Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- 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 = 0.872067672451 EUR (ecb, 2026-07-16)
Tax
- 5% — books press
- 12% — food meds transport heating
Payment methods in Latvia
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 card
- 02 bank link
- 03 apple pay
- 04 paypal
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- lv-LV
- Official languages
- Latvian
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD.MM.YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- yes
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +371
- Mobile format
- +371 2X XXX XXX
- Digits
- 8
Latvia: common questions
What currency does Latvia use?
Latvia uses the Euro (EUR), symbol €. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as 123 456,78 €.
How many decimal places does EUR have?
EUR 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 Latvia?
The standard VAT rate in Latvia is 21.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Latvia?
The methods that matter in Latvia, in rough order of use: card, bank link, apple pay, paypal.
What is the dialling code for Latvia?
Latvia's country calling code is +371. Mobile numbers are formatted +371 2X XXX XXX (8 digits after the country code).
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