Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Guatemalan Quetzal (GTQ)
- Symbol
- Q — placed before the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- Q123,456.78
- Thousands separator
- ,
- Decimal separator
- .
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes GTQ yet
Tax
Payment methods in Guatemala
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 card
- 02 cash on delivery
- 03 bank transfer
- 04 tigo money
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- es-GT
- Official languages
- Spanish
- Regional
- Kʼicheʼ
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +502
- Mobile format
- +502 XXXX XXXX
- Digits
- 8
Guatemala: common questions
What currency does Guatemala use?
Guatemala uses the Guatemalan Quetzal (GTQ), symbol Q. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as Q123,456.78.
How many decimal places does GTQ have?
GTQ 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 IVA rate in Guatemala?
The standard IVA rate in Guatemala is 12.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Guatemala?
The methods that matter in Guatemala, in rough order of use: card, cash on delivery, bank transfer, tigo money.
What is the dialling code for Guatemala?
Guatemala's country calling code is +502. Mobile numbers are formatted +502 XXXX XXXX (8 digits after the country code).
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