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