Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Cape Verdean Escudo (CVE)
- Symbol
- CVE — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- 123 456$78 CVE
- Thousands separator
- Decimal separator
- $
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes CVE yet
Tax
- 8% — electricity water
Payment methods in Cape Verde
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 card
- 02 bank transfer
- 03 cash on delivery
Card schemes that work domestically: vinti4, visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- pt-CV
- Official languages
- Portuguese
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +238
- Mobile format
- +238 9XX XX XX
- Digits
- 7
Cape Verde: common questions
What currency does Cape Verde use?
Cape Verde uses the Cape Verdean Escudo (CVE), symbol CVE. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as 123 456$78 CVE.
How many decimal places does CVE have?
CVE 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 Cape Verde?
The standard VAT rate in Cape Verde is 15.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Cape Verde?
The methods that matter in Cape Verde, in rough order of use: card, bank transfer, cash on delivery.
What is the dialling code for Cape Verde?
Cape Verde's country calling code is +238. Mobile numbers are formatted +238 9XX XX XX (7 digits after the country code).
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