djiboutian Franc

    Dominica

    East Caribbean Dollar

    Dominican Republic

    Dominican Peso

    East Timor (Timor-Leste)

    U.S. Dollar

    Ecuador

    U.S. Dollar

    Egypt

    Egyptian pound

    El Salvador

    U.S. Dollar

    Equatorial Guinea

    CFA Franc

    Eritrea

    Nakfa

    Estonia

    Euro

    Ethiopia

    Birr

    Fiji

    Fiji dollar

    Finland

    Present: Euro,  Previously used: Markka

    France

    Presently: Euro, Previously: French Franc

    Gabon

    CFA Franc

    The Gambia

    Dalasi

    Georgia

    Lari

    Germany

    Present: Euro, Previously: Deutsche Mark

    Ghana

    Cedi

    Greece

    Present: Euro, Previously: Drachma

    Grenada

    East Caribbean Dollar

    Guatemala

    Quetzal

    Guinea

    Guinean Franc

    Guinea-Bissau

    CFA Franc

    Guyana

    Guyanese Dollar

    Haiti

    Gourde

    Honduras

    Lempira

    Hungary

    Forint

    Iceland

    Icelandic Króna

    India

    Indian Rupee

    Indonesia

    Rupiah

    Iran

    Rial

    Iraq

    Iraqi Dinar

    Ireland

    Euro, Previously: Irish Pound

    Israel

    Shekel

    Italy

    Euro, Previously: Lira

    Jamaica

    Jamaican Dollar

    Japan

    Yen

    Jordan

    Jordanian Dinar

    Kazakhstan

    Tenge

    Kenya

    Kenya Shilling

    Kiribati

    Kiribati Dollar

    North Korea

    North Korean Won

    South Korea

    South Korean Won

    Kuwait

    Kuwaiti Dinar

    Kyrgyzstan

    Som

    Laos

    New Kip

    Latvia

    Lats

    Lebanon

    Lebanese Pound

    Lesotho

    Maluti

    Liberia

    Liberian Dollar

    Libya

    Libyan Dinar

    Liechtenstein

    Swiss Franc

    Lithuania

    Litas

    Luxembourg

    Euro, Previously: Luxembourg Franc

    Macedonia

    Denar

    Madagascar

    Malagasy Ariary

    Malawi

    Kwacha

    Malaysia

    Ringgit

    Maldives

    Rufiyaa

    Mali

    CFA Franc

    Malta

    Euro

    Marshall Islands

    U.S. Dollar

    Mauritania

    Ouguiya

    Mauritius

    Mauritian Rupee

    Mexico

    Mexican Peso

    Federated States of Micronesia

    U.S. Dollar

    Moldova

    Leu

    Monaco

    Euro

    Mongolia

    Togrog

    Montenegro

    Euro

    Morocco

    Dirham

    Mozambique

    Metical

    Myanmar (Burma)

    Kyat

    Namibia

    Namibian Dollar

    Nauru

    Australian Dollar

    Nepal

    Nepalese Rupee

    Netherlands

    Euro, Previously: Guilder

    New Zealand

    New Zealand Dollar

    Nicaragua

    Nicaraguan Cordoba

    Niger

    CFA Franc

    Nigeria

    Naira

    Norway

    Norwegian Krone

    Oman

    Omani Rial

    Pakistan

    Pakistani Rupee

    Palau

    U.S. Dollar

    Palestine

    Palestine Pound

    Panama

    Panamian Balboa and U.S. Dollar

    Papua New Guinea

    Kina

    Paraguay

    Guaraní

    Peru

    Sol

    Philippines

    Peso

    Poland

    Zloty

    Portugal

    Euro, Previously: Escudo

    Qatar

    Qatari Rial

    Romania

    Romanian Rupee

    Russia

    Ruble

    Rwanda

    Rwandan Franc

    Saint Kitts and Nevis

    East Caribbean Dollar

    Saint Lucia

    East Caribbean Dollar

    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

    East Caribbean Dollar

    Samoa

    Tala

    San Marino

    Euro

    Sao Tome and Principe

    Dobra

    Saudi Arabia

    Riyal

    Senegal

    CFA Franc

    Serbia

    Serbian Dinar

    Seychelles

    Seychelles rupee

    Sierra Leone

    Leone

    Singapore

    Singapore dollar

    Slovakia

    Euro

    Slovenia

    Euro, Previously: Slovenian Tolar

    Solomon Islands

    Solomon Islands Dollar

    Somalia

    Somali Shilling

    South Africa

    Rand

    South Sudan

    Sudanese Pound

    Spain

    Euro, Previously: Peseta

    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lankan Rupee

    Sudan

    Sudanese Pound

    Suriname

    Surinamese Dollar

    Swaziland

    Lilangeni

    Sweden

    Krona

    Switzerland

    Swiss Franc

    Syria

    Syrian Pound

    Taiwan

    Taiwan Dollar

    Tajikistan

    Somoni

    Tanzania

    Tanzanian Shilling

    Thailand

    Baht

    Togo

    CFA Franc

    Tonga

    Pa’anga

    Trinidad and Tobago

    Trinidad and Tobago dollar

    Tunisia

    Tunisian Dinar

    Turkey

    Turkish Lira

    Turkmenistan

    Manat

    Tuvalu

    Tuvaluan Dollar

    Uganda

    Ugandan New Shilling

    Ukraine

    Hryvnia

    United Arab Emirates

    U.A.E. Dirham

    United Kingdom

    Pound Sterling

    United States of America

    Dollar

    Uruguay

    Uruguay Peso

    Uzbekistan

    Uzbekistani Sum

    Vanuatu

    Vatu

    Vatican City (Holy See)

    Euro

    Venezuela

    Bolivar

    Vietnam

    Dong

    Yemen

    Rial

    Zambia

    Kwacha

     

    That was all about the countries and currencies list. Stay connected for more such updates.

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      Some of the popular currencies of the world are Dinar, Dollar, Pound, Euro etc.
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      Kuwaiti Dinar is the most valuable currency in the world.
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      The Iranian Rial is the world's cheapest currency.
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      Some of the popular currencies of the world are Dinar, Dollar, Pound, Euro etc.
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      Kuwaiti Dinar is the most valuable currency in the world.
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      The Iranian Rial is the world's cheapest currency.

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