Ever wonder who is responsible for printing your country’s passport? Below we’ve compiled a list of every country in the world and its respective passport printer.
Passport printing is a high stakes job and only the most secure companies and facilities are up to the task. Many security features go into a passport, such as special holograms, fibers, tamper-proof materials and electronic information, that make it next to impossible to forge or counterfeit. Passport specifications are set out by the International Civil Aviation Organization, but each country can choose which security features to include in its passport.
Secure printing is not easy, but the below companies can handle producing the world’s most secure travel documents.
Our list is a work in progress. If you have any additions or corrections for us, please don’t hesitate to let us know at [email protected].
| COUNTRY | COMPANY |
| Afghanistan | Afghan Ministry of Interior |
| Albania | Idemia |
| Algeria | Hôtel des Monnaies de la Banque d’Algérie. e-Cover by Gemalto a Thales Group |
| American Samoa | |
| Andorra | Idemia |
| Angola | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | Canadian Bank Note |
| Argentina | HID / Muhlbaur |
| Armenia | Polish Security Printing Works |
| Australia | Production: Note printing Australia eCover: Gemalto a Thales Group |
| Austria | Österreichische Staatsdruckerei GmbH (OeSD) |
| Azerbaijan | Semlex Group |
| Bahamas | De La Rue |
| Bahrain | |
| Bangladesh | De La Rue |
| Barbados | |
| Belarus | |
| Belgium | Gemalto a Thales Group |
| Belize | |
| Benin | IN Groupe |
| Bhutan | |
| Bolivia | IN Groupe |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | Muehlbauer |
| Botswana | Giesecke & Devrient / Veridos |
| Brazil | Casa da Moeda do Brasil |
| British Virgin Islands | |
| Brunei Darussalam | |
| Bulgaria | Printing Works of the Bulgarian National Bank Corp. |
| Burkina Faso | Idemia |
| Burundi | CONTEC Global |
| Cambodia | |
| Cameroon | De La Rue |
| Canada | Canadian Bank Note |
| Cape Verde | |
| Central African Republic | |
| Chad | Idemia |
| Chile | Idemia |
| China | |
| Colombia | Production: Thomas Greg & Sons eChip: Gemalto a Thales Group |
| Comoros | Semlex Group |
| Costa Rica | |
| Croatia | AKD Ltd. |
| Cuba | |
| Cyprus | Veridos |
| Czech Republic | STÁTNÍ TISKÁRNA CENIN |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa) | Semlex Group |
| Denmark | Gemalto a Thales Group |
| Djibouti | IN Groupe |
| Dominica | Canadian Bank Note |
| Dominican Republic | |
| East Timor | Gemalto |
| Ecuador | Instituto Geográfico Militar by Gestión de Tecnología |
| Egypt | |
| El Salvador | Semlex Group |
| Equatorial Guinea | |
| Eritrea | |
| Estonia | HID Group. Previously by Gemalto a Thales Group |
| Ethiopia | Idemia |
| Fiji | Idemia |
| Finland | Gemalto a Thales Group |
| France | IN Groupe |
| Gabon | IN Groupe / Semlex Group |
| Georgia | Idemia |
| Germany | Bundesdruckere |
| Ghana | |
| Greece | |
| Grenada | Canadian Bank Note |
| Guatemala | |
| Guinea | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Semlex Group |
| Guyana | Canadian Bank Note |
| Haiti | Giesecke & Devrient/Veridos |
| Honduras | Polish Security Printing Works S.A. |
| Hong Kong | C & C Security Printing Company Ltd. |
| Hungary | Penzjegynyomda |
| Iceland | Polish Security Printing Works S.A. |
| India | India Security Press |
| Indonesia | Perum Percetakan Uang Ri (The Indonesian Government Security Printing and Minting Corp.) |
| Iran | |
| Iraq | |
| Ireland | Smurfit Kappa Security Concepts Limited |
| Israel | |
| Italy | Production: Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato eChip: Gemalto a Thales Group |
| Ivory Coast | IN Groupe |
| Jamaica | Canadian Bank Note |
| Japan | Japan National Printing Bureau |
| Jordan | |
| Kazakhstan | Banknote Factory of the National Bank of Kazakhstan |
