Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Algerian Dinar (DZD)
- Symbol
- د.ج — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- 123.456,78 د.ج
- Thousands separator
- .
- Decimal separator
- ,
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes DZD yet
Tax
- 9% — essentials tourism
Payment methods in Algeria
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 cash on delivery
- 02 cib card
- 03 edahabia
Card schemes that work domestically: cib, edahabia, visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- ar-DZ
- Also used
- fr-DZ
- Official languages
- Arabic, French
- Direction
- right-to-left
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +213
- Mobile format
- +213 XXX XX XX XX
- Digits
- 9
Algeria: common questions
What currency does Algeria use?
Algeria uses the Algerian Dinar (DZD), symbol د.ج. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as 123.456,78 د.ج.
How many decimal places does DZD have?
DZD has 2 decimal places. Charging with the wrong number of minor units is a 100× error, so this is worth getting right.
What is the VAT rate in Algeria?
The standard VAT rate in Algeria is 19.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Algeria?
The methods that matter in Algeria, in rough order of use: cash on delivery, cib card, edahabia.
What is the dialling code for Algeria?
Algeria's country calling code is +213. Mobile numbers are formatted +213 XXX XX XX XX (9 digits after the country code).
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