Which countries use the British pound?
The British pound (GBP £) is the official currency of 6 countries and territories.
Official currency (1)
The currency listed for this place in ISO 4217 terms.
| Country or territory | Capital | Population |
|---|---|---|
 United Kingdom | London | 69,487,000 |
One of several legal tenders (5)
The currency is legal tender here alongside others, rather than being the single national currency.
| Country or territory | Capital | Population |
|---|---|---|
 Zimbabwe | Harare | 16,950,795 |
 Guernsey | St. Peter Port | n/a |
 Isle of Man | Douglas | 84,118 |
 Jersey | Saint Helier | n/a |
 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | Jamestown | n/a |
How this list is defined
A place is on this list when the British pound is one of its official currencies in the source dataset, which follows ISO 4217. That includes dependencies and territories, not only sovereign states, which is why the count here (6) is higher than the number of countries you may expect.
It also includes places where the British pound is legal tender alongside other currencies rather than being the single national currency. Those are listed separately above instead of being silently mixed in or silently dropped, because both would misstate the answer.
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Other currencies shared by several countries
- Central African CFA franc (XAF), used by 6 countries
- New Zealand dollar (NZD), used by 5 countries
- South African rand (ZAR), used by 5 countries
- Australian dollar (AUD), used by 7 countries
- West African CFA franc (XOF), used by 8 countries
- Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD), used by 8 countries
See all shared world currencies, or browse countries by region.
Currency assignments from open datasets following ISO 4217; populations from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL). Legal-status groupings for the euro follow the European Commission’s euro-area list and the EU’s monetary agreements. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.