Currency and formatting
- Currency
- West African CFA Franc (XOF)
- Symbol
- F CFA — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 0
- Formatted example
- 123 457 F CFA
- Thousands separator
- Decimal separator
- ,
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes XOF yet
Watch out: XOF has no minor unit. Treating it like a two-decimal currency overcharges by 100×.
Tax
Payment methods in Burkina Faso
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 orange money
- 02 moov money
- 03 wave
- 04 cash on delivery
- 05 card
- 06 bank transfer
Card schemes that work domestically: gim uemoa, visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is not standard; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- fr-BF
- Official languages
- French
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +226
- Mobile format
- +226 XX XX XX XX
- Digits
- 8
Burkina Faso: common questions
What currency does Burkina Faso use?
Burkina Faso uses the West African CFA Franc (XOF), symbol F CFA. It has no minor unit — amounts are whole numbers, so 123 457 F CFA is a complete price.
How many decimal places does XOF have?
XOF has 0 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 Burkina Faso?
The standard VAT rate in Burkina Faso is 18.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Burkina Faso?
The methods that matter in Burkina Faso, in rough order of use: orange money, moov money, wave, cash on delivery, card, bank transfer.
What is the dialling code for Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso's country calling code is +226. Mobile numbers are formatted +226 XX XX XX XX (8 digits after the country code).
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