Current World Currencies

These are the circulating currencies in use today, each with its ISO 4217 code, symbol where one exists, and the country or region that issues it. They are grouped by region to make them easy to scan.

Americas

Code	Symbol	Currency	Country / Region	Description
ARS	$	Argentine peso	Argentina	The official currency of Argentina; the current peso replaced the austral in 1992 and the country has experienced repeated bouts of high inflation.
AWG	ƒ	Aruban florin	Aruba	The official currency of Aruba, pegged to the US dollar and subdivided into 100 cents.
BSD	$	Bahamian dollar	Bahamas	The official currency of the Bahamas, pegged at par with the US dollar, which also circulates freely.
BBD	$	Barbadian dollar	Barbados	The official currency of Barbados, pegged to the US dollar.
BZD	$	Belize dollar	Belize	The official currency of Belize, pegged to the US dollar and subdivided into 100 cents.
BMD	$	Bermudian dollar	Bermuda	The official currency of Bermuda, pegged at par with the US dollar, which also circulates freely.
BOB	Bs.	Bolivian boliviano	Bolivia	The official currency of Bolivia; it replaced the peso boliviano after severe hyperinflation in the 1980s.
BRL	R$	Brazilian real	Brazil	The official currency of Brazil, introduced as part of the Plano Real to stabilize the economy after a long period of hyperinflation.
CAD	$	Canadian dollar	Canada	The official currency of Canada, often nicknamed the 'loonie' after the bird depicted on the one-dollar coin; it is among the world's most held reserve currencies.
KYD	$	Cayman Islands dollar	Cayman Islands	The official currency of the Cayman Islands, pegged to the US dollar.
CLP	$	Chilean peso	Chile	The official currency of Chile, issued by the Central Bank of Chile.
COP	$	Colombian peso	Colombia	The official currency of Colombia, issued by the Bank of the Republic and subdivided into 100 centavos.
CRC	₡	Costa Rican colón	Costa Rica	The official currency of Costa Rica, named after Christopher Columbus (Cristóbal Colón in Spanish).
CUP	$	Cuban peso	Cuba	The official currency of Cuba; it became the sole circulating currency in 2021 after the convertible peso was withdrawn.
DOP	$	Dominican peso	Dominican Republic	The official currency of the Dominican Republic, issued by the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic.
XCD	$	East Caribbean dollar	Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States	The shared currency of eight Eastern Caribbean states and territories, issued by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank and pegged to the US dollar.
FKP	£	Falkland Islands pound	Falkland Islands	The official currency of the Falkland Islands, pegged at par with the pound sterling.
GTQ	Q	Guatemalan quetzal	Guatemala	The official currency of Guatemala, named after the national bird, the resplendent quetzal.
GYD	$	Guyanese dollar	Guyana	The official currency of Guyana, issued by the Bank of Guyana and subdivided into 100 cents.
HTG	G	Haitian gourde	Haiti	The official currency of Haiti, issued by the Bank of the Republic of Haiti.
HNL	L	Honduran lempira	Honduras	The official currency of Honduras, named after the 16th-century indigenous leader Lempira.
JMD	$	Jamaican dollar	Jamaica	The official currency of Jamaica, issued by the Bank of Jamaica and subdivided into 100 cents.
MXN	$	Mexican peso	Mexico	The official currency of Mexico; the current 'nuevo peso' replaced the old peso in 1993 at a rate of 1,000 to 1 and is among the most traded currencies in the Americas.
ANG	ƒ	Netherlands Antillean guilder	Curaçao and Sint Maarten	The currency of Curaçao and Sint Maarten, pegged to the US dollar; it is being replaced by the Caribbean guilder.
NIO	C$	Nicaraguan córdoba	Nicaragua	The official currency of Nicaragua, named after the explorer Francisco Hernández de Córdoba.
PAB	B/.	Panamanian balboa	Panama	The official currency of Panama, named after the explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa; it is pegged at par with the US dollar, which also circulates.
PYG	₲	Paraguayan guaraní	Paraguay	The official currency of Paraguay, named after the Guaraní people, issued by the Central Bank of Paraguay.
PEN	S/	Peruvian sol	Peru	The official currency of Peru; it replaced the inti after a period of hyperinflation and was renamed from 'nuevo sol' to simply 'sol' in 2015.
SRD	$	Surinamese dollar	Suriname	The official currency of Suriname; it replaced the Surinamese guilder in 2004.
TTD	$	Trinidad and Tobago dollar	Trinidad and Tobago	The official currency of Trinidad and Tobago, issued by the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago.
USD	$	United States dollar	United States	The official currency of the United States and several other countries and territories, it is the world's primary reserve currency and the most widely used currency in international trade.
UYU	$	Uruguayan peso	Uruguay	The official currency of Uruguay, issued by the Central Bank of Uruguay.
VES	Bs.	Venezuelan bolívar soberano	Venezuela	The official currency of Venezuela; the bolívar has been redenominated several times amid extreme hyperinflation, most recently to the digital bolívar.

