A currency is a legal tender used to pay and buy goods and services. It replaces the barter system widely used in the olden days. Each country has its own national currency. Here is the list of world currency in circulation.
Each currency carries different value. For example, if you hold GBP £50,000 today (03 August 2020), your £50,000 is equivalent to USD 65,056.46. The same GBP £50,000 is worth the EURO €55,571.50.
You can check your currency value here.
Europe
No. | Country | Currency | ISO code | Symbol | Fractional units |
1 | Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Euro | Euro | € | Cent |
2 | Albania | Albanian lek | ALL | L | Qindarkë |
3a | Alderney | Alderney pound | – | £ | Penny |
3b | Alderney | British pound | GBP | £ | Penny |
3c | Alderney | Guernsey pound | GGP | £ | Penny |
4 | Andorra | Euro | EUR | € | Cent |
5 | Austria | Euro | Euro | € | Cent |
6 | Azerbaijan | Azerbaijani manat | AZN | ₼ | Qəpik |
7 | Belarus | Belarusian ruble | BYN | Br | Kapyeyka |
8 | Belgium | EUR | EUR | € | Cent |
9 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark | BAM | KM or КМ[I] | Fening |
10 | Bulgaria | Bulgarian lev | BGN | лв. | Stotinka |
11 | Croatia | Croatian kuna | HRK | kn | Lipa |
12 | Cyprus | Euro | Euro | € | Cent |
13 | Czech Republic | Czech koruna | CZK | Kč | Haléř |
14 | Denmark | Danish krone | DKK | kr | Øre |
15 | Estonia | Euro | Euro | € | Cent |
16a | Faroe Islands | Danish krone | DKK | kr | Øre |
16b | Faroe Islands | Faroese króna | FOK | kr | Oyra |
17 | Finland | Euro | Euro | € | Cent |
18 | France | Euro | Euro | € | Cent |
19 | Georgia | Georgian lari | GEL | ₾ | Tetri |
20 | Germany | Euro | Euro | € | Cent |
21 | Gibraltar | Gibraltar pound | GIP | £ | Penny |
22 | Greece | Euro | Euro | € | Cent |
23a | Guernsey | Guernsey pound | GGP | £ | Penny |
23b | Guernsey | British pound | GBP | £ | Penny |
24 | Hungary | Hungarian forint | HUF | Ft | Fillér |
25 | Iceland | Icelandic króna | ISK | kr | Eyrir |
26 | Ireland | Euro | Euro | € | Cent |
27a | Isle of Man | Manx pound | IMP | £ | Penny |
27b | Isle of Man | British pound | GBP | £ | Penny |
28 | Italy | Euro | Euro | € | Cent |
29a | Jersey | Jersey pound | JEP | £ | Penny |
29b | Jersey | British pound | GBP | £ | Penny |
30 | Kosovo | Euro | Euro | € | Cent |
31 | Latvia | Euro | Euro | € | Cent |
32 | Liechtenstein | Swiss franc | CHF | Fr. | Rappen |
33 | Lithuania | Euro | Euro | € | Cent |
34 | Luxembourg | Euro | Euro | € | Cent |
35 | Malta | Euro | Euro | € | Cent |
36 | Moldova | Moldovan leu | MDL | L | Ban |
37 | Monaco | Euro | Euro | € | Cent |
38 | Montenegro | Euro | Euro | € | Cent |
39 | Netherlands | Euro | Euro | € | Cent |
40 | North Macedonia | Macedonian denar | MKD | ден | Deni |
41 | Northern Cyprus | Turkish lira | TRY | ₺ | Kuruş |
42 | Norway | Norwegian krone | NOK | kr | Øre |
43 | Poland | Polish złoty | PLN | zł | Grosz |
44 | Portugal | Euro | Euro | € | Cent |
45 | Romania | Romanian leu | RON | lei | Ban |
46 | Russia | Russian ruble | RUB | ₽ | Kopek |
47 | San Marino | Euro | Euro | € | Cent |
48 | Serbia | Serbian dinar | RSD | дин. or din. | Para |
49 | Slovakia | Euro | Euro | € | Cent |
50 | Slovenia | Euro | Euro | € | Cent |
51 | Spain | Euro | Euro | € | Cent |
52 | Sweden | Swedish krona | SEK | kr | Öre |
53 | Switzerland | Swiss franc | CHF | Fr | Centime |
54 | Transnistria | Transnistrian ruble | PRB | р. | Kopek |
55 | Ukraine | Ukrainian hryvnia | UAH | ₴ | Kopiyka |
56 | United Kingdom | British pound | GBP | £ | Penny |
57 | Vatican City | Euro | Euro | € | Cent |
Many countries in Europe joined the Single Market, also called the EUROZONE and use the Euro as their own national currency. They are also members of the European Union.
