Country and Region Codes
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To specify PayPal-supported countries and regions in fields and variables, use two-character ISO-3166-1 country codes.
Direct credit card payments
For direct credit card transactions (transactions that are not branded as PayPal transactions) using the following PayPal products, PayPal accepts major credit cards issued in any country.
- PayPal Payments Pro
- PayPal Payments Advanced
- Website Payments Pro (the
DoDirectPayment
API operation) - Website Payments Pro Hosted Solution
- Virtual Terminal
Merchants who use these products can determine which major credit cards are accepted in the merchant's country by referring to supported major credit cards and currencies.
PayPal account payments
The following are the buyer countries supported in Express Checkout and other types of PayPal payments. It is important that you pass the correct country code when sending a charge transaction to PayPal in API calls, such as, DoExpressCheckoutPayment
, DoReferenceTransaction
and SetExpressCheckout
.
Country or region | Country or region code | City | State/Province | Postal code |
---|---|---|---|---|
ALBANIA | AL | Required | Optional | Optional |
ALGERIA | DZ | Required | Optional | Optional |
ANDORRA | AD | Required | Optional | Optional |
ANGOLA | AO | Required | Optional | Optional |
ANGUILLA | AI | Required | Optional | Optional |
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA | AG | Required | Optional | Optional |
ARGENTINA | AR | Required | Required | Optional |
ARMENIA | AM | Required | Optional | Optional |
ARUBA | AW | Required | Optional | Optional |
AUSTRALIA | AU | Required | Required | Required |
AUSTRIA | AT | Required | Not used | Required |
AZERBAIJAN | AZ | Required | Optional | Optional |
BAHAMAS | BS | Required | Optional | Optional |
BAHRAIN | BH | Required | Optional | Optional |
BARBADOS | BB | Required | Optional | Optional |
BELARUS | BY | Required | Optional | Required |
BELGIUM | BE | Required | Not used | Required |
BELIZE | BZ | Required | Optional | Optional |
BENIN | BJ | Required | Optional | Optional |
BERMUDA | BM | Required | Optional | Optional |
BHUTAN | BT | Required | Not used | Required |
BOLIVIA | BO | Required | Optional | Optional |
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA | BA | Required | Optional | Optional |
BOTSWANA | BW | Required | Optional | Optional |
BRAZIL | BR | Required | Required | Required |
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS | VG | Required | Optional | Optional |
BRUNEI | BN | Required | Optional | Required |
BULGARIA | BG | Required | Not used | Optional |
BURKINA FASO | BF | Required | Optional | Optional |
BURUNDI | BI | Required | Optional | Optional |
CAMBODIA | KH | Required | Not used | Required |
CAMEROON | CM | Required | Not used | Not used |
CANADA | CA | Required | Required | Required |
CAPE VERDE | CV | Required | Optional | Optional |
CAYMAN ISLANDS | KY | Required | Optional | Optional |
CHAD | TD | Required | Optional | Optional |
CHILE | CL | Required | Optional | Optional |
CHINA | C2 | Required | Required | Required |
COLOMBIA | CO | Required | Optional | Optional |
COMOROS | KM | Required | Optional | Optional |
CONGO - BRAZZAVILLE | CG | Required | Optional | Optional |
CONGO - KINSHASA | CD | Required | Optional | Optional |
COOK ISLANDS | CK | Required | Optional | Optional |
COSTA RICA | CR | Required | Required | Optional |
CÔTE D’IVOIRE | CI | Required | Not used | Optional |
CROATIA | HR | Required | Not used | Optional |
CYPRUS | CY | Required | Not used | Optional |
CZECH REPUBLIC | CZ | Required | Not used | Optional |
DENMARK | DK | Required | Not used | Required |
DJIBOUTI | DJ | Required | Optional | Optional |
DOMINICA | DM | Required | Optional | Optional |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | DO | Required | Required | Required |
