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Countries That Use Rupees
Countries That Use Rupees: compare 29 countries on 3 metrics.
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29 countries
Afghanistan | Replaced 1927 | Afghanistan Kabuli rupee | Afghan afghani |
Bahrain | Replaced 1966 | Persian Gulf rupee | Bahraini dinar |
Bangladesh | Replaced 1972 | Pakistani rupee | Bangladeshi taka |
Bhutan | Currently in use | Bhutanese ngultrum and Indian rupee | Bhutanese ngultrum and Indian rupee |
Burundi | Replaced 1916 | German East Africa rupie | Burundian franc |
Djibouti | Replaced 1943 | Indian rupee | Djibouti franc |
India | Currently in use | Indian rupee | Indian rupee |
Indonesia | Currently in use | Indonesia rupiah | Indonesian rupee |
Iraq | Replaced 1931 | Indian rupee | Iraqi dinar |
Kenya | Replaced 1920 | East Africa rupee | Kenyan shilling |
Kuwait | Replaced 1961 | Persian Gulf rupee | Kuwaiti dinar |
Maldives | Currently in use | Maldivian rufiyaa | Maldivian rufiyaa |
Mauritius | Currently in use | Mauritian rupee | Mauritian rupee |
Myanmar | Replaced 1952 | Burmese rupee | Burmese kyat |
Nepal | Currently in use | Nepalese rupee | Nepalese rupee |
Oman | Replaced 1970 | Persian Gulf rupee | Omani rial |
Pakistan | Currently in use | Pakistani rupee | Pakistani rupee |
Qatar | Replaced 1966 | Persian Gulf rupee | Qatari rial |
Rwanda | Replaced 1916 | German East African rupie | Rwandan franc |
Seychelles | Currently in use | Seychellois rupee | Seychellois rupee |
Somalia | Replaced 1925/1951 | Indian rupee | Somali shilling |
Sri Lanka | Currently in use | Sri Lankan rupee | Sri Lankan rupee |
Tanzania | Replaced 1920 | East Africa rupee | Tanzanian shilling |
Thailand | Replaced 1902 | Indian silver rupee** | Thai bhat |
Timor-Leste | Replaced 2002 | Indonesian rupee | US dollar |
Uganda | Replaced 1920 | East Africa rupee | Ugandan shilling |
United Arab Emirates | Replaced 1966 | Persian Gulf rupee | Emirati dirham |
Yemen | Replaced 1951 | Indian rupee | Yemeni rial |
Zimbabwe | Replaced 2019 | Indian rupee** | Zimbabwean dollar |
Quick answers
- Where does this countries that use rupees data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Rupee - Britannica; Countries that use the Nepalese rupee - WorldData; Countries that use the Indian rupee - WorldData; Zimbzbwe's multi-currency confusion - BBC.




