| Kenya | |
| Kiribati | |
| Kosovo | Veridos |
| Kuwait | |
| Kyrgyzstan | |
| Laos | |
| Latvia | Giesecke & Devrient/Veridos/ePassport by Gemalto a Thales Group |
| Lebanon | IN Groupe/ePassport by Gemalto a Thales Group |
| Lesotho | |
| Liberia | |
| Liechtenstein | |
| Lithuania | Polish Security Printing Works |
| Luxembourg | Veridos/ePassport by Gemalto a Thales Group |
| Lybia | |
| Macau | C & C Security Printing Company Ltd. |
| Madagascar | Semlex Group and Veridos |
| Malawi | Techno Brain Global FZE |
| Malaysia | Datasonic Group Berhad |
| Maldives | |
| Mali | Idemia |
| Malta | De La Rue/ePassport Gemalto a Thales Group |
| Marshall Islands | |
| Mauritania | Idemia |
| Mauritius | |
| Mexico | Veridos |
| Micronesia | |
| Moldova | Semlex Group/ePassport Gemalto a Thales Group |
| Monaco | Idemia |
| Mongolia | |
| Montenegro | Muehlbauer |
| Morocco | Production: State; eCover: Gemalto a Thales Group |
| Mozambique | Semlex Group |
| Myanmar, Burma | |
| Namibia | |
| Nauru | |
| Nepal | Idemia |
| Netherlands | Idemia |
| New Zealand | Canadian Bank Note |
| Nicaragua | Idemia |
| Niger | Contec Global |
| Nigeria | Iris Corporation Berhad |
| North Korea | |
| North Macedonia | Giesecke & Devrient Slovakia S.R.O./Veridos |
| Norway | Gemalto a Thales Group |
| Oman | ePassport by Gemalto a Thales Group |
| Pakistan | |
| Palau | |
| Palestinian Territories | IN Groupe |
| Panama | Idemia |
| Papua New Guinea | |
| Paraguay | |
| Peru | IN Groupe / Gemalto |
| Philippines | |
| Poland | Polish Security Printing Works S.A. |
| Portugal | Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda/ ePassport Gemalto a Thales Group |
| Qatar | De La Rue |
| Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) | |
| Romania | Imprimeria Nationala |
| Russian Federation | Goznak |
| Rwanda | |
| Saint Kitts & Nevis | Canadian Bank Note |
| Saint Lucia | Canadian Bank Note |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| Samoa | |
| San Marino | |
| Sao Tome and Principe | |
| Saudi Arabia | |
| Scotland | De La Rue |
| Senegal | Iris Corporation Berhad |
| Serbia | |
| Seychelles | |
| Sierra Leone | De La Rue |
| Singapore | Toppan Security Printing Singapore. PC Data Page Gemalto a Thales Group |
| Slovakia | Giesecke & Devrient Slovakia S.R.O. / Idemia |
| Slovenia | |
| Solomon Islands | Iris Corporation Berhad |
| Somalia | |
| South Africa | Government Printing / Gemalto a Thales Group |
| South Korea | Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corp. |
| South Sudan | Muehlbauer |
| Spain | Royal Mint of Spain |
| Sri Lanka | |
| Sudan | |
| Suriname | |
| Swaziland | |
| Sweden | Gemalto a Thales Group |
| Switzerland | Orell Füssli AG |
| Syria | |
| Taiwan | |
| Tajikistan | Banknote Factory of the National Bank of Kazakhstan |
| Tanzania | Smurfit Kappa Security Concepts Limited |
| Thailand | |
| The Gambia | |
| Tibet | |
| Togo | Canadian Bank Note |
| Tonga | Canadian Bank Note |
| Trinidad & Tobago | Canadian Bank Note |
| Tunisia | |
| Turkey | Gemalto a Thales Group |
| Turkmenistan | Giesecke & Devrient / Veridos |
| Tuvalu | |
| Uganda | |
| Ukraine | State Enterprise ‘Polygraph Combine “Ukraina” for Securities Production’ |
| United Arab Emirates | Bundesdruckere |
| United Kingdom | Gemalto a Thales Group |
| United States | United States Government Publishing Office and the United States Department of State ePassport by Gemalto |
| Uruguay | IN Groupe |
| Uzbekistan | |
| Vanuatu | ANY Security Printing Company PLC |
| Vatican City | |
| Venezuela | Giesecke & Devrient/Veridos |
| Vietnam | |
| Yemen | |
| Zambia | |
| Zimbabwe |
*Passport Index has compiled the above list using extensive open-source research. Not all countries and companies are listed. Please don’t hesitate to contact us should you feel any part of our list is out of date or incorrect.
