🇺🇸 1. Countries That Officially Use the US Dollar

These countries have USD as their main, official national currency:

North & South America

1. United States of America
2. Ecuador
3. El Salvador
4. Panama
5. Puerto Rico (U.S. territory)
6. U.S. Virgin Islands (U.S. territory)
7. British Virgin Islands
8. Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba)
9. Turks and Caicos Islands
10. Bermuda (uses its own dollar but USD widely accepted at 1:1)

Oceania

11. East Timor (Timor-Leste)
12. Federated States of Micronesia
13. Marshall Islands
14. Palau

Africa

15. Zimbabwe (USD used officially along with other currencies)

💵 2. Countries That Use the US Dollar Alongside Their Own Currency

These countries use the USD heavily or partly, but it is not the only legal currency:

Caribbean

Bahamas (accepts USD widely, peg 1:1)

Barbados (USD widely used, peg 2:1)

Cayman Islands (accepts USD, peg 1 KYD = 1.2 USD)

Asia

Cambodia (USD used for most transactions)

Myanmar (often used in tourism and business)

Lebanon (heavily dollarized)

Iraq (oil and trade often in USD)

Latin America

Haiti (Haitian gourde + USD widely used)

Venezuela (highly dollarized because of inflation)

🌍 3. Places Where USD is Commonly Accepted Informally

Mexico (border areas, tourist zones)

Canada (border areas)

Costa Rica (tourist areas)

Philippines (in some business transactions)

Jordan

Israel (tourism sector)

South Sudan

If you want, I can also list countries that peg their currency to the US dollar, like Saudi Arabia or Qatar.

Here is the complete list of countries whose currency is pegged (fixed or tightly linked) to the U.S. Dollar (USD).

💵 1. Middle East – USD Peg

These countries peg their currency to the U.S. dollar to stabilize oil-based economies:

• Saudi Arabia – Saudi Riyal
• Qatar – Qatari Riyal
• United Arab Emirates (UAE) – UAE Dirham
• Bahrain – Bahraini Dinar
• Oman – Omani Rial
• Jordan – Jordanian Dinar (de facto peg)

🌴 2. Caribbean – USD Peg

• Bahamas – Bahamian Dollar (1:1 peg)
• Barbados – Barbadian Dollar (2:1 peg)
• Belize – Belize Dollar (2:1 peg)
• Bermuda – Bermudian Dollar (1:1 peg)
• Cayman Islands – Cayman Islands Dollar (1 KYD = 1.2 USD)

🌍 3. Africa – USD Peg

• Eritrea – Eritrean Nakfa
• Djibouti – Djiboutian Franc (officially pegged to USD)
• South Sudan – part unofficial peg due to dollarization

🌏 4. Asia and Pacific – USD Peg

• Hong Kong – Hong Kong Dollar (tight band peg)
• Macau – Macanese Pataca
• Brunei – Brunei Dollar (technically pegged to Singapore Dollar, which is partly USD-linked)

🇺🇸 5. Countries Using USD Directly (Effective Peg)

These countries have replaced their currency with USD, making their economy fully tied to the dollar:

• Ecuador
• El Salvador
• Panama
• Zimbabwe
• East Timor
• Micronesia
• Marshall Islands
• Palau