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Ivory Coast

CI · CIV · Yamoussoukro

Selling into Ivory Coast means pricing in West African CFA Franc (XOF) with 0 decimal places, rendering amounts as 123 457 F CFA, applying 18.00% VAT inside the displayed price, and offering the payment methods people there actually use.

Currency
XOF
VAT
18.00%
Payment methods
4
Live FX
n/a
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Money

Currency and formatting

Currency
West African CFA Franc (XOF)
Symbol
F CFA — placed after the amount
Decimal places
0
Formatted example
123 457 F CFA
Thousands separator
 
Decimal separator
,
Digit grouping
threes (3)
Live rate
No central-bank source publishes XOF yet

Watch out: XOF has no minor unit. Treating it like a two-decimal currency overcharges by 100×.

Tax

Tax

tax · CI
18.00% standard VAT Prices tax-inclusive
  • 9% — milk rice pasta
Payments

Payment methods in Ivory Coast

Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.

  • 01 orange money
  • 02 mtn momo
  • 03 wave
  • 04 card

Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.

Locale

Locale

Primary
fr-CI
Official languages
French
Direction
left-to-right
Date format
DD/MM/YYYY
Measurement
metric
GDPR applies
no
Phone

Phone numbers

Calling code
+225
Mobile format
+225 0X XX XX XX XX
Digits
10
FAQs

Ivory Coast: common questions

What currency does Ivory Coast use?

Ivory Coast uses the West African CFA Franc (XOF), symbol F CFA. It has no minor unit — amounts are whole numbers, so 123 457 F CFA is a complete price.

How many decimal places does XOF have?

XOF 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 Ivory Coast?

The standard VAT rate in Ivory Coast is 18.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.

What payment methods are used in Ivory Coast?

The methods that matter in Ivory Coast, in rough order of use: orange money, mtn momo, wave, card.

What is the dialling code for Ivory Coast?

Ivory Coast's country calling code is +225. Mobile numbers are formatted +225 0X XX XX XX XX (10 digits after the country code).

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