Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Angolan Kwanza (AOA)
- Symbol
- Kz — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- 123 456,78 Kz
- Thousands separator
- Decimal separator
- ,
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes AOA yet
Tax
- 1% — cabinda
- 5% — food agri
- 7% — hotels simplified
Payment methods in Angola
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 multicaixa express
- 02 card
Card schemes that work domestically: multicaixa, visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is not standard; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- pt-AO
- Official languages
- Portuguese
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +244
- Mobile format
- +244 9XX XXX XXX
- Digits
- 9
Angola: common questions
What currency does Angola use?
Angola uses the Angolan Kwanza (AOA), symbol Kz. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as 123 456,78 Kz.
How many decimal places does AOA have?
AOA 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 Angola?
The standard VAT rate in Angola is 14.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Angola?
The methods that matter in Angola, in rough order of use: multicaixa express, card.
What is the dialling code for Angola?
Angola's country calling code is +244. Mobile numbers are formatted +244 9XX XXX XXX (9 digits after the country code).
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