Asia
No | Country | Currency | ISO code | Symbol | Fractional units |
1a | Abkhazia | Russian ruble | RUB | ₽ | Kopek |
1b | Abkhazia | Abkhazian apsar | – | – | – |
2 | Afghanistan | Afghan afghani | AFN | ؋ | Pul |
3 | Armenia | Armenian dram | AMD | ֏ | Luma |
4a | Artsakh | Artsakh dram | – | դր. | Luma |
4b | Artsakh | Armenian dram | AMD | ֏ | Luma |
5 | Bahrain | Bahraini dinar | BHD | .د.ب | Fils |
6 | Bangladesh | Bangladeshi taka | BDT | ৳ | Poisha |
7a | Bhutan | Bhutanese ngultrum | BTN | Nu. | Chetrum |
7b | Bhutan | Indian rupee | INR | ₹ | Paisa |
8 | British Indian Ocean Territory | United States dollar | USD | $ | Cent |
9a | Brunei | Brunei dollar | BND | $ | Sen |
9b | Brunei | Singapore dollar | SGD | $ | Cent |
10 | Cambodia | Cambodian riel | KHR | ៛ | Sen |
11 | China | Chinese yuan | CNY | ¥ or 元 | Jiao |
12 | East Timor | United States dollar | USD | $ | Cent |
13 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong dollar | HKD | $ | Cent |
14 | India | Indian rupee | INR | ₹ | Paisa |
15 | Indonesia | Indonesian rupiah | IDR | Rp | Sen |
16 | Iran | Iranian rial | IRR | ﷼ | Dinar |
17 | Iraq | Iraqi dinar | IQD | ع.د | Fils |
18 | Israel | Israeli new shekel | ILS | ₪ | Agora |
19 | Japan | Japanese yen | JPY | ¥ or 円 | Sen |
20 | Jordan | Jordanian dinar | JOD | د.ا | Piastre |
21 | Kazakhstan | Kazakhstani tenge | KZT | ₸ | Tıyn |
22 | Macau | Macanese pataca | MOP | P | Avo |
23 | North Korea | North Korean won | KPW | ₩ | Chon |
24 | South Korea | South Korean won | KRW | ₩ | Jeon |
25 | Kuwait | Kuwaiti dinar | KWD | د.ك | Fils |
26 | Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyzstani som | KGS | с | Tyiyn |
27 | Laos | Lao kip | LAK | ₭ | Att |
28 | Lebanon | Lebanese pound | LBP | ل.ل | Piastre |
29 | Malaysia | Malaysian ringgit | MYR | RM | Sen |
30 | Maldives | Maldivian rufiyaa | MVR | .ރ | Laari |
31 | Mongolia | Mongolian tögrög | MNT | ₮ | Möngö |
32 | Myanmar | Burmese kyat | MMK | Ks | Pya |
33 | Nepal | Nepalese rupee | NPR | रू | Paisa |
34 | Oman | Omani rial | OMR | ر.ع. | Baisa |
35 | Pakistan | Pakistani rupee | PKR | ₨ | Paisa |
36 | Palestine | Israeli new shekel | ILS | ₪ | Agora |
37 | Palestine | Jordanian dinar | JOD | د.ا | Piastre |
38 | Philippines | Philippine peso | PHP | ₱ | Sentimo |
39 | Qatar | Qatari riyal | QAR | ر.ق | Dirham |
40 | Saudi Arabia | Saudi riyal | SAR | ر.س | Halala |
41a | Singapore | Singapore dollar | SGD | $ | Cent |
42b | Singapore | Brunei dollar | BND | $ | Sen |
43 | South Ossetia | Russian ruble | RUB | ₽ | Kopek |
44 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lankan rupee | LKR | Rs, රු or ரூ | Cent |
45 | Syria | Syrian pound | SYP | £ or ل.س | Piastre |
46 | Taiwan | New Taiwan dollar | TWD | $ | Cent |
47 | Tajikistan | Tajikistani somoni | TJS | ЅМ | Diram |
48 | Thailand | Thai baht | THB | ฿ | Satang |
49 | Turkey | Turkish lira | TRY | ₺ | Kuruş |
50 | Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan manat | TMT | m | Tennesi |
51 | United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates dirham | AED | د.إ | Fils |
