Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Mozambican Metical (MZN)
- Symbol
- MTn — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- 123 456,78 MTn
- Thousands separator
- Decimal separator
- ,
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes MZN yet
Tax
- 5% — private health education
Payment methods in Mozambique
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 mpesa mz
- 02 card
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- pt-MZ
- Official languages
- Portuguese
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +258
- Mobile format
- +258 8X XXX XXXX
- Digits
- 9
Mozambique: common questions
What currency does Mozambique use?
Mozambique uses the Mozambican Metical (MZN), symbol MTn. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as 123 456,78 MTn.
How many decimal places does MZN have?
MZN 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 Mozambique?
The standard VAT rate in Mozambique is 16.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Mozambique?
The methods that matter in Mozambique, in rough order of use: mpesa mz, card.
What is the dialling code for Mozambique?
Mozambique's country calling code is +258. Mobile numbers are formatted +258 8X XXX XXXX (9 digits after the country code).
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