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Madagascar

MG · MDG · Antananarivo

Selling into Madagascar means pricing in Malagasy Ariary (MGA) with 0 decimal places, rendering amounts as Ar 123,457, applying 20.00% VAT inside the displayed price, and offering the payment methods people there actually use.

Currency
MGA
VAT
20.00%
Payment methods
5
Live FX
n/a
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Money

Currency and formatting

Currency
Malagasy Ariary (MGA)
Symbol
Ar — placed before the amount
Decimal places
0
Formatted example
Ar 123,457
Thousands separator
,
Decimal separator
.
Digit grouping
threes (3)
Live rate
No central-bank source publishes MGA yet

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

Tax

Tax

tax · MG
20.00% standard VAT Prices tax-inclusive
  • 10% — butane gas
Payments

Payment methods in Madagascar

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

  • 01 mvola
  • 02 orange money
  • 03 airtel money
  • 04 card
  • 05 cash on delivery

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

Locale

Locale

Primary
mg-MG
Also used
fr-MG
Official languages
Malagasy, French, English
Direction
left-to-right
Date format
DD/MM/YYYY
Measurement
metric
GDPR applies
no
Phone

Phone numbers

Calling code
+261
Mobile format
+261 3X XX XXX XX
Digits
9
FAQs

Madagascar: common questions

What currency does Madagascar use?

Madagascar uses the Malagasy Ariary (MGA), symbol Ar. It has no minor unit — amounts are whole numbers, so Ar 123,457 is a complete price.

How many decimal places does MGA have?

MGA 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 Madagascar?

The standard VAT rate in Madagascar is 20.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.

What payment methods are used in Madagascar?

The methods that matter in Madagascar, in rough order of use: mvola, orange money, airtel money, card, cash on delivery.

What is the dialling code for Madagascar?

Madagascar's country calling code is +261. Mobile numbers are formatted +261 3X XX XXX XX (9 digits after the country code).

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