55 African countries and currency codes

Need to do business in Africa? Here is a list of all African countries and their currency codes to help you conduct your business in Africa more resourcefully.

Country Currency Code
Algeria – Dinar (DZD)
Angola – Angolan Kwanza (AOA)
Benin – CFA Franc (XOF)
Botswana – Pula (BWP)
Burundi – Burundi Franc (BIF)
Burkina Faso – CFA Franc BCEAO (XOF)
Cameroon – CFA Franc BEAC (XAF)
Cape Verde – Cape Verde Escudo (CVE)
Central African Republic – CFA Franc BEAC (XAF)
Chad – CFA Franc BEAC (XAF)
Comoros – Comoros Franc (KMF)
Cote d’Ivoire – CFA Franc BCEAO (XOF)
DR Congo – Francs (CDF)
Djibouti – Djibouti Franc (DJF)
Egypt – Pound (EGP)
Equatorial Guinea – CFA Franc BEAC (XAF)
Eritrea – Eriterian Nakfa (ERN)
Ethiopia – Birr (ETB)
Gabon – CFA Franc BEAC (XAF)
Gambia – Dalasi (GMD)
Ghana – Cedi (GHS)
Guinea – Franc (GNF)
Guinea-Bissau – Guinea-Bissau Peso (GWP)
Kenya – Shillings (KES)
Lesotho – Loti (LSL)
Liberia – Dollar (LRD)
Libya – Dinar (LYD)
Madagascar – Malagasy ariary (MGA)
Malawi – Kwacha (MWK)
Mali – CFA Franc BCEAO (XOF)
Mauritania – Ouguiya (MRO)
Mauritius – Rupees (MUR)
Morocco – Dirham (MAD)
Mozambique – Metical (MZN)
Namibia – Dollar (NAD)
Niger – CFA Franc BCEAO (XOF)
Nigeria – Naira (NGN)
Republic of the Congo – Franc BEAC (XAF)
Réunion – Euro (EUR)
Rwanda – Franc (RWF)
São Tomé and Principe – Dobra (STD)
Senegal – CFA Franc BCEAO (XOF)
Seychelles – Rupees (SCR)
Sierra Leone –  Leone (SLL)
Somalia – Shillings (SOS)
South Africa – Rand (ZAR)
South Sudan – Pound (SSP)
Sudan – Pound (SDG)
Swaziland – Lilangeni (SZL)
Tanzania – Shillings (TZS)
Togo – CFA Franc BCEAO (XOF)
Tunisia – Dinar (TND)
Uganda – Shillings (UGX)
Zambia – Kwacha (ZMW)
Zimbabwe – Dollar (ZWD)