Countries and Regions Supported by PayPal
PayPal uses 2-character IS0-3166-1 country codes for specifying countries and regions that are supported in fields and variables.
Countries supported in 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
DoDirectPaymentAPI operation) - Website Payments Pro Hosted Solution
- Virtual Terminal
Merchants using these products can determine which major credit cards are accepted in the merchant's country by referring to supported major credit cards and currencies.
Countries supported in PayPal 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 Supported | Country or Region Code |
|---|---|
| ALBANIA | AL |
| ALGERIA | DZ |
| ANDORRA | AD |
| ANGOLA | AO |
| ANGUILLA | AI |
| ANTIGUA & BARBUDA | AG |
| ARGENTINA | AR |
| ARMENIA | AM |
| ARUBA | AW |
| AUSTRALIA | AU |
| AUSTRIA | AT |
| AZERBAIJAN | AZ |
| BAHAMAS | BS |
| BAHRAIN | BH |
| BARBADOS | BB |
| BELARUS | BY |
| BELGIUM | BE |
| BELIZE | BZ |
| BENIN | BJ |
| BERMUDA | BM |
| BHUTAN | BT |
| BOLIVIA | BO |
| BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA | BA |
| BOTSWANA | BW |
| BRAZIL | BR |
| BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS | VG |
| BRUNEI | BN |
| BULGARIA | BG |
| BURKINA FASO | BF |
| BURUNDI | BI |
| CAMBODIA | KH |
| CAMEROON | CM |
| CANADA | CA |
| CAPE VERDE | CV |
| CAYMAN ISLANDS | KY |
| CHAD | TD |
| CHILE | CL |
| CHINA | CN (For domestic Chinese bank transactions only) |
| CHINA WORLDWIDE | C2 (For CUP, bank card and cross-border transactions) |
| COLOMBIA | CO |
| COMOROS | KM |
| CONGO - BRAZZAVILLE | CG |
| CONGO - KINSHASA | CD |
| COOK ISLANDS | CK |
| COSTA RICA | CR |
| CÔTE D’IVOIRE | CI |
| CROATIA | HR |
| CYPRUS | CY |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | CZ |
| DENMARK | DK |
| DJIBOUTI | DJ |
| DOMINICA | DM |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | DO |
| ECUADOR | EC |
| EGYPT | EG |
| EL SALVADOR | SV |
| ERITREA | ER |
| ESTONIA | EE |
| ETHIOPIA | ET |
| FALKLAND ISLANDS | FK |
| FAROE ISLANDS | FO |
| FIJI | FJ |
| FINLAND | FI |
| FRANCE | FR |
| FRENCH GUIANA | GF |
| FRENCH POLYNESIA | PF |
| GABON | GA |
| GAMBIA | GM |
| GEORGIA | GE |
| GERMANY | DE |
| GIBRALTAR | GI |
| GREECE | GR |
| GREENLAND | GL |
| GRENADA | GD |
| GUADELOUPE | GP |
| GUATEMALA | GT |
| GUINEA | GN |
| GUINEA-BISSAU | GW |
| GUYANA | GY |
| HONDURAS | HN |
| HONG KONG SAR CHINA | HK |
| HUNGARY | HU |
| ICELAND | IS |
| INDIA | IN |
| INDONESIA | ID |
| IRELAND | IE |
| ISRAEL | IL |
| ITALY | IT |
| JAMAICA | JM |
| JAPAN | JP |
| JORDAN | JO |
| KAZAKHSTAN | KZ |
| KENYA | KE |
| KIRIBATI | KI |
| KUWAIT | KW |
| KYRGYZSTAN | KG |
| LAOS | LA |
| LATVIA | LV |
| LESOTHO | LS |
| LIECHTENSTEIN | LI |
| LITHUANIA | LT |
| LUXEMBOURG | LU |
| MACEDONIA | MK |
| MADAGASCAR | MG |
| MALAWI | MW |
| MALAYSIA | MY |
| MALDIVES | MV |
| MALI | ML |
| MALTA | MT |
| MARSHALL ISLANDS | MH |
| MARTINIQUE | MQ |
| MAURITANIA | MR |
| MAURITIUS | MU |
| MAYOTTE | YT |
| MEXICO | MX |
| MICRONESIA | FM |
| MOLDOVA | MD |
| MONACO | MC |
| MONGOLIA | MN |
| MONTENEGRO | ME |
| MONTSERRAT | MS |
| MOROCCO | MA |
| MOZAMBIQUE | MZ |
| NAMIBIA | NA |
| NAURU | NR |
| NEPAL | NP |
| NETHERLANDS | NL |
| NEW CALEDONIA | NC |
| NEW ZEALAND | NZ |
| NICARAGUA | NI |
| NIGER | NE |
| NIGERIA | NG |
| NIUE | NU |
| NORFOLK ISLAND | NF |
| NORWAY | NO |
| OMAN | OM |
| PALAU | PW |
| PANAMA | PA |
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA | PG |
| PARAGUAY | PY |
| PERU | PE |
| PHILIPPINES | PH |
| PITCAIRN ISLANDS | PN |
| POLAND | PL |
| PORTUGAL | PT |
| QATAR | QA |
| RÉUNION | RE |
| ROMANIA | RO |
| RUSSIA | RU |
| RWANDA | RW |
| SAMOA | WS |
| SAN MARINO | SM |
| SÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE | ST |
| SAUDI ARABIA | SA |
| SENEGAL | SN |
| SERBIA | RS |
| SEYCHELLES | SC |
| SIERRA LEONE | SL |
| SINGAPORE | SG |
| SLOVAKIA | SK |
| SLOVENIA | SI |
| SOLOMON ISLANDS | SB |
| SOMALIA | SO |
| SOUTH AFRICA | ZA |
| SOUTH KOREA | KR |
| SPAIN | ES |
| SRI LANKA | LK |
| ST. HELENA | SH |
| ST. KITTS & NEVIS | KN |
| ST. LUCIA | LC |
| ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON | PM |
| ST. VINCENT & GRENADINES | VC |
| SURINAME | SR |
| SVALBARD & JAN MAYEN | SJ |
| SWAZILAND | SZ |
| SWEDEN | SE |
| SWITZERLAND | CH |
| TAIWAN | TW |
| TAJIKISTAN | TJ |
| TANZANIA | TZ |
| THAILAND | TH |
| TOGO | TG |
| TONGA | TO |
| TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | TT |
| TUNISIA | TN |
| TURKMENISTAN | TM |
| TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS | TC |
| TUVALU | TV |
| UGANDA | UG |
| UKRAINE | UA |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | AE |
| UNITED KINGDOM | GB |
| UNITED STATES | US |
| URUGUAY | UY |
| VANUATU | VU |
| VATICAN CITY | VA |
| VENEZUELA | VE |
| VIETNAM | VN |
| WALLIS & FUTUNA | WF |
| YEMEN | YE |
| ZAMBIA | ZM |
| ZIMBABWE | ZW |