ECUADOR | EC | Required | Not used | Required |
EGYPT | EG | Required | Optional | Optional |
EL SALVADOR | SV | Required | Required | Optional |
ERITREA | ER | Required | Optional | Optional |
ESTONIA | EE | Required | Required | Optional |
ETHIOPIA | ET | Required | Optional | Optional |
FALKLAND ISLANDS | FK | Required | Optional | Optional |
FAROE ISLANDS | FO | Required | Not used | Optional |
FIJI | FJ | Required | Optional | Optional |
FINLAND | FI | Required | Not used | Required |
FRANCE | FR | Required | Not used | Required |
FRENCH GUIANA | GF | Required | Not used | Required |
FRENCH POLYNESIA | PF | Required | Optional | Optional |
GABON | GA | Required | Optional | Optional |
GAMBIA | GM | Required | Optional | Optional |
GEORGIA | GE | Required | Optional | Optional |
GERMANY | DE | Required | Not used | Required |
GIBRALTAR | GI | Required | Optional | Optional |
GREECE | GR | Required | Not used | Required |
GREENLAND | GL | Required | Not used | Required |
GRENADA | GD | Required | Optional | Optional |
GUADELOUPE | GP | Required | Not used | Required |
GUATEMALA | GT | Required | Optional | Optional |
GUINEA | GN | Required | Optional | Optional |
GUINEA-BISSAU | GW | Required | Optional | Optional |
GUYANA | GY | Required | Optional | Optional |
HONDURAS | HN | Required | Optional | Optional |
HONG KONG SAR CHINA | HK | Required | Required | Not used |
HUNGARY | HU | Required | Not used | Required |
ICELAND | IS | Required | Not used | Optional |
INDIA | IN | Required | Required | Required |
INDONESIA | ID | Required | Required | Required |
IRELAND | IE | Required | Optional | Optional |
ISRAEL | IL | Required | Not used | Optional |
ITALY | IT | Required | Required | Required |
JAMAICA | JM | Required | Optional | Optional |
JAPAN | JP | Required | Required | Required |
JORDAN | JO | Required | Optional | Optional |
KAZAKHSTAN | KZ | Required | Required | Required |
KENYA | KE | Required | Optional | Optional |
KIRIBATI | KI | Required | Optional | Optional |
KUWAIT | KW | Required | Not used | Required |
KYRGYZSTAN | KG | Required | Optional | Required |
LAOS | LA | Required | Not used | Required |
LATVIA | LV | Required | Not used | Optional |
LESOTHO | LS | Required | Optional | Optional |
LIECHTENSTEIN | LI | Required | Optional | Optional |
LITHUANIA | LT | Required | Not used | Optional |
LUXEMBOURG | LU | Required | Not used | Required |
MACEDONIA | MK | Required | Not used | Optional |
MADAGASCAR | MG | Required | Optional | Optional |
MALAWI | MW | Required | Optional | Optional |
MALAYSIA | MY | Required | Required | Required |
MALDIVES | MV | Required | Not used | Required |
MALI | ML | Required | Optional | Optional |
MALTA | MT | Required | Not used | Required |
MARSHALL ISLANDS | MH | Required | Optional | Optional |
MARTINIQUE | MQ | Required | Not used | Required |
MAURITANIA | MR | Required | Optional | Optional |
MAURITIUS | MU | Required | Optional | Optional |
MAYOTTE | YT | Required | Not used | Required |
MEXICO | MX | Required | Required | Required |
MICRONESIA | FM | Required | Required | Required |
MOLDOVA | MD | Required | Not used | Optional |
MONACO | MC | Required | Optional | Optional |
MONGOLIA | MN | Required | Required | Required |
MONTENEGRO | ME | Required | Not used | Required |
MONTSERRAT | MS | Required | Optional | Optional |
MOROCCO | MA | Required | Not used | Required |
MOZAMBIQUE | MZ | Required | Optional | Optional |
NAMIBIA | NA | Required | Optional | Optional |
NAURU | NR | Required | Optional | Optional |
NEPAL | NP | Required | Optional | Required |
NETHERLANDS | NL | Required | Not used | Required |
NEW CALEDONIA | NC | Required | Optional | Optional |
NEW ZEALAND | NZ | Required | Not used | Required |
NICARAGUA | NI | Required | Optional | Optional |
