Currencies of Asian Countries
Asia's 49 countries use 48 different currencies. Almost every country issues its own; the exceptions are Palestine, which uses the Israeli shekel (alongside the Jordanian dinar and US dollar), Timor-Leste, which uses the US dollar, and Cyprus, which uses the euro.
The table lists each country's official currency and its three-letter ISO 4217 code, with notes on pegs and other special arrangements.
| Country | Currency | ISO code | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | Afghan afghani | AFN | |
 Armenia | Armenian dram | AMD | |
 Azerbaijan | Azerbaijani manat | AZN | |
 Bahrain | Bahraini dinar | BHD | Pegged to the US dollar |
 Bangladesh | Bangladeshi taka | BDT | |
 Bhutan | Bhutanese ngultrum | BTN | Pegged 1:1 to the Indian rupee, which also circulates |
 Brunei | Brunei dollar | BND | Interchangeable at par with the Singapore dollar |
 Cambodia | Cambodian riel | KHR | US dollars are widely used alongside the riel |
 China | Chinese yuan (renminbi) | CNY | |
 Cyprus | Euro | EUR | Euro since 2008; the north uses the Turkish lira |
 Georgia | Georgian lari | GEL | |
 India | Indian rupee | INR | |
 Indonesia | Indonesian rupiah | IDR | |
 Iran | Iranian rial | IRR | Prices are often quoted in tomans (1 toman = 10 rials) |
 Iraq | Iraqi dinar | IQD | |
 Israel | Israeli new shekel | ILS | |
 Japan | Japanese yen | JPY | |
 Jordan | Jordanian dinar | JOD | Pegged to the US dollar |
 Kazakhstan | Kazakhstani tenge | KZT | |
 Kuwait | Kuwaiti dinar | KWD | Highest-valued currency unit in the world; pegged to a basket |
 Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz som | KGS | |
 Laos | Lao kip | LAK | |
 Lebanon | Lebanese pound | LBP | Lost most of its value after the 2019 financial crisis |
 Malaysia | Malaysian ringgit | MYR | |
 Maldives | Maldivian rufiyaa | MVR | |
 Mongolia | Mongolian tögrög | MNT | |
 Myanmar | Myanmar kyat | MMK | |
 Nepal | Nepalese rupee | NPR | Pegged to the Indian rupee |
 North Korea | North Korean won | KPW | |
 Oman | Omani rial | OMR | Pegged to the US dollar |
 Pakistan | Pakistani rupee | PKR | |
 Palestine | Israeli new shekel | ILS | No currency of its own; the shekel, Jordanian dinar and US dollar are used |
 Philippines | Philippine peso | PHP | |
 Qatar | Qatari riyal | QAR | Pegged to the US dollar |
 Saudi Arabia | Saudi riyal | SAR | Pegged to the US dollar |
 Singapore | Singapore dollar | SGD | |
 South Korea | South Korean won | KRW | |
 Sri Lanka | Sri Lankan rupee | LKR | |
 Syria | Syrian pound | SYP | |
 Taiwan | New Taiwan dollar | TWD | |
 Tajikistan | Tajikistani somoni | TJS | |
 Thailand | Thai baht | THB | |
 Timor-Leste | US dollar | USD | Uses the US dollar, with locally minted centavo coins |
 Turkey | Turkish lira | TRY | |
 Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan manat | TMT | |
 United Arab Emirates | UAE dirham | AED | Pegged to the US dollar |
 Uzbekistan | Uzbekistani som | UZS | |
 Vietnam | Vietnamese đồng | VND | |
 Yemen | Yemeni rial | YER |
Patterns across Asia
- Shared names, different money. The rupee is used in India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka; the dinar in Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan and Kuwait; and the riyal or rial in Iran, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Each is a separate currency with its own value.
- Gulf currencies are pegged to the dollar. The Saudi riyal, UAE dirham, Qatari riyal, Omani rial and Bahraini dinar have all been fixed against the US dollar for decades, as has the Jordanian dinar. The Kuwaiti dinar, the world's highest-valued currency unit, is pegged to an undisclosed basket.
- Small currencies tied to big neighbours. Bhutan's ngultrum and Nepal's rupee are pegged to the Indian rupee, and the Brunei dollar trades at par with the Singapore dollar.
- Currencies with very large numbers. The Iranian rial, Vietnamese đồng, Indonesian rupiah, Lao kip and Lebanese pound all trade at thousands or more to the US dollar, so everyday prices run to many zeros.
Sources: ISO 4217 currency codes; pegs and arrangements as of 2026.
Country count: the 49 countries covered on AsiaMap.net (47 UN member states in Asia plus Palestine and Taiwan; Russia is classed as European). Last reviewed October 2026.