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Originally posted on October 6, 2021 @ 2:10 pm

By | Updated on April 14, 2024

Reviewed by Rittika

List of national instruments of over 200 countries in alphabetical order.

• 
  Abkhazia
  Ayumaa
• 
  Afghanistan
  Rabab
• 
  Åland Islands
  Not Declared
• 
  Albania
  Cifteli
• 
  Algeria
  Algerian mandole
• 
  American Samoa
  Plate, Pala and Drum
• 
  Andorra
  Tambori
• 
  Angola
  Angolan trumpet and pan flute
• 
  Anguilla
  Buleador, Steel drums
• 
  Antigua and Barbuda
  the Antigua fife
• 
  Argentina
  Bandoneón
• 
  Armenia
  Duduk
• 
  Aruba
  Tambu
• 
  Australia
  Didgeridoo
• 
  Austria
  Violin
• 
  Azerbaijan
  Tar
• 
  Bahamas
  Goatskin drum
• 
  Bahrain
  Jirba bagpipe
• 
  Bangladesh
  Harmonium Esraj
• 
  Barbados
  Steel Pan
• 
  Belarus
  Dulcimer
• 
  Belgium
  Saxophone
• 
  Belize
  Banjo
• 
  Benin
  Marimba
• 
  Bermuda
  Steelpan
• 
  Bhutan
  Dramnyen
• 
  Bolivia
  Charango
• 
  Bonaire
  Not Declared
• 
  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Gusle
• 
  Botswana
  leg rattles matlhowa, bones marapo, clapping pieces yikandiso and bells ngendjo
• 
  Brazil
  Guitar violão
• 
  British Indian Ocean Territory
  Not Declared
• 
  British Virgin Islands
  Banjo, guitar, bass, triangle, and saxophone
• 
  Brunei
  Gong, Tawak-tawak, Canang, and Gandang lambik
• 
  Bulgaria
  Bulgarian bagpiper
• 
  Burkina Faso
  Gyil
• 
  Burundi
  Inanga
• 
  Cambodia
  Xylophone
• 
  Cameroon
  Bikutsi (unofficial)
• 
  Canada
  Not Declared
• 
  Cape Verde
  Guitar, Cavaquinho, Violin, Accordion, and Clarinet
• 
  Cayman Islands
  Fiddle
• 
  Central African Republic
  Mvet
• 
  Chad
  Maracas, Lute, Kinde
• 
  Chile
  The Charango
• 
  China
  Pipa
• 
  Christmas Island
  Not Declared
• 
  Cocos (Keeling) Islands
  Kompang and hadrah drums
• 
  Colombia
  Colombian tiple
• 
  Comoros
  Oud and violin
• 
  Republic of Congo
  Mvet
• 
  Democratic Republic of the Congo
  Mvet
• 
  Cook Islands
  Not Declared
• 
  Costa Rica
  Marimba
• 
  Croatia
  Violins, Cimbule, Tamburice, and Harmonike
• 
  Cuba
  Tres
• 
  Curaçao
  Conga Drum
• 
  Cyprus
  Violin
• 
  Czech Republic
  Bladder pipe
• 
  Dagestan
  Not Declared
• 
  Denmark
  Lur
• 
  Djibouti
  Tanbura, Bowl lyre, and Oud
• 
  Dominica
  Accordion
• 
  Dominican Republic
  Güira
• 
  East Timor (Timor-Leste)
  Babadok
• 
  Ecuador
  Rondador
• 
  Egypt
  Harp
• 
  El Salvador
  Xylophone
• 
  England
  Concertina
• 
  Equatorial Guinea
  Mvet
• 
  Eritrea
  lyre
• 
  Estonia
  Kannel
• 
  Eswatini (Swaziland)
  Makhoyane
• 
  Ethiopia
  Krar masenqo saxophone
• 
  Faroe Islands
  Not Declared
• 
  Fiji
  Guitar, Ukulele, and Mandolin
• 
  Finland
  Kantele
• 
  Flanders
  Saxophone
• 
  France
  Fiddle
• 
  French Guiana
  Ti Bwa, tanbou foulé, tanbou koupé, and tanbou plonbé
• 
  French Polynesia
  Kettledrums
• 
  Gabon
  Obala, ngombi, balafon, and traditional drums
• 
  The Gambia
  Kora
• 
  Georgia
  Panduri
• 
  Germany
  Lute
• 
  Ghana
  Gyil
• 
  Gibraltar
  Not Declared
• 
  Greece
  Bouzouki
• 
  Greenland
  Qilaat
• 
  Grenada
  Steelpan
• 
  Guam
  Belembaotuyan
• 
  Guatemala
  Marimba
• 
  Guernsey
  Not Declared
• 
  Guinea
  Ngoni - a distant relative of the banjo, and balafon
• 
  Guinea-Bissau
  Calabash
• 
  Guyana
  Steelpan
• 
  Haiti
  Tanbou
• 
  Honduras
  Marimba
• 
  Hong Kong
  Not Declared
• 
  Hungary
  Cimbalom
• 
  Iceland
  Icelandic fiddle
• 
  India
  Saraswati veena vina
• 
  Indonesia
  Angklung
• 
  Iran
  Tar
• 
  Iraq
  Qanun
• 
  Ireland
  Irish Harp
• 
  Isle of Man
  Not Declared
• 
  Italy
  Mandolin
• 
  Côte d’Ivoire
  Ahoko
• 
  Jamaica
  Abeng
• 
  Japan
  Koto
• 
  Jersey
  Not Declared
• 
  Jordan
  Shababa (unofficial)
