Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Omani Rial (OMR)
- Symbol
- ر.ع — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 3
- Formatted example
- 123,456.780 ر.ع
- Thousands separator
- ,
- Decimal separator
- .
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes OMR yet
Watch out: OMR has three decimal places, not two.
Tax
- 0% — zero rated
Payment methods in Oman
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 card
- 02 cash on delivery
- 03 apple pay
- 04 bank transfer
Card schemes that work domestically: omannet, visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- ar-OM
- Also used
- en-OM
- Official languages
- Arabic
- Direction
- right-to-left
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +968
- Mobile format
- +968 XXXX XXXX
- Digits
- 8
Oman: common questions
What currency does Oman use?
Oman uses the Omani Rial (OMR), symbol ر.ع. It uses 3 decimal places, formatted as 123,456.780 ر.ع.
How many decimal places does OMR have?
OMR has 3 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 Oman?
The standard VAT rate in Oman is 5.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Oman?
The methods that matter in Oman, in rough order of use: card, cash on delivery, apple pay, bank transfer.
What is the dialling code for Oman?
Oman's country calling code is +968. Mobile numbers are formatted +968 XXXX XXXX (8 digits after the country code).
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