Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Symbol
- € — placed before 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
- 7% — accommodation sport
- 12% — custody boats health
- 5% — books medical electricity
Payment methods in Malta
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 card
- 02 paypal
- 03 bank transfer
- 04 revolut pay
- 05 apple pay
- 06 cash on delivery
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard, amex. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- mt-MT
- Also used
- en-MT
- Official languages
- Maltese, English
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- yes
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +356
- Mobile format
- +356 99XX XXXX
- Digits
- 8
Malta: common questions
What currency does Malta use?
Malta 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 Malta?
The standard VAT rate in Malta is 18.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Malta?
The methods that matter in Malta, in rough order of use: card, paypal, bank transfer, revolut pay, apple pay, cash on delivery.
What is the dialling code for Malta?
Malta's country calling code is +356. Mobile numbers are formatted +356 99XX XXXX (8 digits after the country code).
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