Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Israeli New Shekel (ILS)
- Symbol
- ₪ — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- 123,456.78 ₪
- Thousands separator
- ,
- Decimal separator
- .
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- 1 USD = 3.00854626319 ILS (ecb, 2026-07-16)
Tax
Payment methods in Israel
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 card
- 02 bit
- 03 apple pay
- 04 google pay
- 05 paypal
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard, isracard, amex, diners. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- he-IL
- Also used
- en-IL, ar-IL
- Official languages
- Hebrew, Arabic
- Direction
- right-to-left
- Date format
- DD.MM.YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +972
- Mobile format
- +972 5X XXX XXXX
- Digits
- 9
Israel: common questions
What currency does Israel use?
Israel uses the Israeli New Shekel (ILS), symbol ₪. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as 123,456.78 ₪.
How many decimal places does ILS have?
ILS 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 Israel?
The standard VAT rate in Israel is 18.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Israel?
The methods that matter in Israel, in rough order of use: card, bit, apple pay, google pay, paypal.
What is the dialling code for Israel?
Israel's country calling code is +972. Mobile numbers are formatted +972 5X XXX XXXX (9 digits after the country code).
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