eToro is the first social trading platform, which according to experts disrupts the online brokerage industry.
So can you invest in the eToro platform if you are in any country? Let’s retrace the blocked countries.
Is eToro blocked in my country?
eToro is an international platform that operates in over 140 countries around the world, offering a wide variety of financial assets and global markets.
Please note that due to regulatory requirements and business decisions based on risk management considerations, eToro can no longer offer the eToro investment platform to new users in the following countries and territories:
| Afghanistan | Egypt | Macau | St. Bartholomew |
| Aland Islands | El Salvador | Madagascar | Saint Helena |
| Albania | Equatorial Guinea | Malawi | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Algeria | Eritrea | Maldives | Saint Lucia |
| Andorra | Ethiopia | Mali | Saint-Martin |
| Angola | Faroe Islands | Marshall Islands | Saint Pierre |
| Anguilla | Falkland Islands | Mauritania | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Antarctica | Fiji | Mauritius | Samoa |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Gabon | Micronesia | San Marino |
| Armenia | Gambia | Moldova | São Tomé |
| Aruba | Georgia | Mongolia | Saudi Arabia |
| Azerbaijan | Ghana | Montenegro | Senegal |
| Bahamas | Greenland | Montserrat | Serbia |
| Barbados | Grenada | Morocco | Sierra Leone |
| Belarus | Guatemala | Mozambique | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| Belize | Guinea | Myanmar | Solomon Islands |
| Benin | Guinea-Bissau | Namibia | Somalia |
| Bermuda | Guyana | Nauru | South Africa |
| Bhutan | Haiti | Nepal | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| Bonaire | Heard and McDonald Islands | Netherlands Antilles | South Sudan |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Honduras | New Caledonia | Sri Lanka |
| Botswana | Hong Kong | New Zealand | Sudan |
| Bouvet Island | India | Nicaragua | Suriname |
| Brunei | Indonesia | Niger | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| Burkina Faso | Iran | Nigeria | Swaziland |
| Burundi | Iraq | Niue | Syria |
| Cambodia | Jamaica | Norfolk Island | Tajikistan |
| Cameroon | Japan | North Korea | Tanzania |
| Canada | Jordan | North Macedonia | Timor-Leste |
| Cape Verde | Kazakhstan | Northern Cyprus | Togo |
| Central African Republic | Kenya | Pakistan | Tokelau |
| Chad | Kiribati | Palau | Tonga |
| Chagos Islands | Kosovo | Palestinian Territory | Trinidad and Tobago |
| China | Kyrgyzstan | Panama | Tunisia |
| Christmas Island | Laos | Papua New Guinea | Turkey |
| CocosIslands | Lebanon | Paraguay | Turkmenistan |
| Comoros | Lesotho | Pitcairn Islands | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Republic of the Congo | Liberia | Russia | Tuvalu |
| Cook Islands | Libya | Rwanda | Uganda |
| Ivory Coast | Lesotho | Ukraine | |
| Crimean region | Liberia | Uzbekistan | |
| Cuba | Libya | Vanuatu | |
| Curacao | Vatican City | ||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Venezuela | ||
| Djibouti | Virgin Islands (British) | ||
| Dominica | Wallis and Futuna | ||
| Yemen | |||
| Zambia | |||
| Zimbabwe |
If you are from the countries listed above, we apologize for not trading on the eToro platform.
You can open an account and trade a demo. But eToro does not verify that account. In addition, it is not possible to recharge the platform.
Keep in mind that if you are not a resident of those countries but travel or work there, eToro services may be blocked or unavailable in those countries.
Regional regulatory restrictions
Please note that the terms and conditions of the platform will also depend on the geographical entity where you are registering your account.
As a result, the regulations and services provided to customers are based on their geographical region, which you can learn about by reading the Terms and Conditions.
Thus, for example, eToro UK provides its clients with all the general services of the platform with the exception of CopyTrading.
- The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) oversees eToro’s operations in Europe, including Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
- Cyprus Securities Exchange (CySEC) has overseen Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Brunei, Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, India, Jordan, Kuwait, Mexico, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Paraguay, Peru, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay.
- The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) oversees Australia.
- And finally, the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) oversees eToro’s operations in the United States.
You can see which legal authority governs your eToro account. Go to Settings, click Username.
Will eToro update its list of countries?
The global economy and international financial markets are constantly evolving, so eToro could expand its operations in these restricted countries.
Check the country you are in, is eToro available? Check before opening an eToro account and don’t waste time on it.