Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
- Symbol
- د.م — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- 123.456,78 د.م
- Thousands separator
- .
- Decimal separator
- ,
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes MAD yet
Tax
- 14%, 10%, 7% — reduced
Payment methods in Morocco
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 cash on delivery
- 02 card
- 03 bank transfer
Card schemes that work domestically: cmi, visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- ar-MA
- Also used
- fr-MA
- Official languages
- Arabic, French, Central Atlas Tamazight
- Direction
- right-to-left
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +212
- Mobile format
- +212 XXX XXX XXX
- Digits
- 9
Morocco: common questions
What currency does Morocco use?
Morocco uses the Moroccan Dirham (MAD), symbol د.م. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as 123.456,78 د.م.
How many decimal places does MAD have?
MAD 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 Morocco?
The standard VAT rate in Morocco is 20.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Morocco?
The methods that matter in Morocco, in rough order of use: cash on delivery, card, bank transfer.
What is the dialling code for Morocco?
Morocco's country calling code is +212. Mobile numbers are formatted +212 XXX XXX XXX (9 digits after the country code).
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