52 | Uzbekistan | Uzbekistani soʻm | UZS | so’m or сўм | Tiyin |
53 | Vietnam | Vietnamese đồng | VND | ₫ | Hào |
54 | Yemen | Yemeni rial | EUR | € | Cent |
Africa
No. | Country | Currency | ISO code | Symbol | Fractional units |
1 | Algeria | Algerian dinar | DZD | د.ج | Santeem |
2 | Angola | Angolan kwanza | AOA | Kz | Cêntimo |
3 | Ascension Island | Saint Helena pound | SHP | £ | Penny |
4 | Benin | West African CFA franc | XOF | Fr | Centime |
5 | Bermuda | Bermudian dollar | BMD | $ | Cent |
6 | Botswana | Botswana pula | BWP | P | Thebe |
7 | Burkina Faso | West African CFA franc | XOF | Fr | Centime |
8 | Burundi | Burundian franc | BIF | Fr | Centime |
9 | Cameroon | Central African CFA franc | XAF | Fr | Centime |
10 | Cape Verde | Cape Verdean escudo | CVE | Esc or $ | Centavo |
11 | Cayman Islands | Cayman Islands dollar | KYD | $ | Cent |
12 | Central African Republic | Central African CFA franc | XAF | Fr | Centime |
13 | Côte d’Ivoire | West African CFA franc | XOF | Fr | Centime |
14 | Djibouti | Djiboutian franc | DJF | Fr | Centime |
15 | Egypt | Egyptian pound | EGP | £ or ج.م | Piastre[B] |
16 | Equatorial Guinea | Central African CFA franc | XAF | Fr | Centime |
17 | Eritrea | Eritrean nakfa | ERN | Nfk | Cent |
18a | Eswatini | Swazi lilangeni | SZL | L | Cent |
18b | Eswatini | South African rand | ZAR | R | Cent |
19 | Ethiopia | Ethiopian birr | ETB | Br | Santim |
20 | Gabon | Central African CFA franc | XAF | Fr | Centime |
21 | The Gambia | Gambian dalasi | GMD | D | Butut |
22 | Ghana | Ghanaian cedi | GHS | ₵ | Pesewa |
23 | Kenya | Kenyan shilling | KES | Sh | Cent |
24 | Lesotho | Lesotho loti | LSL | L | Sente |
25 | Lesotho | South African rand | ZAR | R | Cent |
26 | Liberia | Liberian dollar | LRD | $ | Cent |
27 | Libya | Libyan dinar | LYD | ل.د | Dirham |
28 | Madagascar | Malagasy ariary | MGA | Ar | Iraimbilanja |
29 | Malawi | Malawian kwacha | MWK | MK | Tambala |
30 | Mali | West African CFA franc | XOF | Fr | Centime |
31 | Mauritania | Mauritanian ouguiya | MRU | UM | Khoums |
32 | Mauritius | Mauritian rupee | MUR | ₨ | Cent |
33 | Morocco | Moroccan dirham | MAD | د.م. | Centime |
34 | Mozambique | Mozambican metical | MZN | MT | Centavo |
35 | Namibia | Namibian dollar | NAD | $ | Cent |
36 | Niger | West African CFA franc | XOF | Fr | Centime |
37 | Nigeria | Nigerian naira | NGN | ₦ | Kobo |
38 | Rwanda | Rwandan franc | RWF | Fr | Centime |
39a | Sahrawi Republic | Algerian dinar | DZD | د.ج | Santeem |
39a | Sahrawi Republic | Mauritanian ouguiya | MRU | UM | Khoums |
39b | Sahrawi Republic | Moroccan dirham | MAD | د. م. | Centime |
39c | Sahrawi Republic | Sahrawi peseta | – | ₧ or Ptas | Centime |
40 | Saint Helena | Saint Helena pound | SHP | £ | Penny |
41 | São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé and Príncipe dobra | STN | Db | Cêntimo |
42 | Senegal | West African CFA franc | XOF | Fr | Centime |
43 | Seychelles | Seychellois rupee | SCR | ₨ | Cent |
44 | Sierra Leone | Sierra Leonean leone | SLL | Le | Cent |
45 | Somalia | Somali shilling | SOS | Sh | Cent |
