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.

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 regionCountry or region codeCityState/ProvincePostal code
ALBANIAALRequiredOptionalOptional
ALGERIADZRequiredOptionalOptional
ANDORRAADRequiredOptionalOptional
ANGOLAAORequiredOptionalOptional
ANGUILLAAIRequiredOptionalOptional
ANTIGUA & BARBUDAAGRequiredOptionalOptional
ARGENTINAARRequiredRequiredOptional
ARMENIAAMRequiredOptionalOptional
ARUBAAWRequiredOptionalOptional
AUSTRALIAAURequiredRequiredRequired
AUSTRIAATRequiredNot usedRequired
AZERBAIJANAZRequiredOptionalOptional
BAHAMASBSRequiredOptionalOptional
BAHRAINBHRequiredOptionalOptional
BARBADOSBBRequiredOptionalOptional
BELARUSBYRequiredOptionalRequired
BELGIUMBERequiredNot usedRequired
BELIZEBZRequiredOptionalOptional
BENINBJRequiredOptionalOptional
BERMUDABMRequiredOptionalOptional
BHUTANBTRequiredNot usedRequired
BOLIVIABORequiredOptionalOptional
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINABARequiredOptionalOptional
BOTSWANABWRequiredOptionalOptional
BRAZILBRRequiredRequiredRequired
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDSVGRequiredOptionalOptional
BRUNEIBNRequiredOptionalRequired
BULGARIABGRequiredNot usedOptional
BURKINA FASOBFRequiredOptionalOptional
BURUNDIBIRequiredOptionalOptional
CAMBODIAKHRequiredNot usedRequired
CAMEROONCMRequiredNot usedNot used
CANADACARequiredRequiredRequired
CAPE VERDECVRequiredOptionalOptional
CAYMAN ISLANDSKYRequiredOptionalOptional
CHADTDRequiredOptionalOptional
CHILECLRequiredOptionalOptional
CHINAC2RequiredRequiredRequired
COLOMBIACORequiredOptionalOptional
COMOROSKMRequiredOptionalOptional
CONGO - BRAZZAVILLECGRequiredOptionalOptional
CONGO - KINSHASACDRequiredOptionalOptional
COOK ISLANDSCKRequiredOptionalOptional
COSTA RICACRRequiredRequiredOptional
CÔTE D’IVOIRECIRequiredNot usedOptional
CROATIAHRRequiredNot usedOptional
CYPRUSCYRequiredNot usedOptional
CZECH REPUBLICCZRequiredNot usedOptional
DENMARKDKRequiredNot usedRequired
DJIBOUTIDJRequiredOptionalOptional
DOMINICADMRequiredOptionalOptional
DOMINICAN REPUBLICDORequiredRequiredRequired
ECUADORECRequiredNot usedRequired
EGYPTEGRequiredOptionalOptional
EL SALVADORSVRequiredRequiredOptional
ERITREAERRequiredOptionalOptional
ESTONIAEERequiredRequiredOptional
ETHIOPIAETRequiredOptionalOptional
FALKLAND ISLANDSFKRequiredOptionalOptional
FAROE ISLANDSFORequiredNot usedOptional
FIJIFJRequiredOptionalOptional
FINLANDFIRequiredNot usedRequired
FRANCEFRRequiredNot usedRequired
FRENCH GUIANAGFRequiredNot usedRequired
FRENCH POLYNESIAPFRequiredOptionalOptional
GABONGARequiredOptionalOptional
GAMBIAGMRequiredOptionalOptional
GEORGIAGERequiredOptionalOptional
GERMANYDERequiredNot usedRequired
GIBRALTARGIRequiredOptionalOptional
GREECEGRRequiredNot usedRequired
GREENLANDGLRequiredNot usedRequired
GRENADAGDRequiredOptionalOptional
GUADELOUPEGPRequiredNot usedRequired
GUATEMALAGTRequiredOptionalOptional
GUINEAGNRequiredOptionalOptional
GUINEA-BISSAUGWRequiredOptionalOptional
GUYANAGYRequiredOptionalOptional
HONDURASHNRequiredOptionalOptional
HONG KONG SAR CHINAHKRequiredRequiredNot used
HUNGARYHURequiredNot usedRequired
ICELANDISRequiredNot usedOptional
INDIAINRequiredRequiredRequired
INDONESIAIDRequiredRequiredRequired
IRELANDIERequiredOptionalOptional
ISRAELILRequiredNot usedOptional
ITALYITRequiredRequiredRequired
JAMAICAJMRequiredOptionalOptional
JAPANJPRequiredRequiredRequired
JORDANJORequiredOptionalOptional
KAZAKHSTANKZRequiredRequiredRequired
KENYAKERequiredOptionalOptional
KIRIBATIKIRequiredOptionalOptional
KUWAITKWRequiredNot usedRequired
KYRGYZSTANKGRequiredOptionalRequired
LAOSLARequiredNot usedRequired
LATVIALVRequiredNot usedOptional
LESOTHOLSRequiredOptionalOptional
LIECHTENSTEINLIRequiredOptionalOptional
LITHUANIALTRequiredNot usedOptional
