Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Hungarian Forint (HUF)
- Symbol
- Ft — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- 123 456,78 Ft
- Thousands separator
- Decimal separator
- ,
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- 1 USD = 314.860033138571 HUF (ecb, 2026-07-16)
Tax
- 18%, 5% — reduced
Payment methods in Hungary
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 card
- 02 cash on delivery
- 03 apple pay
- 04 google pay
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- hu-HU
- Official languages
- Hungarian
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- YYYY. MM. DD.
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- yes
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +36
- Mobile format
- +36 XX XXX XXXX
- Digits
- 9
Hungary: common questions
What currency does Hungary use?
Hungary uses the Hungarian Forint (HUF), symbol Ft. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as 123 456,78 Ft.
How many decimal places does HUF have?
HUF 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 Hungary?
The standard VAT rate in Hungary is 27.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Hungary?
The methods that matter in Hungary, in rough order of use: card, cash on delivery, apple pay, google pay.
What is the dialling code for Hungary?
Hungary's country calling code is +36. Mobile numbers are formatted +36 XX XXX XXXX (9 digits after the country code).
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