Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Bolivian Boliviano (BOB)
- Symbol
- Bs — placed before the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- Bs 123.456,78
- Thousands separator
- .
- Decimal separator
- ,
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes BOB yet
Tax
Payment methods in Bolivia
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 qr simple
- 02 card
- 03 cash on delivery
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- es-BO
- Official languages
- Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +591
- Mobile format
- +591 XXXX XXXX
- Digits
- 8
Bolivia: common questions
What currency does Bolivia use?
Bolivia uses the Bolivian Boliviano (BOB), symbol Bs. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as Bs 123.456,78.
How many decimal places does BOB have?
BOB 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 IVA rate in Bolivia?
The standard IVA rate in Bolivia is 13.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Bolivia?
The methods that matter in Bolivia, in rough order of use: qr simple, card, cash on delivery.
What is the dialling code for Bolivia?
Bolivia's country calling code is +591. Mobile numbers are formatted +591 XXXX XXXX (8 digits after the country code).
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