Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Swiss Franc (CHF)
- Symbol
- CHF — placed before the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- CHF 123’456.78
- Thousands separator
- ’
- Decimal separator
- .
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- 1 USD = 0.806662597017 CHF (ecb, 2026-07-16)
Tax
- 3.8% — lodging
- 2.6% — food meds books press
Payment methods in Liechtenstein
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 card
- 02 twint
- 03 bank transfer
- 04 paypal
- 05 apple pay
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard, amex. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- de-LI
- Official languages
- German, Swiss German
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD.MM.YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- yes
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +423
- Mobile format
- +423 7XX XXXX
- Digits
- 7
Liechtenstein: common questions
What currency does Liechtenstein use?
Liechtenstein uses the Swiss Franc (CHF), symbol CHF. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as CHF 123’456.78.
How many decimal places does CHF have?
CHF 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 Liechtenstein?
The standard VAT rate in Liechtenstein is 8.10%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Liechtenstein?
The methods that matter in Liechtenstein, in rough order of use: card, twint, bank transfer, paypal, apple pay.
What is the dialling code for Liechtenstein?
Liechtenstein's country calling code is +423. Mobile numbers are formatted +423 7XX XXXX (7 digits after the country code).
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