Currencies of the world
It is estimated that there are 193 countries recognized by the UN (they are part of its General Assembly), and yet there are not so many different currencies of the world. The UN estimates 180 world currencies in total.
There are several explanations for this paradox:
- Due to the fact that many countries have decided to use the same currency, for example, countries like Portugal, where we use the euro (Eurozone countries). The euro (€) is the official currency of 20 of the 27 EU member countries: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta and Portugal.
- Due to other countries with developing and less stable economies, decided to “reference” their national currency to the US dollar. This is known as the “dollarization” of their economies. And although in the short term, it required discipline and price rises (rounding up), it has brought economic stability and allowed citizens to obtain stable purchasing power for their work and savings. For example, the US dollar is used in addition to the United States, Ecuador or El Salvador, Zimbabwe and other minor island countries.
Here you may see the currencies of the world sorted by name (left column) and by country in which they are used (right column).
Currencies of the world (name)
- Brazilian real (BRL)
- British pound (GBP)
- Bulgarian lev (BGN)
- Canadian dollar (CAD)
- Chilean peso (CLP)
- Chinese Yuan (CNY)
- Colombian peso (COP)
- Costa Rican colon (CRC)
- Czech koruna (CZK)
- Danish crown (DKK)
- Dominican peso (DOP)
- Egyptian pound (EGP)
- Euro (EUR)
- Hong Kong dollar (HKD)
- Hungarian forint (HUF)
- Icelandic crown (ISK)
- Indian rupee (INR)
- Indonesian Rupiah (IDR)
- Israeli Shekel (ILS)
- Japanese yen (JPY)
- Jordanian dinar (JOD)
- Korean Won (KWR)
- Kuwaiti dinar (KWD)
- Malaysian ringgit (MYR)
- Mauritian rupee (MUR)
- Mexican peso (MXN)
- Moroccan dirham (MAD)
- New Zealand dollar (NZD)
- Norwegian krone (NOK)
- Omani rial (OMR)
- Peruvian nuevo sol (PEN)
- Philippine peso (PHP)
- Polish zloty (PLN)
- Qatar riyal (QAR)
- Russian ruble (RUB)
- Saudi riyal (SAR)
- Singapore dollar (SGD)
- South African Rand (ZAR)
- Swedish krona (SEK)
- Swiss franc (CHF)
- Taiwan dollar (TWD)
- Thai baht (THB)
- Tunisian dinar (TND)
- Turkish lira (TRY)
- Uruguayan peso (UYU)
- US dollar (USD)
- Vietnamese dong (VND)
Currencies of the world (country)
- Australia currency
- Brazil currency
- Bulgaria currency
- Canada currency
- Chile currency
- China currency
- Colombia currency
- Costa Rica currency
- Czech Republic currency
- Denmark currency
- Dominican Rep. currency
- Egypt currency
- European Union currency
- Hong Kong currency
- Hungary currency
- Iceland currency
- Indian currency
- Indonesian currency
- Israel currency
- Japan currency
- Jordan currency
- Kuwait currency
- Malaysia currency
- Mauritius currency
- Mexico currency
- Morocco currency
- New Zealand currency
- Norway currency
- Oman currency
- Peru currency
- Philippines currency
- Poland currency
- Qatar currency
- Russia currency
- Saudi Arabia currency
- Singapore currency
- South Africa currency
- South Korea currency
- Sweden currency
- Switzerland currency
- Taiwan currency
- Thailand currency
- Tunisia currency
- Turkey currency
- United Kingdom currency
- United States currency
- Uruguay currency
- Vietnam currency
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