List of South American currencies
No one of the local currencies is widely known around the world. All of them are used only for internal commerce within own countries, and are not accepted in the neighbouring states. The exceptions are Ecuador, where the legal tender is the United States dollar, and the French Guiana territory, which uses the Euro.
The only national currency of this region, which is mentioned in the list of the top 20 most-traded in the forex market is the Brazilian real.
All currencies of South America with their ISO-4217 codes, listed by countries and dependent territories
- All
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
| Country or territory | Currency | ISO-4217 |
|---|---|---|
| A | ||
| Argentina | Argentine peso | ARS |
| B | ||
| Bolivia | Bolivian boliviano | BOB |
| Brazil | Brazilian real | BRL |
| C | ||
| Chile | Chilean peso | CLP |
| Colombia | Colombian peso | COP |
| E | ||
| Ecuador | United States dollar | USD |
| F | ||
| Falkland Islands (UK) | Falkland Islands pound | FKP |
| French Guiana (France) | European euro | EUR |
| G | ||
| Guyana | Guyanese dollar | GYD |
| P | ||
| Paraguay | Paraguayan guarani | PYG |
| Peru | Peruvian sol | PEN |
| S | ||
| South Georgia Island (UK) | Pound sterling | GBP |
| Suriname | Surinamese dollar | SRD |
| U | ||
| Uruguay | Uruguayan peso | UYU |
| V | ||
| Venezuela | Venezuelan bolivar | VES |