Europe

Code	Symbol	Currency	Country / Region	Description
ALL	L	Albanian lek	Albania	The official currency of Albania, issued by the Bank of Albania.
BYN	Br	Belarusian ruble	Belarus	The official currency of Belarus; the current ruble was introduced in 2016 after a redenomination removing four zeros.
BAM	KM	Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark	Bosnia and Herzegovina	The official currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, pegged to the euro; it was originally pegged to the German mark.
BGN	лв	Bulgarian lev	Bulgaria	The official currency of Bulgaria, pegged to the euro; its name derives from an archaic word for 'lion'.
CZK	Kč	Czech koruna	Czech Republic	The official currency of the Czech Republic, introduced after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia replaced the Czechoslovak koruna.
DKK	kr	Danish krone	Denmark	The official currency of Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands; it is pegged to the euro within the European Exchange Rate Mechanism.
EUR	€	Euro	European Union	The official currency of 20 of the 27 European Union member states (the eurozone) and several non-EU territories; it is the second most traded and second largest reserve currency in the world.
GIP	£	Gibraltar pound	Gibraltar	The official currency of Gibraltar, pegged at par with the pound sterling.
HUF	Ft	Hungarian forint	Hungary	The official currency of Hungary, introduced in 1946 to replace the hyperinflated pengő; it is named after the Italian city of Florence.
ISK	kr	Icelandic króna	Iceland	The official currency of Iceland, issued by the Central Bank of Iceland; the current króna followed a redenomination in 1981.
MKD	ден	Macedonian denar	North Macedonia	The official currency of North Macedonia, introduced after independence from Yugoslavia.
MDL	L	Moldovan leu	Moldova	The official currency of Moldova, introduced after independence from the Soviet Union.
NOK	kr	Norwegian krone	Norway	The official currency of Norway and its dependent territories; it was introduced when Norway joined the Scandinavian Monetary Union.
PLN	zł	Polish złoty	Poland	The official currency of Poland; its name means 'golden' and the current złoty was introduced after a redenomination in 1995.
GBP	£	Pound sterling	United Kingdom	The official currency of the United Kingdom and several British territories; it is one of the oldest currencies still in use and a major global reserve currency.
RON	lei	Romanian leu	Romania	The official currency of Romania; the current leu replaced the old leu in 2005 by removing four zeros. Its name means 'lion'.
RUB	₽	Russian ruble	Russia	The official currency of the Russian Federation; it succeeded the Soviet ruble and adopted its current ruble sign in 2013.
RSD	дин.	Serbian dinar	Serbia	The official currency of Serbia, issued by the National Bank of Serbia.
SEK	kr	Swedish krona	Sweden	The official currency of Sweden; although Sweden is an EU member, it has not adopted the euro and retains the krona.
CHF	₣	Swiss franc	Switzerland	The official currency of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, widely regarded as a safe-haven currency due to Switzerland's political and financial stability.
UAH	₴	Ukrainian hryvnia	Ukraine	The official currency of Ukraine, introduced to replace the transitional karbovanets; it is named after a medieval unit of weight and currency.

