Countries That Use Pounds 2023

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Interactive Map Introduction Use of the Pound Sterling by Country Afghanistan Åland Islands Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Ashmore and Cartier Islands Australia Australian Indian Ocean Territories Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile Colombia Comoros Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Curaçao Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Faroe Islands Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norfolk Island North Korea Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay People's Republic of China Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of Macedonia Republic of the Congo Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint-Barthélemy San Marino São Tomé and Príncipe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Siachen Glacier Sierra Leone Singapore Sint Maarten Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia Somaliland South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand The Bahamas The Gambia Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America United States Virgin Islands Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

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

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