Introduction
The pound sterling (“GBP”) is the official currency of the United Kingdom and its territories. Each pound is divided into 100 pence; pounds may be either in paper bills or coins. While other countries call their currency a pound, it is not the same as that used by the United Kingdom.
While the pound is frequently exchanged into United States dollars, so much so that its exchange rate has a name (“cable”), it is not pegged against the dollar or any other currency. Moreover, following Brexit in 2020, when the United Kingdom formally left the European Union, it has been predicted that the pound may become unstable; however, this economic impact has yet to be fully realized.
Learn for yourself which countries use pounds by going through the map and charts.
Country | Pound Country | US-Dollar Country |
---|---|---|
Afghanistan | No | No |
Albania | No | No |
Algeria | No | No |
Andorra | No | No |
Angola | No | No |
Anguilla | No | No |
Antigua and Barbuda | No | No |
Argentina | No | No |
Armenia | No | No |
Aruba | No | No |
Ashmore and Cartier Islands | No | No |
Australia | No | No |
Australian Indian Ocean Territories | No | No |
Austria | No | No |
Azerbaijan | No | No |
Bahrain | No | No |
Bangladesh | No | No |
Barbados | No | No |
Belarus | No | No |
Belgium | No | No |
Belize | No | No |
Benin | No | No |
Bermuda | No | No |
Bhutan | No | No |
Bolivia | No | No |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | No | No |
Botswana | No | No |
Brazil | No | No |
British Virgin Islands | No | Yes |
Brunei | No | No |
Bulgaria | No | No |
Burkina Faso | No | No |
Burundi | No | No |
Cambodia | No | No |
Cameroon | No | No |
Canada | No | No |
Cayman Islands | No | No |
Central African Republic | No | No |
Chad | No | No |
Chile | No | No |
Colombia | No | No |
Comoros | No | No |
Costa Rica | No | No |
Croatia | No | No |
Cuba | No | No |
Curaçao | No | No |
Cyprus | No | No |
Czech Republic | No | No |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | No | No |
Denmark | No | No |
Djibouti | No | No |
Dominica | No | No |
Dominican Republic | No | No |
East Timor | No | Yes |
Ecuador | No | Yes |
Egypt | No | No |
El Salvador | No | Yes |
Equatorial Guinea | No | No |
Eritrea | No | No |
Estonia | No | No |
Ethiopia | No | No |
Faroe Islands | No | No |
Federated States of Micronesia | No | Yes |
Fiji | No | No |
Finland | No | No |
France | No | No |
Gabon | No | No |
Georgia | No | No |
Germany | No | No |
Ghana | No | No |
Greece | No | No |
Grenada | No | No |
Guam | No | Yes |
Guatemala | No | No |
Guinea | No | No |
Guinea-Bissau | No | No |
Guyana | No | No |
Haiti | No | No |
Honduras | No | No |
Hong Kong | No | No |
Hungary | No | No |
Iceland | No | No |
India | No | No |
Indonesia | No | No |
Iran | No | No |
Iraq | No | No |
Ireland | No | No |
Israel | No | No |
Italy | No | No |
Ivory Coast | No | No |
Jamaica | No | No |
Japan | No | No |
Jordan | No | No |
Kazakhstan | No | No |
Kenya | No | No |
Kosovo | No | No |
Kuwait | No | No |
Kyrgyzstan | No | No |
Laos | No | No |
Latvia | No | No |
Lebanon | No | No |
Lesotho | No | No |
Liberia | No | No |
Libya | No | No |
Liechtenstein | No | No |
Lithuania | No | No |
Luxembourg | No | No |
Macau | No | No |
Madagascar | No | No |
Malawi | No | No |
Malaysia | No | No |
Maldives | No | No |
Mali | No | No |
Malta | No | No |
Marshall Islands | No | Yes |
Mauritania | No | No |
Mauritius | No | No |
Mexico | No | No |
Moldova | No | No |
Monaco | No | No |
Mongolia | No | No |
Montenegro | No | No |
Montserrat | No | No |
Morocco | No | No |
Mozambique | No | No |
Myanmar | No | No |
Namibia | No | No |
Nauru | No | No |
Nepal | No | No |
Netherlands | No | No |
New Caledonia | No | No |
New Zealand | No | No |
Nicaragua | No | No |
Niger | No | No |
Nigeria | No | No |
Norfolk Island | No | No |
North Korea | No | No |
Northern Mariana Islands | No | Yes |
Norway | No | No |
Oman | No | No |
Pakistan | No | No |
Palau | No | Yes |
Palestine | No | No |
Panama | No | Yes |
Papua New Guinea | No | No |
Paraguay | No | No |
People's Republic of China | No | No |
Peru | No | No |
Philippines | No | No |
Poland | No | No |
