Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Mexican Peso (MXN)
- 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 = 17.426441091828 MXN (ecb, 2026-07-16)
Tax
- 0% — zero rated
- 8% — border zone
Payment methods in Mexico
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 card
- 02 mercado pago
- 03 oxxo
- 04 spei
- 05 bank transfer
- 06 apple pay
- 07 google pay
- 08 paypal
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard, amex, carnet. 3-D Secure is not standard; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- es-MX
- Official languages
- Spanish
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +52
- Mobile format
- +52 XX XXXX XXXX
- Digits
- 10
Mexico: common questions
What currency does Mexico use?
Mexico uses the Mexican Peso (MXN), symbol $. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as $123,456.78.
How many decimal places does MXN have?
MXN 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 IVA rate in Mexico?
The standard IVA rate in Mexico is 16.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Mexico?
The methods that matter in Mexico, in rough order of use: card, mercado pago, oxxo, spei, bank transfer, apple pay, google pay, paypal.
What is the dialling code for Mexico?
Mexico's country calling code is +52. Mobile numbers are formatted +52 XX XXXX XXXX (10 digits after the country code).
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