Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Kazakhstani Tenge (KZT)
- Symbol
- ₸ — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- 123 456,78 ₸
- Thousands separator
- Decimal separator
- ,
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes KZT yet
Tax
- 10% — periodicals
- 5% — medicines medical
Payment methods in Kazakhstan
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 kaspi
- 02 card
- 03 apple pay
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- kk-KZ
- Also used
- ru-KZ
- Official languages
- Russian, Kazakh
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD.MM.YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +7
- Mobile format
- +7 7XX XXX XX XX
- Digits
- 10
Kazakhstan: common questions
What currency does Kazakhstan use?
Kazakhstan uses the Kazakhstani Tenge (KZT), symbol ₸. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as 123 456,78 ₸.
How many decimal places does KZT have?
KZT 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 Kazakhstan?
The standard VAT rate in Kazakhstan is 16.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Kazakhstan?
The methods that matter in Kazakhstan, in rough order of use: kaspi, card, apple pay.
What is the dialling code for Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan's country calling code is +7. Mobile numbers are formatted +7 7XX XXX XX XX (10 digits after the country code).
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