• 
  Kazakhstan
  Dombra
• 
  Kenya
  Nyatiti
• 
  Kiribati
  Te Buki (unofficial)
• 
  North Korea
  Accordions
• 
  South Korea
  Kayagŭm
• 
  Kosovo
  Ciftelia
• 
  Kuwait
  Tar
• 
  Kyrgyzstan
  Komuz
• 
  Laos
  Khaen
• 
  Latvia
  Kokle
• 
  Lebanon
  Lute
• 
  Lesotho
  Lesiba
• 
  Liberia
  Belly harp
• 
  Libya
  Zokra a bagpipe, a flute made of bamboo, and a tambourine
• 
  Liechtenstein
  Alphorn
• 
  Lithuania
  Kanklės
• 
  Luxembourg
  Baritone saxophone (unofficial)
• 
  Macau
  Bass Guitar
• 
  North Macedonia
  Gajda
• 
  Madagascar
  Valiha
• 
  Malawi
  Mbira/Sansi
• 
  Malaysia
  Kompang and hadrah drums
• 
  Maldives
  Bulbul Tarang
• 
  Mali
  Kora
• 
  Malta
  Maltese tambourine
• 
  Marshall Islands
  Aje
• 
  Mauritania
  Tidinit
• 
  Mauritius
  Séga ravanne
• 
  Mexico
  Marimba
• 
  Micronesia
  Percussive stick
• 
  Moldova
  Cimbalom, Cimpoi, Cobza, and Ney
• 
  Monaco
  Philomel
• 
  Mongolia
  Morin Khuur
• 
  Montenegro
  Gusle
• 
  Montserrat
  Ukulele and Shak-shak
• 
  Morocco
  Oud
• 
  Mozambique
  Timbila wooden xylophone
• 
  Myanmar (Burma)
  saùng-gauk
• 
  Namibia
  Ekola
• 
  Nauru
  Xylophone (unofficial)
• 
  Nepal
  Madal
• 
  Netherlands
  Fiddle
• 
  New Caledonia
  Bamboo Flutes and Conch shells
• 
  New Zealand
  Taonga puoro
• 
  Nicaragua
  Marimba
• 
  Niger
  Obo
• 
  Nigeria
  Obo
• 
  Niue
  Not Declared
• 
  Norfolk Island
  Not Declared
• 
  Northern Ireland
  Not Declared
• 
  Norway
  Hardingfele hardanger
• 
  Oman
  Tamboura
• 
  Pakistan
  Rubab
• 
  Palau
  Ngaok
• 
  Palestine
  Oud
• 
  Panama
  Accordion
• 
  Papua New Guinea
  Kundu
• 
  Paraguay
  Harp
• 
  Peru
  Charango
• 
  Philippines
  Bandurria
• 
  Pitcairn Islands
  Not Declared
• 
  Poland
  Ligawka
• 
  Portugal
  Guitar
• 
  Puerto Rico
  Puerto rican cuatro
• 
  Qatar
  Galahs
• 
  Romania
  Romanian lute
• 
  Russia
  Khomus
• 
  Rwanda
  Inanga
• 
  Saba
  Steelpans
• 
  Saint Barthélemy
  Steelpan
• 
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  Big Drum
• 
  Samoa
  Samoan pate
• 
  Saudi Arabia
  Oud
• 
  Scotland
  Highland bagpipes
• 
  Senegal
  Kora
• 
  Serbia
  Serbian Gusle
• 
  Seychelles
  Violin, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Accordion, Drums, and Triangle
• 
  Sierra Leone
  Heritage Tabuley drum
• 
  Singapore
  Violin
• 
  Sint Maarten
  Steelpan
• 
  Slovakia
  Fujara
• 
  Slovenia
  Accordion
• 
  Solomon Islands
  Conch shell
• 
  Somalia
  Oud
• 
  Somaliland
  Oud
• 
  South Africa
  Lesiba
• 
  South Sudan
  Tanbur
• 
  Spain
  Castanets
• 
  Sri Lanka
  Ravanahatha
• 
  Saint Kitts and Nevis
  Big drum and string bands
• 
  Saint Lucia
  Banjo and Cuatro
• 
  Sudan
  Tanbur
• 
  Suriname
  Dhantal, tabla, sitar, and harmonium
• 
  Svalbard
  Hardingfele Hardanger
• 
  Sweden
  Nyckelharpa
• 
  Switzerland
  Alphorn
• 
  Syria
  Syrian Qanun
• 
  Taiwan
  Guqin
• 
  Tajikistan
  Karnay
• 
  National symbols of tanzania
  Marimba
• 
  Tatarstan
  kubyz (jaw harp)
• 
  Thailand
  Saw Duang
• 
  Togo
  Kologo (xalam) and the Gonjey
• 
  Tokelau
  the utete (Jew's harp)
• 
  Tonga
  Idiophones lali
• 
  Trinidad and Tobago
  Steelpan
• 
  Tunisia
  Fiddle, Oud, and Kanun
• 
  Turkiye
  Kopuz
• 
  Turkmenistan
  Dutar
• 
  Turks and Caicos Islands
  Constentina
• 
  Tuvalu
  Drum (unofficial)
• 
  Uganda
  Endongo
• 
  Ukraine
  Bandura
• 
  United Arab Emirates
  Oud
• 
  United Kingdom
  Concertina
• 
  United States of America
  Banjo
• 
  Uruguay
  Tamboril
• 
  Uzbekistan
  Karnay
• 
  Vanuatu
  Slit drum
• 
  Holy See (Vatican City)
  Pipe organ
• 
  Venezuela
  Cuatro
• 
  Vietnam
  Dan bau
• 
  Wales
  Welsh triple harp
• 
  Yemen
  Mirwās
• 
  Zambia
  Timbila wooden xylophone
• 
  Zimbabwe
  Mbira dzavadzimu