Where Can I Use PayPal? [An Updated List]

 Well, PayPal right now is available in all but 20 countries worldwide. With more than 200 countries counted right now, you can use PayPal in almost all of those countries.

Now the big question is not if your country supports PayPal. It is, "Is PayPal fully functional in my country?" Now, the count reduces, because it is fully functional in just about 100 countries worldwide.

Welcome to this guide; we will be leading you through all the countries where PayPal is available. Separating the fully functional ones from the partially functional ones, and also from the nonfunctional ones. Keep on reading.

All Countries Where PayPal Is Available

Understanding Paypal

Paypal is an online P2P app that was brought about in 1998, with the main aim to send and receive cash online and also to temporarily store cash.

And since then, they have developed their security settings and many other aspects of this amazing platform to make it fall amongst one of the best money transfer apps.

Right now, Paypal counts more than 20 million downloads online, with as many accounts as the downloads. This makes Paypal appear on the list of the most downloaded money transfer apps in the world.

Well, even if you want to download PayPal and be a PayPal user, then you need to know if Paypal is available in your country so that you won't be downloading the app for nothing.

And so, check out the full article by just scrolling below, and then you will see the full list of all countries where PayPal is available, as well as a full list of countries where you won't be able to use PayPal.

Where is PayPal available?

These are countries where you can use PayPal with all its features.

1. Africa

• Botswana
• Egypt
• Lesotho
• Malawi
• Mauritius
• Morocco
• Senegal
• Seychelles
• South Africa

2. Americas

• Antigua & Barbuda
• Argentina
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Belize
• Bermuda
• Canada
• Cayman Islands
• Chile
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• El Salvador
• French Guiana
• Greenland
• Grenada
• Guadeloupe
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• Jamaica
• Martinique
• Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Peru
• St. Kitts & Nevis
• St. Lucia
• Trinidad & Tobago
• Turks & Caicos Islands
• United States
• Uruguay
• Venezuela

3. Asia Pacific

• Australia
• Bahrain
• China
• French Polynesia
• Hong Kong SAR, China
• India
• Indonesia
• Israel
• Japan
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Malaysia
• New Caledonia
• Oman
• Philippines
• Qatar
• Saudi Arabia
• Singapore
• South Korea
• Taiwan
• Thailand
• United Arab Emirates
• Vietnam

4. Europe

• Albania
• Andorra
• Austria
• Belgium
• Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Bulgaria
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Faroe Islands
• Finland
• France
• Georgia
• Germany
• Gibraltar
• Greece
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Ireland
• Italy
• Latvia
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Moldova
• Monaco
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• Russia
• San Marino
• Serbia
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• United Kingdom

Where is PayPal partially available?

PayPal supports registered businesses in all countries EXCEPT:

• Bangladesh
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Cote D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
• Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea)
• Equatorial Guinea
• Gabon
• Ghana
• Haiti
• Lebanon
• Liberia
• Monaco
• Moldova
• Paraguay
• Saint Lucia
• Timor-Leste
• Uzbekistan
• All other African countries (except those with fully functional features and those banned).

Note That some of these countries where PayPal is not available, you will still actually be able to use Paypal there, but will be limited to only receiving of money or you will only be limited to sending of money, but you won't be able to do both while in these countries where we consider PayPal unavailable.

PayPal Banned Countries List

Right now, PayPal is banned in the following countries:

• Afghanistan
• Cuba
• Iran
• Iraq
• North Korea
• South Sudan
• Syria
• Serbia & Montenegro
• Zimbabwe
• Venezuela
• Lybia
• Pakistan
• Myanmar
• Belarus

PayPal is also not available in some territories, such as Crimea, Sebastopol, and the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine.

The reason for PayPal's ban in these countries and territories is due to international sanctions, economic instability, or political unrest.

PayPal is committed to complying with all applicable laws and regulations, and it cannot operate in countries or territories where it would be in violation of those laws.

In How Many Countries Is PayPal Available?

PayPal is available in more than 200 countries in the world right now, and they are still working to make sure that they make it available in all countries.

Nonetheless, even in any of these countries, you will still be able to use Paypal, due to a very good technique to use. You can follow one of the articles we have provided to be able to create a fully functional PayPal account in any country.

In Which African Country Does PayPal Work?

PayPal works in very few African countries, and we have named them in the list above in this article for countries where PayPal is available. Just swipe back up, and you will know what countries in Africa PayPal works there.

Final Thoughts on Where One Can Use PayPal

Paypal, as we said, is an amazing P2P app that is used to send and receive money. And Paypal, with it's latest updates, has made Paypal available in many more countries than it was before, and it is now available in more than 200 countries.

And we have provided to you the full list of all countries where you can use Paypal with all it's feature and also where you won't be able to use PayPal in full, not forgeting countries that have been totally banned.