Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Symbol
- € — placed before the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- €123.456,78
- Thousands separator
- .
- Decimal separator
- ,
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- 1 USD = 0.872067672451 EUR (ecb, 2026-07-16)
Tax
- 12%, 6% — reduced
Payment methods in Belgium
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 bancontact
- 02 card
- 03 paypal
- 04 wero
- 05 klarna
- 06 apple pay
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard, bancontact, amex. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- nl-BE
- Also used
- fr-BE, de-BE
- Official languages
- Dutch, French, German
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- yes
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +32
- Mobile format
- +32 4XX XX XX XX
- Digits
- 9
Belgium: common questions
What currency does Belgium use?
Belgium uses the Euro (EUR), symbol €. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as €123.456,78.
How many decimal places does EUR have?
EUR 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 Belgium?
The standard VAT rate in Belgium is 21.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Belgium?
The methods that matter in Belgium, in rough order of use: bancontact, card, paypal, wero, klarna, apple pay.
What is the dialling code for Belgium?
Belgium's country calling code is +32. Mobile numbers are formatted +32 4XX XX XX XX (9 digits after the country code).
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