46 | Somaliland | Somaliland shilling | SLS | Sl | Cent |
47 | South Africa | South African rand | ZAR | R | Cent |
48 | South Sudan | South Sudanese pound | SSP | £ | Piaster |
49 | Sudan | Sudanese pound | SDG | ج.س. | Piastre |
50 | Tanzania | Tanzanian shilling | TZS | Sh | Cent |
51 | Togo | West African CFA franc | XOF | Fr | Centime |
52 | Tunisia | Tunisian dinar | TND | د.ت | Millime |
53 | Uganda | Ugandan shilling | UGX | Sh | Cent |
54 | Zambia | Zambian kwacha | ZMW | ZK | Ngwee |
55 | Zimbabwe | RTGS dollar[6] | ZWL | – | – |
North and Central America
No | Country | Currency | ISO code | Symbol | Fractional unit |
1 | Anguilla | Eastern Caribbean dollar | XCD | $ | Cent |
2 | Antigua and Barbuda | Eastern Caribbean dollar | XCD | $ | Cent |
3 | Bahamas | Bahamian dollar | BSD | $ | Cent |
4 | Barbados | Barbadian dollar | BBD | $ | Cent |
5 | Belize | Belize dollar | BZD | $ | Cent |
6 | British Virgin Islands | United States dollar | USD | $ | Cent |
7 | Canada | Canadian dollar | CAD | $ | Cent |
8 | Costa Rica | Costa Rican colón | CRC | ₡ | Céntimo |
9a | Cuba | Cuban peso | CUP | $ | Centavo |
9b | Cuba | Cuban convertible peso | CUC | $ | Centavo |
10 | Dominica | Eastern Caribbean dollar | XCD | $ | Cent |
11 | Dominican Republic | Dominican peso | DOP | $ | Centavo |
12 | El Salvador | United States dollar | USD | $ | Cent |
13 | Grenada | Eastern Caribbean dollar | XCD | $ | Cent |
14 | Guatemala | Guatemalan quetzal | GTQ | Q | Centavo |
15 | Haiti | Haitian gourde | HTG | G | Centime |
16 | Honduras | Honduran lempira | HNL | L | Centavo |
17 | Jamaica | Jamaican dollar | JMD | $ | Cent |
18 | Mexico | Mexican peso | MXN | $ | Centavo |
19 | Montserrat | Eastern Caribbean dollar | XCD | $ | Cent |
20 | Nicaragua | Nicaraguan córdoba | NIO | C$ | Centavo |
21a | Panama | Panamanian balboa | PAB | B/. | Centésimo |
21b | Panama | United States dollar | USD | $ | Cent |
22 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Eastern Caribbean dollar | XCD | $ | Cent |
23 | Saint Lucia | Eastern Caribbean dollar | XCD | $ | Cent |
24 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Eastern Caribbean dollar | XCD | $ | Cent |
25 | Sint Maarten | Netherlands Antillean guilder | ANG | ƒ | Cent |
26 | Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago dollar | TTD | $ | Cent |
27 | Turks and Caicos Islands | United States dollar | USD | $ | Cent |
28 | United States | United States dollar | USD | $ | Cent |
South America
No | Country | Currency | ISO code | Symbol | Fractional unit |
1 | Argentina | Argentine peso | ARS | $ | Centavo |
2 | Aruba | Aruban florin | AWG | ƒ | Cent |
3 | Bolivia | Bolivian boliviano | BOB | Bs. | Centavo |
4 | Bonaire | United States dollar | USD | $ | Cent |
5 | Brazil | Brazilian real | BRL | R$ | Centavo |
6 | Chile | Chilean peso | CLP | $ | Centavo |
7 | Colombia | Colombian peso | COP | $ | Centavo |
8 | Curaçao | Netherlands Antillean guilder | ANG | ƒ | Cent |
9 | Ecuador | United States dollar | USD | $ | Cent |
10 | Falkland Islands | Falkland Islands pound | FKP | £ | Penny |