Portugal | No | No |
Puerto Rico | No | Yes |
Qatar | No | No |
Republic of Macedonia | No | No |
Republic of the Congo | No | No |
Romania | No | No |
Russia | No | No |
Rwanda | No | No |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | No | No |
Saint Lucia | No | No |
Saint Martin | No | No |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | No | No |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | No | No |
Saint-Barthélemy | No | No |
San Marino | No | No |
Saudi Arabia | No | No |
Senegal | No | No |
Serbia | No | No |
Seychelles | No | No |
Siachen Glacier | No | No |
Sierra Leone | No | No |
Singapore | No | No |
Sint Maarten | No | No |
Slovakia | No | No |
Slovenia | No | No |
Solomon Islands | No | No |
Somalia | No | No |
Somaliland | No | No |
South Africa | No | No |
South Korea | No | No |
South Sudan | No | No |
Spain | No | No |
Sri Lanka | No | No |
Sudan | No | No |
Suriname | No | No |
Sweden | No | No |
Switzerland | No | No |
Syria | No | No |
São Tomé and Príncipe | No | No |
Taiwan | No | No |
Tajikistan | No | No |
Tanzania | No | No |
Thailand | No | No |
The Bahamas | No | No |
The Gambia | No | No |
Togo | No | No |
Trinidad and Tobago | No | No |
Tunisia | No | No |
Turkey | No | No |
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | No | No |
Turkmenistan | No | No |
Turks and Caicos Islands | No | Yes |
Uganda | No | No |
Ukraine | No | No |
United Arab Emirates | No | No |
United States Virgin Islands | No | Yes |
United States of America | No | Yes |
Uruguay | No | No |
Uzbekistan | No | No |
Vanuatu | No | No |
Vatican City | No | No |
Venezuela | No | No |
Vietnam | No | No |
Western Sahara | No | No |
Yemen | No | No |
Zambia | No | No |
Zimbabwe | No | Yes |
Eswatini | No | No |
Åland Islands | No | No |
Guernsey | Yes | No |
Isle of Man | Yes | No |
Jersey | Yes | No |
Saint Helena | Yes | No |
United Kingdom | Yes | No |
Use of the Pound Sterling by Country
Afghanistan
Pound Country
No
Åland Islands
Pound Country
No
Albania
Pound Country
No
Algeria
Pound Country
No
Andorra
Pound Country
No
Angola
Pound Country
No
Anguilla
Pound Country
No
Antigua and Barbuda
Pound Country
No
Argentina
Pound Country
No
Armenia
Pound Country
No
Aruba
Pound Country
No
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Pound Country
No
Australia
Pound Country
No
Australian Indian Ocean Territories
Pound Country
No
Austria
Pound Country
No
Azerbaijan
Pound Country
No
Bahrain
Pound Country
No
Bangladesh
Pound Country
No
Barbados
Pound Country
No
Belarus
Pound Country
No
Belgium
Pound Country
No
Belize
Pound Country
No
Benin
Pound Country
No
Bermuda
Pound Country
No
Bhutan
Pound Country
No
Bolivia
Pound Country
No
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pound Country
No
Botswana
Pound Country
No
Brazil
Pound Country
No
British Virgin Islands
Pound Country
No
Brunei
Pound Country
No
Bulgaria
Pound Country
No
Burkina Faso
Pound Country
No
Burundi
Pound Country
No
Cambodia
Pound Country
No
Cameroon
Pound Country
No
Canada
Pound Country
No
Cayman Islands
Pound Country
No
Central African Republic
Pound Country
No
Chad
Pound Country
No
Chile
Pound Country
No
Colombia
Pound Country
No
Comoros
Pound Country
No
Costa Rica
Pound Country
No
Croatia
Pound Country
No
Cuba
Pound Country
No
Curaçao
Pound Country
No
Cyprus
Pound Country
No
Czech Republic
Pound Country
No
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Pound Country
No
Denmark
Pound Country
No
Djibouti
Pound Country
No
Dominica
Pound Country
No
Dominican Republic
Pound Country
No
East Timor
Pound Country
No
Ecuador
Pound Country
No
Egypt
Pound Country
No
El Salvador
Pound Country
No
Equatorial Guinea
Pound Country
No
Eritrea
Pound Country
No
Estonia
Pound Country
No
Eswatini
Pound Country
No
Ethiopia
Pound Country
No
Faroe Islands
Pound Country
No
Federated States of Micronesia
Pound Country
No
Fiji
Pound Country
No
Finland
Pound Country
No
France
Pound Country
No
Gabon
Pound Country
No
Georgia
Pound Country
No
Germany
Pound Country
No
Ghana
Pound Country
No
Greece
Pound Country
No
Grenada
Pound Country
No
Guam
Pound Country
No
Guatemala
Pound Country
No
Guernsey
Pound Country
Yes
Guinea
