Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Jordanian Dinar (JOD)
- Symbol
- د.أ — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 3
- Formatted example
- 123,456.780 د.أ
- Thousands separator
- ,
- Decimal separator
- .
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes JOD yet
Watch out: JOD has three decimal places, not two.
Tax
- 10%, 5%, 4% — reduced
Payment methods in Jordan
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 card
- 02 cash on delivery
- 03 cliq
- 04 efawateer
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- ar-JO
- Also used
- en-JO
- Official languages
- Arabic
- Direction
- right-to-left
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +962
- Mobile format
- +962 7X XXX XXXX
- Digits
- 9
Jordan: common questions
What currency does Jordan use?
Jordan uses the Jordanian Dinar (JOD), symbol د.أ. It uses 3 decimal places, formatted as 123,456.780 د.أ.
How many decimal places does JOD have?
JOD has 3 decimal places. Charging with the wrong number of minor units is a 100× error, so this is worth getting right.
What is the GST rate in Jordan?
The standard GST rate in Jordan is 16.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Jordan?
The methods that matter in Jordan, in rough order of use: card, cash on delivery, cliq, efawateer.
What is the dialling code for Jordan?
Jordan's country calling code is +962. Mobile numbers are formatted +962 7X XXX XXXX (9 digits after the country code).
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