Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Bhutanese Ngultrum (BTN)
- Symbol
- Nu. — placed before the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- Nu. 1,23,456.78
- Thousands separator
- ,
- Decimal separator
- .
- Digit grouping
- lakh/crore (3,2)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes BTN yet
Tax
Payment methods in Bhutan
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 mbob
- 02 gobob
- 03 mypay
- 04 bank transfer
- 05 cash on delivery
Card schemes that work domestically: rupay, visa. 3-D Secure is not standard; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- dz-BT
- Official languages
- Dzongkha
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- YYYY-MM-DD
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +975
- Mobile format
- +975 17 XXX XXX
- Digits
- 8
Bhutan: common questions
What currency does Bhutan use?
Bhutan uses the Bhutanese Ngultrum (BTN), symbol Nu.. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as Nu. 1,23,456.78.
How many decimal places does BTN have?
BTN 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 GST rate in Bhutan?
The standard GST rate in Bhutan is 5.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Bhutan?
The methods that matter in Bhutan, in rough order of use: mbob, gobob, mypay, bank transfer, cash on delivery.
What is the dialling code for Bhutan?
Bhutan's country calling code is +975. Mobile numbers are formatted +975 17 XXX XXX (8 digits after the country code).
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