Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Haitian Gourde (HTG)
- Symbol
- G — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- 123 456,78 G
- Thousands separator
- Decimal separator
- ,
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes HTG yet
Tax
Payment methods in Haiti
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 moncash
- 02 cash on delivery
- 03 natcash
- 04 bank transfer
- 05 card
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is not standard; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- fr-HT
- Also used
- ht-HT
- Official languages
- Haitian Creole, French
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +509
- Mobile format
- +509 XX XX XXXX
- Digits
- 8
Haiti: common questions
What currency does Haiti use?
Haiti uses the Haitian Gourde (HTG), symbol G. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as 123 456,78 G.
How many decimal places does HTG have?
HTG 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 TCA rate in Haiti?
The standard TCA rate in Haiti is 10.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Haiti?
The methods that matter in Haiti, in rough order of use: moncash, cash on delivery, natcash, bank transfer, card.
What is the dialling code for Haiti?
Haiti's country calling code is +509. Mobile numbers are formatted +509 XX XX XXXX (8 digits after the country code).
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