Polymarket Restricted Countries List for 2026

What the current list means

Restricted countries

The following are the 40 names in Polymarket’s current country table. The page’s introductory count says 39, so I counted the table rather than repeating a number that does not match its own entries.

Restricted regions

Polymarket also names four Canadian provinces and three Ukrainian regions. This is why a country-level answer can be too broad: the platform may restrict part of a country without putting the whole country in the main table.

Blocked and close-only are not the same

In plain terms, a complete block means no new order and no close. Close-only means an existing position may be closed, but no new position can be opened. That distinction matters only if you already have a position.

Polymarket’s Help Center separately gives Singapore, Poland, Thailand and Taiwan as close-only examples, even though those countries also appear in its table of completely restricted countries. The shared answer is clear: no new order. The legacy answer is not clear enough to promise on a general list page, so use the account’s current controls and support instructions before acting.

Travel, location and account status

Polymarket says its travel policy follows physical location. That means being in a non-restricted place can be relevant to platform access. It does not turn a citizenship, residency, account or local-law question into a simple yes.

My practical rule is simpler than the edge cases: check location first, then read the exact market and account state before moving money. A travel detail is not a reason to plan around a country block.

What this list does not decide

This is a Polymarket.com policy list, not a universal legality map. It does not tell you whether a country has authorized the product, whether an ordinary user faces a separate local restriction, whether a payment provider will accept a transfer or whether Polymarket US offers something different.

For those questions, start with the country availability guide. The useful distinction is platform access first, then country-specific law and account facts. Collapsing all three into a green or red country label creates bad decisions.

Bottom line

Use the table as a stop sign for a new Polymarket position: 40 named countries and seven named regions are currently restricted. Do not treat a wallet, payment method or VPN as a way around that result.

For an old position, the official wording is not consistent enough to offer a generic exit promise. Check the live account, then use the withdrawal guide only if a permitted balance is actually available.