Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Eritrean Nakfa (ERN)
- Symbol
- Nfk — placed before the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- Nfk 123,456.78
- Thousands separator
- ,
- Decimal separator
- .
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes ERN yet
Tax
- 10% — services
Payment methods in Eritrea
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 cash on delivery
- 02 bank transfer
No international card scheme works reliably here — plan for local rails or cash.
Locale
- Primary
- ti-ER
- Also used
- ar-ER, en-ER
- Official languages
- Tigrinya, English, Arabic
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +291
- Mobile format
- +291 7 XXX XXX
- Digits
- 7
Eritrea: common questions
What currency does Eritrea use?
Eritrea uses the Eritrean Nakfa (ERN), symbol Nfk. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as Nfk 123,456.78.
How many decimal places does ERN have?
ERN 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 Sales Tax rate in Eritrea?
The standard Sales Tax rate in Eritrea is 4.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Eritrea?
The methods that matter in Eritrea, in rough order of use: cash on delivery, bank transfer.
What is the dialling code for Eritrea?
Eritrea's country calling code is +291. Mobile numbers are formatted +291 7 XXX XXX (7 digits after the country code).
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