Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Nicaraguan Cordoba (NIO)
- Symbol
- C$ — placed before the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- C$ 123,456.78
- Thousands separator
- ,
- Decimal separator
- .
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes NIO yet
Tax
Payment methods in Nicaragua
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 cash on delivery
- 02 card
- 03 tigo money
- 04 puntoxpress
- 05 bank transfer
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is not standard; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- es-NI
- Official languages
- Spanish
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +505
- Mobile format
- +505 8XXX XXXX
- Digits
- 8
Nicaragua: common questions
What currency does Nicaragua use?
Nicaragua uses the Nicaraguan Cordoba (NIO), symbol C$. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as C$ 123,456.78.
How many decimal places does NIO have?
NIO 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 Nicaragua?
The standard IVA rate in Nicaragua is 15.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Nicaragua?
The methods that matter in Nicaragua, in rough order of use: cash on delivery, card, tigo money, puntoxpress, bank transfer.
What is the dialling code for Nicaragua?
Nicaragua's country calling code is +505. Mobile numbers are formatted +505 8XXX XXXX (8 digits after the country code).
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