Which Countries Is Amazon KDP Available In?
KDP lets authors publish from 180+ countries and sell across 13 Kindle marketplaces. Where you can sign up, how you get paid, and the few countries that are blocked. · Updated Jun 24, 2026
Kindle marketplaces
13
Amazon stores your book sells in
Publish from
180+
countries with author sign-up
Reader reach
245
countries & territories
Languages
40
supported by KDP
Is KDP available in your country?
Sources: Amazon KDP — Account eligibility · Amazon KDP — Getting paid
The countries authors ask about most. All of these support KDP account sign-up; what varies is how royalties are paid out, which is set by your bank's location.
| Country | Sign-up | Payout method | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | Yes | Direct deposit | |
| Pakistan | Yes | Direct deposit | |
| Nigeria | Yes | Direct deposit | |
| Kenya | Yes | Direct deposit | |
| Bangladesh | Yes | Payoneer / Wise | |
| United Arab Emirates | Yes | Payoneer / Wise | |
| Philippines | Yes | Direct deposit | |
| South Africa | Yes | Direct deposit | |
| Sri Lanka | Yes | Payoneer / Wise | |
| Nepal | Yes | Payoneer / Wise | |
| Ghana | Yes | Payoneer / Wise | |
| Egypt | Yes | Direct deposit | |
| Zimbabwe | Yes | Payoneer / Wise | |
| Malaysia | Yes | Wire transfer | |
| Mexico | Yes | Direct deposit | |
| Canada | Yes | Direct deposit | |
| United Kingdom | Yes | Direct deposit | |
| Australia | Yes | Direct deposit | |
| Germany | Yes | Direct deposit |
KDP marketplaces by format
Sources: Amazon KDP — eBook Distribution Rights · Amazon KDP — Print Distribution Rights
The Amazon stores KDP distributes to, and which formats reach each one. Ebooks and print cover slightly different sets: 13 Kindle, 14 paperback, 12 hardcover. Readers in any country without a local store buy from Amazon.com (US).
| Marketplace | Kindle | Paperback | Hardcover |
|---|---|---|---|
United States amazon.com | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
United Kingdom amazon.co.uk | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Germany amazon.de | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
France amazon.fr | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Spain amazon.es | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Italy amazon.it | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Netherlands amazon.nl | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Japan amazon.co.jp | ✓ | ✓ | — |
Canada amazon.ca | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Australia amazon.com.au | ✓ | ✓ | — |
Brazil amazon.com.br | ✓ | — | — |
Mexico amazon.com.mx | ✓ | — | — |
India amazon.in | ✓ | — | — |
Poland amazon.pl | — | ✓ | ✓ |
Sweden amazon.se | — | ✓ | ✓ |
Ireland amazon.ie | — | ✓ | ✓ |
Belgium amazon.com.be | — | ✓ | ✓ |
Canada hardcovers list via Amazon.com. Stores like Amazon.ae, Amazon.sa, and Amazon.sg are not KDP marketplaces in any format.
Kindle marketplace launch history
Sources: Wikipedia — Kindle Store · Wikipedia — Kindle Unlimited
When KDP rolled out its localized Kindle Stores, and when Kindle Unlimited followed in each. The most recent new Kindle Store opened in 2014, so the marketplace map has been stable for a decade.
Kindle Store launches
| Date | Country | Marketplace | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Amazon.com | ||
| United Kingdom | Amazon.co.uk | ||
| Germany | Amazon.de | ||
| France | Amazon.fr | ||
| Spain | Amazon.es | ||
| Italy | Amazon.it | ||
| India | Amazon.in | ||
| Japan | Amazon.co.jp | ||
| Brazil | Amazon.com.br | ||
| Mexico | Amazon.com.mx | ||
| Australia | Amazon.com.au | ||
| Netherlands | Amazon.nl |
Kindle Unlimited rollout
| Date | Country | Marketplace | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Amazon.com | ||
| United Kingdom | Amazon.co.uk | ||
| Germany | Amazon.de | ||
| Spain | Amazon.es | ||
| Italy | Amazon.it | ||
| France | Amazon.fr | ||
| Brazil | Amazon.com.br | ||
| India | Amazon.in | ||
| Japan | Amazon.co.jp | ||
| Canada | Amazon.ca | ||
| Mexico | Amazon.com.mx | ||
| Australia | Amazon.com.au |
Where KDP is not available
Account setup can't be completed in a small number of sanctioned countries, plus various tiny territories and dependencies. Everywhere else, sign-up works even where the payout method varies.
Marketplaces vs. availability — two different questions
"Is KDP available in my country?" usually means one of two things, and the answers differ. Where your book is SOLD is a short list: 13 Amazon Kindle marketplaces, from Amazon.com to Amazon.in. Where you can SIGN UP as an author is a much longer list — 180+ countries — because Amazon lets authors worldwide publish into those marketplaces and pays them wherever their bank is. So an author in a country with no local Amazon store still publishes normally; their books simply sell on Amazon.com and the other 12 stores.
Getting paid is the part that actually varies
Account eligibility is nearly universal; payout method is what differs. Major economies get direct deposit in local currency with a $1 minimum. Countries without a local electronic-transfer arrangement get wire transfer (with a ~$100 minimum) or, very commonly, authors route payouts through a Payoneer or Wise virtual USD/GBP/EUR account. None of this blocks publishing — it only changes how and when the money lands. The table above resolves the specific countries people ask about most.
The handful of countries that are blocked
A small set of sanctioned countries (Iran, Cuba, Syria, North Korea, Democratic Republic of Congo) cannot complete KDP account setup, along with various tiny territories and dependencies. These are the genuine exceptions to KDP's near-global reach. If you're in one of them, third-party aggregators are usually the only route to the Kindle Store, and even those can be restricted.
Methodology
Marketplaces. The Kindle marketplace list is Amazon's current set of Kindle stores a KDP ebook distributes to. Print (paperback/hardcover) distributes to a slightly different set of marketplaces.
Country availability. Sign-up eligibility and the unsupported list come from Amazon's KDP account-eligibility help page. Payout method per country is from the KDP payment-options page and reflects the method tied to a bank in that country; where local transfer isn't offered, authors commonly use Payoneer or Wise virtual accounts.
Reach and languages. The 245-countries and 40-languages figures are Amazon's own disclosed footprint. "Reach" counts where books can sell, which is broader than the marketplace storefronts and broader than author sign-up countries.
Currency. Availability and payout rules change; this reflects Amazon's published help pages as of 2026-06-24. The exact author-country count is cited as "180+" rather than a precise integer Amazon does not publish cleanly.
Amazon KDP Country Availability FAQ
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