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Many African countries change their currency's appearance when a new government takes power (often the new head of state will appear on bank notes), though the notional value remains the same. Also, in many African currencies there have been episodes of rampant inflation, resulting in the need for currency revaluation (e.g. the Zimbabwe dollar).
South Africa Thailand Turkey Uganda Ukraine Uruguay Malaysia Mauritius Pakistan ; Free floating (33) Australia Canada Chile Czech Republic Japan Mexico Norway Poland Russia Sweden United Kingdom Somalia United States
Currency Currency share percentage of global allocated reserves in Q4 2022 (%) Central bank governor Native name of central bank Establishment United States: Federal Reserve: United States dollar: 58.36 Jerome Powell: 1913 European Union: European Central Bank: Euro: 20.47 Christine Lagarde: 1998 Japan: Bank of Japan: Japanese yen: 5.51 Kazuo Ueda
Currency Central bank Peg Benin: West African CFA franc: Central Bank of West African States: 1 EUR = CFA 655.957 Burkina Faso Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Mali Niger Senegal Togo Cameroon: Central African CFA franc: Bank of Central African States: 1 EUR= CFA 655.957 Central African Republic Chad Equatorial Guinea Gabon Republic of the Congo
Colour key and notes Indicates that a given currency is pegged to another currency (details) Italics indicates a state or territory with a low level of international recognition State or territory Currency Symbol [D] or Abbrev. ISO code Fractional unit Number to basic Abkhazia Abkhazian apsar [E] аҧ (none) (none) (none) Russian ruble ₽ RUB Kopeck 100 Afghanistan Afghan afghani ؋ AFN ...
In recent years, many central banks have diversified their foreign exchange reserves away from the U.S. dollar, driven by geopolitical risks, the desire to reduce dependency on the dollar, and the increasing importance of the Chinese yuan. However, this shift has been gradual, and the USD continues to dominate.
Countries in Africa are sorted according to data from the International Monetary Fund. [1] The figures presented here do not take into account differences in the cost of living in different countries, and the results can vary greatly from one year to another based on fluctuations in the exchange rates of the country's currency. [2]
So far only three of the 53 member states of the African Union in 2009 have committed to using the currency (in 2022, the African Union has 55 members). [citation needed] Egypt, Eswatini, and Lesotho have logged reservations over the precise date of monetary union and have requested a two- to three-year delay. [8]