Glossary:Currency codes

From Statistics Explained

Currencies within and outside the European Union are each assigned a three-letter currency code, always written in capital letters; the first two letters are the country code or its equivalent (EU, for instance). Currency codes are often used as abbreviations in statistical analyses, tables, graphs or maps.

Below are some currency codes of EU Member States (16 of which form the euro area and use the euro as their common currency), Candidate countries, European Free Trade Association Member States, other European countries and, finally, other countries.

European Union (EU)

EUR	(euro area - euro)	BGN	(Bulgaria - lev)	PLN	(Poland - zloty)
CZK	(Czech Republic - koruna)	DKK	(Denmark - krone)	LVL	(Latvia - lats)
RON	(Romania - leu)	LTL	(Lithuania - litas)	EEK	(Estonia - kroon)
HUF	(Hungary - forint)	SEK	(Sweden - )	GBP	(United Kingdom - pound sterling)

EU Candidate countries

HRK

(Croatia - kuna)

MKD

(Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - denar)

TRY

(Turkey - lira)

European Free Trade Association (EFTA)

ISK

(Iceland - krona)

NOK

(Norway - krone)

CHF

(Switzerland, Liechtenstein - frank)

Western Balkan countries

ALL	(Albania - lek)	EUR	(Montenegro - euro)
BAM	(Bosnia-Herzegovina - convertible mark)	RSD	(Serbia - dinar)

Non-European countries

JPY

(Japan - yen)

USD

(United States of America - dollar)