11 | Guyana | Guyanese dollar | GYD | $ | Cent |
12 | Paraguay | Paraguayan guaraní | PYG | ₲ | Céntimo |
13 | Peru | Peruvian sol | PEN | S/. | Céntimo |
14 | Saba | United States dollar | USD | $ | Cent |
15 | Sint Eustatius | United States dollar | USD | $ | Cent |
16 | Suriname | Surinamese dollar | SRD | $ | Cent |
17 | Uruguay | Uruguayan peso | UYU | $ | Centésimo |
18 | Venezuela | Venezuelan bolívar soberano | VES | Bs.S. or Bs. | Céntimo |
Australasia and Oceania
No | Country | Currency | ISO code | Symbol | Fractional unit |
1 | Australia | Australian dollar | AUD | $ | Cent |
2 | Cook Islands | Cook Islands dollar | CKD | $ | Cent |
3 | Micronesia | United States dollar | USD | $ | Cent |
4 | Fiji | Fijian dollar | FJD | $ | Cent |
5 | French Polynesia | CFP franc | XPF | ₣ | Centime |
6 | Kiribati | Kiribati dollar | KID | $ | Cent |
7 | Marshall Islands | United States dollar | USD | $ | Cent |
8 | Nauru | Australian dollar | AUD | $ | Cent |
9 | New Caledonia | CFP franc | XPF | ₣ | Centime |
10 | New Zealand | New Zealand dollar | NZD | $ | Cent |
11a | Niue | New Zealand dollar | NZD | $ | Cent |
11b | Niue | Niue dollar | – | $ | Cent |
12 | Palau | United States dollar | USD | $ | Cent |
13 | Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinean kina | PGK | K | Toea |
14a | Pitcairn Islands | New Zealand dollar | NZD | $ | Cent |
14b | Pitcairn Islands | Pitcairn Islands dollar | PND | $ | Cent |
15 | Samoa | Samoan tālā | WST | T | Sene |
16 | Solomon Islands | Solomon Islands dollar | SBD | $ | Cent |
17 | Tonga | Tongan paʻanga | TOP | T$ | Seniti |
18a | Tuvalu | Tuvaluan dollar | TVD | $ | Cent |
18b | Tuvalu | Australian dollar | AUD | $ | Cent |
19 | Vanuatu | Vanuatu vatu | VUV | Vt | – |
20 | Wallis and Futuna | CFP franc | XPF | ₣ | Centime |
Paying Companies House in the UK
Companies House in the UK only accepts payments in pound sterling (GBP).
If you are based in the countries that use the euro, for example, in Austria, you can pay Companies House by bank transfer using a bank in your home country. Your remittance will be converted into Pound Sterling (GBP) when arriving the UK bank account. Companies House Bank account details are as follows:
Sort code: 52 21 07
Account number: 41005309
Swift Code: NW BK GB 2L
IBAN: GB34NWBK52210741005309
You must clearly state your company number on your bank transfer and use it as the reference. Thereafter, email your remittance advice to lfpfinance@companieshouse.gov.uk on the same day as your payment is sent – clearly stating the company name and number as the subject of your email. This will allow Companies House to process your payment quickly.
Paying Companies House by bank transfer may be more cost-effective with a larger sum like paying your late filing penalty for delivering your company accounts late.
For smaller filing fees, you can pay online using your debit or credit card. For example, you can pay your Confirmation statement filing fee at the same time filing your statement. If you are using debit or credit card issued by a bank outside the UK, you may be charged a foreign transaction fee.