Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Georgian Lari (GEL)
- Symbol
- ₾ — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- 123 456,78 ₾
- Thousands separator
- Decimal separator
- ,
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes GEL yet
Tax
Payment methods in Georgia
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 card
- 02 tbc pay
- 03 bank transfer
- 04 apple pay
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- ka-GE
- Official languages
- Georgian
- Regional
- Abkhazian, Ossetic
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD.MM.YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +995
- Mobile format
- +995 5XX XXX XXX
- Digits
- 9
Georgia: common questions
What currency does Georgia use?
Georgia uses the Georgian Lari (GEL), symbol ₾. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as 123 456,78 ₾.
How many decimal places does GEL have?
GEL 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 Georgia?
The standard VAT rate in Georgia is 18.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Georgia?
The methods that matter in Georgia, in rough order of use: card, tbc pay, bank transfer, apple pay.
What is the dialling code for Georgia?
Georgia's country calling code is +995. Mobile numbers are formatted +995 5XX XXX XXX (9 digits after the country code).
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