Open carry laws by country
Data as of 2026-08-19
Countries grouped by what their current statute provides, based on the infobox of each country's article. Every article cites the official sources the classification rests on — follow a country link for the full picture, including exceptions and licence conditions.
With a permit (54)
🇦🇱 Albania🇦🇷 Argentina🇦🇹 Austria🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇧🇪 Belgium🇧🇿 Belize🇧🇴 Bolivia🇧🇫 Burkina Faso🇨🇦 Canada🇨🇱 Chile🇩🇲 Dominica🇨🇩 DR Congo🇸🇻 El Salvador🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇫🇷 France🇬🇦 Gabon🇩🇪 Germany🇬🇭 Ghana🇬🇷 Greece🇬🇩 Grenada🇮🇶 Iraq🇮🇱 Israel🇮🇹 Italy🇯🇴 Jordan🇰🇮 Kiribati🇽🇰 Kosovo🇱🇧 Lebanon🇱🇸 Lesotho🇱🇮 Liechtenstein🇲🇬 Madagascar🇲🇼 Malawi🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇱 Mali🇲🇽 Mexico🇲🇪 Montenegro🇲🇲 Myanmar🇵🇰 Pakistan🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea🇶🇦 Qatar🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis🇱🇨 Saint Lucia🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines🇸🇲 San Marino🇸🇳 Senegal🇸🇴 Somalia🇸🇩 Sudan🇨🇭 Switzerland🇸🇾 Syria🇹🇴 Tonga🇹🇳 Tunisia🇹🇻 Tuvalu🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates🇻🇦 Vatican City
Varies by region (25)
🇦🇩 Andorra🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇧 Barbados🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina🇨🇺 Cuba🇨🇿 Czechia🇸🇿 Eswatini🇫🇮 Finland🇬🇪 Georgia🇬🇳 Guinea🇬🇾 Guyana🇭🇺 Hungary🇨🇮 Ivory Coast🇲🇭 Marshall Islands🇫🇲 Micronesia🇲🇩 Moldova🇲🇨 Monaco🇵🇱 Poland🇷🇺 Russia🇼🇸 Samoa🇸🇪 Sweden🇹🇱 Timor-Leste🇺🇸 United States🇻🇺 Vanuatu🇾🇪 Yemen
Not permitted (44)
🇩🇿 Algeria🇦🇿 Azerbaijan🇧🇷 Brazil🇧🇬 Bulgaria🇰🇭 Cambodia🇨🇴 Colombia🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇭🇷 Croatia🇩🇰 Denmark🇪🇨 Ecuador🇪🇪 Estonia🇭🇳 Honduras🇮🇸 Iceland🇮🇳 India🇮🇪 Ireland🇯🇲 Jamaica🇯🇵 Japan🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇱🇻 Latvia🇲🇹 Malta🇳🇦 Namibia🇳🇷 Nauru🇳🇱 Netherlands🇳🇿 New Zealand🇲🇰 North Macedonia🇳🇴 Norway🇵🇼 Palau🇵🇸 Palestine🇵🇦 Panama🇵🇭 Philippines🇷🇸 Serbia🇸🇬 Singapore🇸🇰 Slovakia🇸🇮 Slovenia🇿🇦 South Africa🇰🇷 South Korea🇪🇸 Spain🇹🇼 Taiwan🇹🇭 Thailand🇬🇧 United Kingdom🇺🇾 Uruguay🇺🇿 Uzbekistan🇻🇪 Venezuela🇻🇳 Vietnam
Classifications summarize each article's infobox and inherit its caveats — always read the country page before relying on a category. Compare also: Civilian gun ownership laws by countryHandgun laws by countryConcealed carry laws by country