Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Mauritanian Ouguiya (MRU)
- Symbol
- أ.م — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- 123,456.78 أ.م
- Thousands separator
- ,
- Decimal separator
- .
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes MRU yet
Tax
Payment methods in Mauritania
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 bankily
- 02 sedad
- 03 masrvi
- 04 cash on delivery
- 05 bank transfer
- 06 card
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is not standard; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- ar-MR
- Also used
- fr-MR
- Official languages
- Arabic
- Direction
- right-to-left
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +222
- Mobile format
- +222 XX XX XX XX
- Digits
- 8
Mauritania: common questions
What currency does Mauritania use?
Mauritania uses the Mauritanian Ouguiya (MRU), symbol أ.م. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as 123,456.78 أ.م.
How many decimal places does MRU have?
MRU 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 Mauritania?
The standard VAT rate in Mauritania is 16.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Mauritania?
The methods that matter in Mauritania, in rough order of use: bankily, sedad, masrvi, cash on delivery, bank transfer, card.
What is the dialling code for Mauritania?
Mauritania's country calling code is +222. Mobile numbers are formatted +222 XX XX XX XX (8 digits after the country code).
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