Africa

Code	Symbol	Currency	Country / Region	Description
DZD	د.ج	Algerian dinar	Algeria	The official currency of Algeria, issued by the Bank of Algeria and subdivided into 100 centimes.
AOA	Kz	Angolan kwanza	Angola	The official currency of Angola, issued by the National Bank of Angola.
BWP	P	Botswana pula	Botswana	The official currency of Botswana; the word pula means 'rain' in Setswana and is also used as a greeting.
BIF	Fr	Burundian franc	Burundi	The official currency of Burundi, issued by the Bank of the Republic of Burundi.
CVE	$	Cape Verdean escudo	Cape Verde	The official currency of Cape Verde, pegged to the euro and subdivided into 100 centavos.
XAF	Fr	Central African CFA franc	Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa	The shared currency of six Central African countries, guaranteed by the French treasury and pegged to the euro.
KMF	Fr	Comorian franc	Comoros	The official currency of the Comoros, pegged to the euro.
CDF	Fr	Congolese franc	Democratic Republic of the Congo	The official currency of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, issued by the Central Bank of the Congo.
DJF	Fdj	Djiboutian franc	Djibouti	The official currency of Djibouti, pegged to the US dollar.
EGP	£	Egyptian pound	Egypt	The official currency of Egypt, issued by the Central Bank of Egypt and subdivided into 100 piastres.
ERN	Nfk	Eritrean nakfa	Eritrea	The official currency of Eritrea, named after the town of Nakfa and issued by the Bank of Eritrea.
ETB	Br	Ethiopian birr	Ethiopia	The official currency of Ethiopia, issued by the National Bank of Ethiopia.
GMD	D	Gambian dalasi	Gambia	The official currency of the Gambia, subdivided into 100 bututs.
GHS	₵	Ghanaian cedi	Ghana	The official currency of Ghana; the current cedi was introduced in 2007 after a redenomination of the previous cedi.
GNF	Fr	Guinean franc	Guinea	The official currency of Guinea, issued by the Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea.
KES	Sh	Kenyan shilling	Kenya	The official currency of Kenya and one of the strongest and most stable currencies in East Africa.
LSL	L	Lesotho loti	Lesotho	The official currency of Lesotho, pegged at par to the South African rand within the Common Monetary Area.
LRD	$	Liberian dollar	Liberia	The official currency of Liberia; the US dollar also circulates alongside it as legal tender.
LYD	ل.د	Libyan dinar	Libya	The official currency of Libya, subdivided into 1,000 dirhams.
MGA	Ar	Malagasy ariary	Madagascar	The official currency of Madagascar; it is one of only two non-decimal circulating currencies, being divided into five iraimbilanja.
MWK	MK	Malawian kwacha	Malawi	The official currency of Malawi, issued by the Reserve Bank of Malawi.
MRU	UM	Mauritanian ouguiya	Mauritania	The official currency of Mauritania; like the Malagasy ariary, it is divided into five khoums rather than a decimal subdivision.
MUR	₨	Mauritian rupee	Mauritius	The official currency of Mauritius, issued by the Bank of Mauritius.
MAD	د.م.	Moroccan dirham	Morocco	The official currency of Morocco and used in the disputed territory of Western Sahara; it is subdivided into 100 centimes.
MZN	MT	Mozambican metical	Mozambique	The official currency of Mozambique; the current metical was introduced in 2006 after a redenomination.
NAD	$	Namibian dollar	Namibia	The official currency of Namibia, pegged at par to the South African rand, which is also legal tender there.
NGN	₦	Nigerian naira	Nigeria	The official currency of Nigeria, introduced to replace the Nigerian pound; it is subdivided into 100 kobo.
RWF	Fr	Rwandan franc	Rwanda	The official currency of Rwanda, issued by the National Bank of Rwanda.
STN	Db	São Tomé and Príncipe dobra	São Tomé and Príncipe	The official currency of São Tomé and Príncipe; the current dobra was redenominated in 2018 and is pegged to the euro.
SCR	₨	Seychellois rupee	Seychelles	The official currency of the Seychelles, issued by the Central Bank of Seychelles.
SLE	Le	Sierra Leonean leone	Sierra Leone	The official currency of Sierra Leone; the current leone was redenominated in 2022 by removing three zeros from the previous leone.
SOS	Sh	Somali shilling	Somalia	The official currency of Somalia, issued by the Central Bank of Somalia.
ZAR	R	South African rand	South Africa	The official currency of South Africa and legal tender in the Common Monetary Area; it is named after the Witwatersrand, the ridge where most of the country's gold was mined.
SSP	£	South Sudanese pound	South Sudan	The official currency of South Sudan, introduced shortly after the country's independence from Sudan in 2011.
SDG	£	Sudanese pound	Sudan	The official currency of Sudan, issued by the Central Bank of Sudan.
SZL	L	Swazi lilangeni	Eswatini	The official currency of Eswatini, pegged at par to the South African rand within the Common Monetary Area.
TZS	Sh	Tanzanian shilling	Tanzania	The official currency of Tanzania, issued by the Bank of Tanzania.
TND	د.ت	Tunisian dinar	Tunisia	The official currency of Tunisia; it is subdivided into 1,000 millimes.
UGX	Sh	Ugandan shilling	Uganda	The official currency of Uganda, issued by the Bank of Uganda.
XOF	Fr	West African CFA franc	West African Economic and Monetary Union	The shared currency of eight West African countries, guaranteed by the French treasury and pegged to the euro.
ZMW	ZK	Zambian kwacha	Zambia	The official currency of Zambia; the current kwacha was introduced in 2013 after a redenomination.
ZWG	ZiG	Zimbabwe Gold	Zimbabwe	The official currency of Zimbabwe, introduced in 2024 and backed by gold and foreign reserves to replace the rapidly depreciating Zimbabwean dollar.

