Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Norwegian Krone (NOK)
- Symbol
- kr — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- 123 456,78 kr
- Thousands separator
- Decimal separator
- ,
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- 1 USD = 9.648556728002 NOK (ecb, 2026-07-16)
Tax
- 15%, 12% — reduced
Payment methods in Norway
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 vipps
- 02 card
- 03 klarna
- 04 apple pay
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard, amex. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- nb-NO
- Official languages
- Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian, Norwegian Nynorsk
- Regional
- Northern Sami
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD.MM.YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- yes
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +47
- Mobile format
- +47 XXX XX XXX
- Digits
- 8
Norway: common questions
What currency does Norway use?
Norway uses the Norwegian Krone (NOK), symbol kr. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as 123 456,78 kr.
How many decimal places does NOK have?
NOK 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 Norway?
The standard VAT rate in Norway is 25.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Norway?
The methods that matter in Norway, in rough order of use: vipps, card, klarna, apple pay.
What is the dialling code for Norway?
Norway's country calling code is +47. Mobile numbers are formatted +47 XXX XX XXX (8 digits after the country code).
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