NIGER | NE | Required | Optional | Optional |
NIGERIA | NG | Required | Required | Optional |
NIUE | NU | Required | Optional | Optional |
NORFOLK ISLAND | NF | Required | Optional | Optional |
NORWAY | NO | Required | Not used | Required |
OMAN | OM | Required | Optional | Required |
PALAU | PW | Required | Optional | Optional |
PANAMA | PA | Required | Required | Optional |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA | PG | Required | Optional | Optional |
PARAGUAY | PY | Required | Not used | Required |
PERU | PE | Required | Required | Optional |
PHILIPPINES | PH | Required | Required | Required |
PITCAIRN ISLANDS | PN | Required | Optional | Optional |
POLAND | PL | Required | Optional | Required |
PORTUGAL | PT | Required | Not used | Required |
QATAR | QA | Required | Not used | Not used |
RÉUNION | RE | Required | Not used | Required |
ROMANIA | RO | Required | Not used | Required |
RUSSIA | RU | Required | Optional | Required |
RWANDA | RW | Required | Optional | Optional |
SAMOA | WS | Required | Not used | Optional |
SAN MARINO | SM | Required | Not used | Required |
SÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE | ST | Required | Optional | Optional |
SAUDI ARABIA | SA | Required | Not used | Optional |
SENEGAL | SN | Required | Optional | Optional |
SERBIA | RS | Required | Not used | Optional |
SEYCHELLES | SC | Required | Optional | Optional |
SIERRA LEONE | SL | Required | Optional | Optional |
SINGAPORE | SG | Not used | Not used | Required |
SLOVAKIA | SK | Required | Not used | Optional |
SLOVENIA | SI | Required | Not used | Optional |
SOLOMON ISLANDS | SB | Required | Optional | Optional |
SOMALIA | SO | Required | Optional | Optional |
SOUTH AFRICA | ZA | Required | Optional | Required |
SOUTH KOREA | KR | Required | Optional | Required |
SPAIN | ES | Required | Required | Required |
SRI LANKA | LK | Required | Not used | Required |
ST. HELENA | SH | Required | Optional | Optional |
ST. KITTS & NEVIS | KN | Required | Optional | Optional |
ST. LUCIA | LC | Required | Optional | Optional |
ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON | PM | Required | Optional | Optional |
ST. VINCENT & GRENADINES | VC | Required | Optional | Optional |
SURINAME | SR | Required | Optional | Optional |
SVALBARD & JAN MAYEN | SJ | Required | Optional | Optional |
SWAZILAND | SZ | Required | Optional | Optional |
SWEDEN | SE | Required | Not used | Required |
SWITZERLAND | CH | Required | Optional | Required |
TAIWAN | TW | Required | Required | Optional |
TAJIKISTAN | TJ | Required | Optional | Optional |
TANZANIA | TZ | Required | Optional | Optional |
THAILAND | TH | Required | Required | Required |
TOGO | TG | Required | Optional | Optional |
TONGA | TO | Required | Not used | Not used |
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | TT | Required | Not used | Optional |
TUNISIA | TN | Required | Optional | Optional |
TURKMENISTAN | TM | Required | Optional | Optional |
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS | TC | Required | Optional | Optional |
TUVALU | TV | Required | Optional | Optional |
UGANDA | UG | Required | Optional | Optional |
UKRAINE | UA | Required | Optional | Required |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | AE | Optional | Required | Not used |
UNITED KINGDOM | GB | Required | Optional | Required |
UNITED STATES | US | Required | Required | Required |
URUGUAY | UY | Required | Required | Required |
VANUATU | VU | Required | Optional | Optional |
VATICAN CITY | VA | Required | Not used | Required |
VENEZUELA | VE | Required | Required | Optional |
VIETNAM | VN | Required | Required | Optional |
WALLIS & FUTUNA | WF | Required | Optional | Optional |
YEMEN | YE | Required | Optional | Optional |
ZAMBIA | ZM | Required | Optional | Optional |
ZIMBABWE | ZW | Required | Not used | Not used |