Asia

Code	Symbol	Currency	Country / Region	Description
AFN	؋	Afghan afghani	Afghanistan	The official currency of Afghanistan; the current afghani was reintroduced in 2002 after a redenomination.
AMD	֏	Armenian dram	Armenia	The official currency of Armenia, issued by the Central Bank of Armenia after independence from the Soviet Union.
AZN	₼	Azerbaijani manat	Azerbaijan	The official currency of Azerbaijan; the current manat replaced the old manat in 2006 by removing three zeros.
BHD	.د.ب	Bahraini dinar	Bahrain	The official currency of Bahrain, pegged to the US dollar and subdivided into 1,000 fils; it is among the highest-valued currency units.
BDT	৳	Bangladeshi taka	Bangladesh	The official currency of Bangladesh, issued by Bangladesh Bank and subdivided into 100 poisha.
BTN	Nu.	Bhutanese ngultrum	Bhutan	The official currency of Bhutan, pegged at par to the Indian rupee, which also circulates freely in the country.
BND	$	Brunei dollar	Brunei	The official currency of Brunei; it is interchangeable at par with the Singapore dollar under a long-standing currency agreement.
MMK	K	Burmese kyat	Myanmar	The official currency of Myanmar (Burma), issued by the Central Bank of Myanmar.
KHR	៛	Cambodian riel	Cambodia	The official currency of Cambodia; the US dollar also circulates widely alongside the riel in everyday transactions.
GEL	₾	Georgian lari	Georgia	The official currency of Georgia, introduced to replace the transitional kuponi; its symbol was adopted in 2014.
HKD	$	Hong Kong dollar	Hong Kong	The official currency of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; it is issued by three commercial banks under authority of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
INR	₹	Indian rupee	India	The official currency of India, issued by the Reserve Bank of India; its distinctive rupee sign was adopted in 2010.
IDR	Rp	Indonesian rupiah	Indonesia	The official currency of Indonesia, issued by Bank Indonesia; its name derives from the rupee.
IRR	﷼	Iranian rial	Iran	The official currency of Iran, issued by the Central Bank of Iran; everyday prices are often quoted in the unofficial unit known as the toman.
IQD	ع.د	Iraqi dinar	Iraq	The official currency of Iraq, issued by the Central Bank of Iraq and subdivided into 1,000 fils.
ILS	₪	Israeli new shekel	Israel	The official currency of Israel and used in the Palestinian territories; the new shekel replaced the old shekel in 1986 after high inflation.
JPY	¥	Japanese yen	Japan	The official currency of Japan and the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market, widely used as a reserve currency.
JOD	د.ا	Jordanian dinar	Jordan	The official currency of Jordan, also widely used in the West Bank; it is subdivided into 1,000 fils.
KZT	₸	Kazakhstani tenge	Kazakhstan	The official currency of Kazakhstan, introduced after independence to replace the Soviet ruble; its symbol was adopted in 2007.
KWD	د.ك	Kuwaiti dinar	Kuwait	The official currency of Kuwait; it is consistently one of the highest-valued currency units in the world and is subdivided into 1,000 fils.
KGS	с	Kyrgyzstani som	Kyrgyzstan	The official currency of Kyrgyzstan, introduced after independence to replace the Soviet ruble.
LAK	₭	Lao kip	Laos	The official currency of Laos, issued by the Bank of the Lao PDR.
LBP	ل.ل	Lebanese pound	Lebanon	The official currency of Lebanon, issued by the Banque du Liban; it lost much of its value during the country's economic crisis from 2019.
