Countries where cash & currency is banned or restricted (2026 list)
Out of the 148 countries covered by LawsTravels, 7 ban and 48 require caution on cash & currency. Here is the full list, region by region.
Banned or serious risk· 7
North Africa · 3
🇩🇿 Algeria
🇲🇦 Morocco
🇹🇳 Tunisia
Sub-Saharan Africa · 1
🇪🇹 Ethiopia
South & Central Asia · 1
🇮🇳 India
The Americas · 2
🇨🇺 Cuba
🇻🇪 Venezuela
Allowed, with limits· 48
North Africa · 4
🇪🇬 Egypt
🇱🇾 Libya
🇲🇷 Mauritania
🇸🇩 Sudan
Sub-Saharan Africa · 41
🇦🇴 Angola
🇧🇯 Benin
🇧🇼 Botswana
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
🇧🇮 Burundi
🇨🇲 Cameroon
🇨🇻 Cape Verde
🇹🇩 Chad
🇩🇯 Djibouti
🇨🇩 DR Congo
🇪🇷 Eritrea
🇸🇿 Eswatini
🇬🇦 Gabon
🇬🇲 Gambia
🇬🇭 Ghana
🇬🇳 Guinea
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
🇰🇪 Kenya
🇱🇸 Lesotho
🇱🇷 Liberia
🇲🇬 Madagascar
🇲🇼 Malawi
🇲🇱 Mali
🇲🇺 Mauritius
🇲🇿 Mozambique
🇳🇦 Namibia
🇳🇪 Niger
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇨🇬 Republic of Congo
🇷🇼 Rwanda
🇸🇳 Senegal
🇸🇨 Seychelles
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
🇸🇴 Somalia
🇿🇦 South Africa
🇸🇸 South Sudan
🇹🇿 Tanzania
🇹🇬 Togo
🇺🇬 Uganda
🇿🇲 Zambia
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
South-East Asia · 1
🇲🇲 Myanmar
South & Central Asia · 1
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
The Americas · 1
🇦🇷 Argentina
Relaxed· 93
Europe · 35
🇦🇱 Albania
🇦🇹 Austria
🇧🇪 Belgium
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
🇭🇷 Croatia
🇨🇿 Czechia
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇪🇪 Estonia
🇫🇮 Finland
🇫🇷 France
🇩🇪 Germany
🇬🇷 Greece
🇭🇺 Hungary
🇮🇸 Iceland
🇮🇪 Ireland
🇮🇹 Italy
🇱🇻 Latvia
🇱🇹 Lithuania
🇲🇪 Montenegro
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
🇳🇴 Norway
🇵🇱 Poland
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇷🇴 Romania
🇷🇺 Russia
🇷🇸 Serbia
🇸🇰 Slovakia
🇸🇮 Slovenia
🇪🇸 Spain
🇸🇪 Sweden
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇺🇦 Ukraine
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Middle East & Caucasus · 12
🇦🇲 Armenia
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
🇧🇭 Bahrain
🇬🇪 Georgia
🇮🇱 Israel
🇯🇴 Jordan
🇰🇼 Kuwait
🇴🇲 Oman
🇶🇦 Qatar
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
🇹🇷 Turkey
🇦🇪 UAE (Dubai)
East Asia · 7
🇨🇳 China
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
🇯🇵 Japan
🇲🇴 Macao
🇲🇳 Mongolia
🇰🇷 South Korea
🇹🇼 Taiwan
South-East Asia · 9
🇧🇳 Brunei
🇰🇭 Cambodia
🇮🇩 Indonesia (Bali)
🇱🇦 Laos
🇲🇾 Malaysia
🇵🇭 Philippines
🇸🇬 Singapore
🇹🇭 Thailand
🇻🇳 Vietnam
South & Central Asia · 6
🇧🇩 Bangladesh
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
🇲🇻 Maldives
🇳🇵 Nepal
🇵🇰 Pakistan
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
The Americas · 20
🇧🇸 Bahamas
🇧🇴 Bolivia
🇧🇷 Brazil
🇨🇦 Canada
🇨🇱 Chile
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇨🇷 Costa Rica
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
🇪🇨 Ecuador
🇬🇹 Guatemala
🇬🇾 Guyana
🇯🇲 Jamaica
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇵🇦 Panama
🇵🇾 Paraguay
🇵🇪 Peru
🇸🇷 Suriname
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
🇺🇸 United States
🇺🇾 Uruguay
Oceania · 4
🇦🇺 Australia
🇫🇯 Fiji
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea
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Frequently asked questions
In which countries is cash & currency banned?
7 countries flag cash & currency as banned or a serious risk for travellers: Algeria, Cuba, Ethiopia, India, Morocco, Tunisia, Venezuela.
Where is cash & currency allowed with limits?
48 countries allow it under conditions (age, place, quantity, permit): Angola, Argentina, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Djibouti, DR Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi….
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