Pound Country
No
Guinea-Bissau
Pound Country
No
Guyana
Pound Country
No
Haiti
Pound Country
No
Honduras
Pound Country
No
Hong Kong
Pound Country
No
Hungary
Pound Country
No
Iceland
Pound Country
No
India
Pound Country
No
Indonesia
Pound Country
No
Iran
Pound Country
No
Iraq
Pound Country
No
Ireland
Pound Country
No
Isle of Man
Pound Country
Yes
Israel
Pound Country
No
Italy
Pound Country
No
Ivory Coast
Pound Country
No
Jamaica
Pound Country
No
Japan
Pound Country
No
Jersey
Pound Country
Yes
Jordan
Pound Country
No
Kazakhstan
Pound Country
No
Kenya
Pound Country
No
Kosovo
Pound Country
No
Kuwait
Pound Country
No
Kyrgyzstan
Pound Country
No
Laos
Pound Country
No
Latvia
Pound Country
No
Lebanon
Pound Country
No
Lesotho
Pound Country
No
Liberia
Pound Country
No
Libya
Pound Country
No
Liechtenstein
Pound Country
No
Lithuania
Pound Country
No
Luxembourg
Pound Country
No
Macau
Pound Country
No
Madagascar
Pound Country
No
Malawi
Pound Country
No
Malaysia
Pound Country
No
Maldives
Pound Country
No
Mali
Pound Country
No
Malta
Pound Country
No
Marshall Islands
Pound Country
No
Mauritania
Pound Country
No
Mauritius
Pound Country
No
Mexico
Pound Country
No
Moldova
Pound Country
No
Monaco
Pound Country
No
Mongolia
Pound Country
No
Montenegro
Pound Country
No
Montserrat
Pound Country
No
Morocco
Pound Country
No
Mozambique
Pound Country
No
Myanmar
Pound Country
No
Namibia
Pound Country
No
Nauru
Pound Country
No
Nepal
Pound Country
No
Netherlands
Pound Country
No
New Caledonia
Pound Country
No
New Zealand
Pound Country
No
Nicaragua
Pound Country
No
Niger
Pound Country
No
Nigeria
Pound Country
No
Norfolk Island
Pound Country
No
North Korea
Pound Country
No
Northern Mariana Islands
Pound Country
No
Norway
Pound Country
No
Oman
Pound Country
No
Pakistan
Pound Country
No
Palau
Pound Country
No
Palestine
Pound Country
No
Panama
Pound Country
No
Papua New Guinea
Pound Country
No
Paraguay
Pound Country
No
People's Republic of China
Pound Country
No
Peru
Pound Country
No
Philippines
Pound Country
No
Poland
Pound Country
No
Portugal
Pound Country
No
Puerto Rico
Pound Country
No
Qatar
Pound Country
No
Republic of Macedonia
Pound Country
No
Republic of the Congo
Pound Country
No
Romania
Pound Country
No
Russia
Pound Country
No
Rwanda
Pound Country
No
Saint Helena
Pound Country
Yes
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Pound Country
No
Saint Lucia
Pound Country
No
Saint Martin
Pound Country
No
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Pound Country
No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Pound Country
No
Saint-Barthélemy
Pound Country
No
San Marino
Pound Country
No
São Tomé and Príncipe
Pound Country
No
Saudi Arabia
Pound Country
No
Senegal
Pound Country
No
Serbia
Pound Country
No
Seychelles
Pound Country
No
Siachen Glacier
Pound Country
No
Sierra Leone
Pound Country
No
Singapore
Pound Country
No
Sint Maarten
Pound Country
No
Slovakia
Pound Country
No
Slovenia
Pound Country
No
Solomon Islands
Pound Country
No
Somalia
Pound Country
No
Somaliland
Pound Country
No
South Africa
Pound Country
No
South Korea
Pound Country
No
South Sudan
Pound Country
No
Spain
Pound Country
No
Sri Lanka
Pound Country
No
Sudan
Pound Country
No
Suriname
Pound Country
No
Sweden
Pound Country
No
Switzerland
Pound Country
No
Syria
Pound Country
No
Taiwan
Pound Country
No
Tajikistan
Pound Country
No
Tanzania
Pound Country
No
Thailand
Pound Country
No
The Bahamas
Pound Country
No
The Gambia
Pound Country
No
Togo
Pound Country
No
Trinidad and Tobago
Pound Country
No
Tunisia
Pound Country
No
Turkey
Pound Country
No
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Pound Country
No
Turkmenistan
Pound Country
No
Turks and Caicos Islands
Pound Country
No
Uganda
Pound Country
No
Ukraine
Pound Country
No
United Arab Emirates
Pound Country
No
United Kingdom
Pound Country
Yes
United States of America
Pound Country
No
United States Virgin Islands
Pound Country
No
Uruguay
Pound Country
No
Uzbekistan
Pound Country
No
Vanuatu
Pound Country
No
Vatican City
Pound Country
No
Venezuela
Pound Country
No
Vietnam
Pound Country
No
Western Sahara
Pound Country
No
Yemen
Pound Country
No
Zambia
Pound Country
No
Zimbabwe
Pound Country
No