Central banks and currencies of the Caribbean
This is a list of the central banks and currencies of the Caribbean.
There are a number of currencies serving multiple territories; the most widespread are the East Caribbean dollar (8 countries and territories), the United States dollar (5) and the euro (4).
- Surrounding countries and territories
Country/Territory | Currency | Code | Central bank | Peg |
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Bermuda | Bermudian dollar | BMD | Bermuda Monetary Authority | 1.00 BMD = 1.00 USD |
United States | United States dollar | USD | Federal Reserve Bank | float |
Mexico | Mexican peso | MXN | Bank of Mexico | float |
Belize | Belize dollar | BZD | Central Bank of Belize | 2.00 BZD = 1.00 USD |
Guatemala | Guatemalan quetzal | GTQ | Bank of Guatemala | float |
Honduras | Honduran lempira | HNL | Central Bank of Honduras | crawling peg to USD |
Nicaragua | Nicaraguan córdoba | NIO | Central Bank of Nicaragua | crawling peg to USD |
Costa Rica | Costa Rican colón | CRC | Central Bank of Costa Rica | float |
Panama | US dollar / Panamanian balboa | USD / PAB | Federal Reserve Bank / National Bank of Panama | 1.00 PAB = 1.00 USD |
Colombia | Colombian peso | COP | Banco de la República | float |
Venezuela | Venezuelan bolívar soberano | VEF | Banco Central de Venezuela | Disputed, ostensibly pegged to the Petro (cryptocurrency) |
Guyana | Guyanese dollar | GYD | Bank of Guyana | float |
Suriname | Surinamese dollar | SRD | Central Bank of Suriname | float |
See also
- List of banks
- Economy of the Caribbean
- Currencies of the British West Indies
- International status and usage of the euro
- Pan-African Payment and Settlement System
- List of countries by leading trade partners
- List of Latin American and Caribbean countries by GDP growth
- List of Latin American and Caribbean countries by GDP (nominal)
- List of Latin American and Caribbean countries by GDP (PPP)
References
- ^ The Caribbean guilder is to replace the Netherlands Antillean guilder (by an unspecified date).
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- British West Indies
- Danish West Indies
- Dutch Caribbean
- Caribbean Netherlands
- Netherlands Antilles
- French West Indies
- West Indies Federation
Indies
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Lucayan Archipelago |
Sea
- Aves Island
- San Andrés and Providencia
- Bajo Nuevo Bank~
- Serranilla Bank~
continental
zone
- Quintana Roo
- Cozumel
Central America |
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South America |
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groupings
may include:
- Bermuda#
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Nicaragua
Yucatán Peninsula |
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The Guianas |
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^These three form the SSS islands that with the ABC islands comprise the Dutch Caribbean, of which *the BES islands are not direct Kingdom constituents but subsumed with the country of the Netherlands.
†Physiographically, these continental islands are not part of the volcanic Windward Islands arc, although sometimes grouped with them culturally and politically.
ǂDisputed territories administered by Guyana. ~Disputed territories administered by Colombia.
#Bermuda is an isolated North Atlantic oceanic island, physiographically not part of the Lucayan Archipelago, Antilles, Caribbean Sea nor North American continental nor South American continental islands. It is grouped with the Northern American region, but occasionally also with the Caribbean region culturally.