MOP	$	Macanese pataca	Macau	The official currency of the Macau Special Administrative Region, subdivided into 100 avos and pegged to the Hong Kong dollar.
MYR	RM	Malaysian ringgit	Malaysia	The official currency of Malaysia; the word ringgit means 'jagged' and historically referred to the serrated edges of Spanish silver dollars.
MVR	.ރ	Maldivian rufiyaa	Maldives	The official currency of the Maldives, issued by the Maldives Monetary Authority and subdivided into 100 laari.
MNT	₮	Mongolian tögrög	Mongolia	The official currency of Mongolia, issued by the Bank of Mongolia and subdivided into 100 möngö.
NPR	₨	Nepalese rupee	Nepal	The official currency of Nepal, pegged to the Indian rupee and subdivided into 100 paisa.
TWD	$	New Taiwan dollar	Taiwan	The official currency of Taiwan, issued by the Central Bank of the Republic of China.
KPW	₩	North Korean won	North Korea	The official currency of North Korea, issued by the Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
OMR	﷼	Omani rial	Oman	The official currency of Oman, pegged to the US dollar and subdivided into 1,000 baisa; it is one of the highest-valued currency units in the world.
PKR	₨	Pakistani rupee	Pakistan	The official currency of Pakistan, issued by the State Bank of Pakistan and subdivided into 100 paisa.
PHP	₱	Philippine peso	Philippines	The official currency of the Philippines, issued by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and subdivided into 100 sentimo.
QAR	﷼	Qatari riyal	Qatar	The official currency of Qatar, pegged to the US dollar and subdivided into 100 dirhams.
CNY	¥	Renminbi	China	The official currency of the People's Republic of China, whose primary unit is the yuan; it is an increasingly important international reserve currency.
SAR	﷼	Saudi riyal	Saudi Arabia	The official currency of Saudi Arabia, pegged to the US dollar and subdivided into 100 halalas.
SGD	$	Singapore dollar	Singapore	The official currency of Singapore; under a long-standing agreement it is interchangeable at par with the Brunei dollar.
KRW	₩	South Korean won	South Korea	The official currency of South Korea; the current won replaced the hwan and is issued by the Bank of Korea.
LKR	₨	Sri Lankan rupee	Sri Lanka	The official currency of Sri Lanka, issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and subdivided into 100 cents.
SYP	£	Syrian pound	Syria	The official currency of Syria, issued by the Central Bank of Syria; it lost much of its value during the prolonged civil war.
TJS	ЅМ	Tajikistani somoni	Tajikistan	The official currency of Tajikistan, named after the historical figure Ismail Samani; it replaced the Tajikistani ruble.
THB	฿	Thai baht	Thailand	The official currency of Thailand, issued by the Bank of Thailand and subdivided into 100 satang.
TRY	₺	Turkish lira	Turkey	The official currency of Turkey and Northern Cyprus; the current lira replaced the old lira in 2005 by removing six zeros, and its symbol was introduced in 2012.
TMT	m	Turkmenistan manat	Turkmenistan	The official currency of Turkmenistan; the current manat was introduced after a redenomination in 2009.
AED	د.إ	United Arab Emirates dirham	United Arab Emirates	The official currency of the United Arab Emirates, pegged to the US dollar and subdivided into 100 fils.
UZS	сўм	Uzbekistani soʻm	Uzbekistan	The official currency of Uzbekistan, issued by the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
VND	₫	Vietnamese đồng	Vietnam	The official currency of Vietnam, issued by the State Bank of Vietnam.
YER	﷼	Yemeni rial	Yemen	The official currency of Yemen, adopted after the unification of North and South Yemen.

