Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Namibian Dollar (NAD)
- Symbol
- $ — placed before the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- $123,456.78
- Thousands separator
- ,
- Decimal separator
- .
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes NAD yet
Tax
- 0% — zero rated
Payment methods in Namibia
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 card
- 02 fnb ewallet
- 03 easywallet
- 04 bank transfer
- 05 cash on delivery
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is not standard; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- en-NA
- Also used
- af-NA, de-NA
- Official languages
- English
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +264
- Mobile format
- +264 81 XXX XXXX
- Digits
- 9
Namibia: common questions
What currency does Namibia use?
Namibia uses the Namibian Dollar (NAD), symbol $. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as $123,456.78.
How many decimal places does NAD have?
NAD 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 Namibia?
The standard VAT rate in Namibia is 15.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Namibia?
The methods that matter in Namibia, in rough order of use: card, fnb ewallet, easywallet, bank transfer, cash on delivery.
What is the dialling code for Namibia?
Namibia's country calling code is +264. Mobile numbers are formatted +264 81 XXX XXXX (9 digits after the country code).
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