Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Belarusian Ruble (BYN)
- Symbol
- Br — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- 123 456,78 Br
- Thousands separator
- Decimal separator
- ,
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes BYN yet
Tax
- 10% — food children meds
Payment methods in Belarus
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 card
- 02 erip
- 03 bank transfer
- 04 cash on delivery
Card schemes that work domestically: belkart, visa, mastercard, mir. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- be-BY
- Also used
- ru-BY
- Official languages
- Belarusian, Russian
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD.MM.YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +375
- Mobile format
- +375 XX XXX-XX-XX
- Digits
- 9
Belarus: common questions
What currency does Belarus use?
Belarus uses the Belarusian Ruble (BYN), symbol Br. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as 123 456,78 Br.
How many decimal places does BYN have?
BYN 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 Belarus?
The standard VAT rate in Belarus is 20.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Belarus?
The methods that matter in Belarus, in rough order of use: card, erip, bank transfer, cash on delivery.
What is the dialling code for Belarus?
Belarus's country calling code is +375. Mobile numbers are formatted +375 XX XXX-XX-XX (9 digits after the country code).
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