Oceania

Code	Symbol	Currency	Country / Region	Description
AUD	$	Australian dollar	Australia	The official currency of Australia and several Pacific island states; it replaced the Australian pound and is one of the most traded currencies globally.
XPF	₣	CFP franc	French Pacific territories	The currency used in the French overseas collectivities of French Polynesia, New Caledonia, and Wallis and Futuna; it is pegged to the euro.
FJD	$	Fijian dollar	Fiji	The official currency of Fiji, issued by the Reserve Bank of Fiji.
NZD	$	New Zealand dollar	New Zealand	The official currency of New Zealand and several associated Pacific territories, commonly nicknamed the 'kiwi' after the bird on its one-dollar coin.
PGK	K	Papua New Guinean kina	Papua New Guinea	The official currency of Papua New Guinea, introduced at independence; its name comes from a shell traditionally used as money.
WST	$	Samoan tālā	Samoa	The official currency of Samoa; tālā is a Samoan rendering of the word 'dollar'.
SBD	$	Solomon Islands dollar	Solomon Islands	The official currency of the Solomon Islands, issued by the Central Bank of Solomon Islands.
TOP	T$	Tongan paʻanga	Tonga	The official currency of Tonga, issued by the National Reserve Bank of Tonga.
VUV	VT	Vanuatu vatu	Vanuatu	The official currency of Vanuatu, issued by the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu and having no minor subdivision.

About this guide

This is a reference guide only — it lists currency codes, symbols and issuing countries and does not provide exchange rates or financial advice. Currency details can change; always check an official source before relying on them.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an ISO 4217 currency code?

ISO 4217 is the international standard that gives every currency a unique three-letter code — for example USD for the US dollar, EUR for the euro and JPY for the Japanese yen. The first two letters usually match the country's ISO code and the third is the currency's initial.

Why do some currencies have no symbol?

A currency symbol is just a shorthand sign like $, € or £. Many currencies never adopted a distinct symbol and are written using their ISO code or an abbreviation instead, so the symbol column is left blank for them.

Do different countries share the same currency symbol?

Yes. The $ sign is used by the US dollar, the Canadian, Australian and many other dollars; ¥ is used by both the Japanese yen and the Chinese yuan. The ISO 4217 code removes the ambiguity, which is why codes matter.

What happened to currencies like the pengő, mark, lira and peseta?

They were withdrawn from circulation. The Hungarian pengő was destroyed by record hyperinflation and replaced by the forint in 1946; the German mark, French franc, Italian lira and Spanish peseta were all replaced by the euro in 2002.

Does this page show exchange rates?

No. This is a reference guide to what each currency is, its code, symbol and country. It intentionally does not include exchange rates or conversions.

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