Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Guinean Franc (GNF)
- Symbol
- FG — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 0
- Formatted example
- 123 457 FG
- Thousands separator
- Decimal separator
- ,
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes GNF yet
Watch out: GNF has no minor unit. Treating it like a two-decimal currency overcharges by 100×.
Tax
Payment methods in Guinea
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 orange money
- 02 mtn momo
- 03 cash on delivery
- 04 card
- 05 bank transfer
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is not standard; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- fr-GN
- Official languages
- French
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +224
- Mobile format
- +224 6XX XX XX XX
- Digits
- 9
Guinea: common questions
What currency does Guinea use?
Guinea uses the Guinean Franc (GNF), symbol FG. It has no minor unit — amounts are whole numbers, so 123 457 FG is a complete price.
How many decimal places does GNF have?
GNF 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 Guinea?
The standard VAT rate in Guinea is 18.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Guinea?
The methods that matter in Guinea, in rough order of use: orange money, mtn momo, cash on delivery, card, bank transfer.
What is the dialling code for Guinea?
Guinea's country calling code is +224. Mobile numbers are formatted +224 6XX XX XX XX (9 digits after the country code).
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