Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Central African CFA Franc (XAF)
- Symbol
- FCFA — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 0
- Formatted example
- 123 457 FCFA
- Thousands separator
- Decimal separator
- ,
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes XAF yet
Watch out: XAF has no minor unit. Treating it like a two-decimal currency overcharges by 100×.
Tax
Payment methods in Cameroon
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 mtn momo
- 02 orange money
- 03 card
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- fr-CM
- Also used
- en-CM
- Official languages
- French, English
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +237
- Mobile format
- +237 6XX XXX XXX
- Digits
- 9
Cameroon: common questions
What currency does Cameroon use?
Cameroon uses the Central African CFA Franc (XAF), symbol FCFA. It has no minor unit — amounts are whole numbers, so 123 457 FCFA is a complete price.
How many decimal places does XAF have?
XAF 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 Cameroon?
The standard VAT rate in Cameroon is 19.25%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Cameroon?
The methods that matter in Cameroon, in rough order of use: mtn momo, orange money, card.
What is the dialling code for Cameroon?
Cameroon's country calling code is +237. Mobile numbers are formatted +237 6XX XXX XXX (9 digits after the country code).
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