LUXEMBOURGLURequiredNot usedRequired
MACEDONIAMKRequiredNot usedOptional
MADAGASCARMGRequiredOptionalOptional
MALAWIMWRequiredOptionalOptional
MALAYSIAMYRequiredRequiredRequired
MALDIVESMVRequiredNot usedRequired
MALIMLRequiredOptionalOptional
MALTAMTRequiredNot usedRequired
MARSHALL ISLANDSMHRequiredOptionalOptional
MARTINIQUEMQRequiredNot usedRequired
MAURITANIAMRRequiredOptionalOptional
MAURITIUSMURequiredOptionalOptional
MAYOTTEYTRequiredNot usedRequired
MEXICOMXRequiredRequiredRequired
MICRONESIAFMRequiredRequiredRequired
MOLDOVAMDRequiredNot usedOptional
MONACOMCRequiredOptionalOptional
MONGOLIAMNRequiredRequiredRequired
MONTENEGROMERequiredNot usedRequired
MONTSERRATMSRequiredOptionalOptional
MOROCCOMARequiredNot usedRequired
MOZAMBIQUEMZRequiredOptionalOptional
NAMIBIANARequiredOptionalOptional
NAURUNRRequiredOptionalOptional
NEPALNPRequiredOptionalRequired
NETHERLANDSNLRequiredNot usedRequired
NEW CALEDONIANCRequiredOptionalOptional
NEW ZEALANDNZRequiredNot usedRequired
NICARAGUANIRequiredOptionalOptional
NIGERNERequiredOptionalOptional
NIGERIANGRequiredRequiredOptional
NIUENURequiredOptionalOptional
NORFOLK ISLANDNFRequiredOptionalOptional
NORWAYNORequiredNot usedRequired
OMANOMRequiredOptionalRequired
PALAUPWRequiredOptionalOptional
PANAMAPARequiredRequiredOptional
PAPUA NEW GUINEAPGRequiredOptionalOptional
PARAGUAYPYRequiredNot usedRequired
PERUPERequiredRequiredOptional
PHILIPPINESPHRequiredRequiredRequired
PITCAIRN ISLANDSPNRequiredOptionalOptional
POLANDPLRequiredOptionalRequired
PORTUGALPTRequiredNot usedRequired
QATARQARequiredNot usedNot used
RÉUNIONRERequiredNot usedRequired
ROMANIARORequiredNot usedRequired
RUSSIARURequiredOptionalRequired
RWANDARWRequiredOptionalOptional
SAMOAWSRequiredNot usedOptional
SAN MARINOSMRequiredNot usedRequired
SÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPESTRequiredOptionalOptional
SAUDI ARABIASARequiredNot usedOptional
SENEGALSNRequiredOptionalOptional
SERBIARSRequiredNot usedOptional
SEYCHELLESSCRequiredOptionalOptional
SIERRA LEONESLRequiredOptionalOptional
SINGAPORESGNot usedNot usedRequired
SLOVAKIASKRequiredNot usedOptional
SLOVENIASIRequiredNot usedOptional
SOLOMON ISLANDSSBRequiredOptionalOptional
SOMALIASORequiredOptionalOptional
SOUTH AFRICAZARequiredOptionalRequired
SOUTH KOREAKRRequiredOptionalRequired
SPAINESRequiredRequiredRequired
SRI LANKALKRequiredNot usedRequired
ST. HELENASHRequiredOptionalOptional
ST. KITTS & NEVISKNRequiredOptionalOptional
ST. LUCIALCRequiredOptionalOptional
ST. PIERRE & MIQUELONPMRequiredOptionalOptional
ST. VINCENT & GRENADINESVCRequiredOptionalOptional
SURINAMESRRequiredOptionalOptional
SVALBARD & JAN MAYENSJRequiredOptionalOptional
SWAZILANDSZRequiredOptionalOptional
SWEDENSERequiredNot usedRequired
SWITZERLANDCHRequiredOptionalRequired
TAIWANTWRequiredRequiredOptional
TAJIKISTANTJRequiredOptionalOptional
TANZANIATZRequiredOptionalOptional
THAILANDTHRequiredRequiredRequired
TOGOTGRequiredOptionalOptional
TONGATORequiredNot usedNot used
TRINIDAD & TOBAGOTTRequiredNot usedOptional
TUNISIATNRequiredOptionalOptional
TURKMENISTANTMRequiredOptionalOptional
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDSTCRequiredOptionalOptional
TUVALUTVRequiredOptionalOptional
UGANDAUGRequiredOptionalOptional
UKRAINEUARequiredOptionalRequired
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESAEOptionalRequiredNot used
UNITED KINGDOMGBRequiredOptionalRequired
UNITED STATESUSRequiredRequiredRequired
URUGUAYUYRequiredRequiredRequired
VANUATUVURequiredOptionalOptional
VATICAN CITYVARequiredNot usedRequired
VENEZUELAVERequiredRequiredOptional
VIETNAMVNRequiredRequiredOptional
WALLIS & FUTUNAWFRequiredOptionalOptional
YEMENYERequiredOptionalOptional
ZAMBIAZMRequiredOptionalOptional
ZIMBABWEZWRequiredNot usedNot used