Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Maldivian Rufiyaa (MVR)
- Symbol
- MVR — placed before the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- MVR 123,456.78
- Thousands separator
- ,
- Decimal separator
- .
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes MVR yet
Tax
- 17% — tourism
Payment methods in Maldives
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 card
- 02 dhiraagu pay
- 03 m faisaa
- 04 bank transfer
- 05 cash on delivery
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard, amex, unionpay. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- dv-MV
- Also used
- en-MV
- Official languages
- Divehi
- Direction
- right-to-left
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +960
- Mobile format
- +960 7XX XXXX
- Digits
- 7
Maldives: common questions
What currency does Maldives use?
Maldives uses the Maldivian Rufiyaa (MVR), symbol MVR. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as MVR 123,456.78.
How many decimal places does MVR have?
MVR 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 GST rate in Maldives?
The standard GST rate in Maldives is 8.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Maldives?
The methods that matter in Maldives, in rough order of use: card, dhiraagu pay, m faisaa, bank transfer, cash on delivery.
What is the dialling code for Maldives?
Maldives's country calling code is +960. Mobile numbers are formatted +960 7XX XXXX (7 digits after the country code).
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