Currency and formatting
- Currency
- United States Dollar (USD)
- Symbol
- US$ — placed before the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- US$ 123,456.78
- Thousands separator
- ,
- Decimal separator
- .
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- 1 USD = 1 USD (pivot, 2026-07-17)
Tax
- 0% — zero rated
Payment methods in Palau
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 cash on delivery
- 02 card
- 03 bank transfer
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is not standard; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- en-PW
- Official languages
- Palauan, English
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- MM/DD/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +680
- Mobile format
- +680 XXX XXXX
- Digits
- 7
Palau: common questions
What currency does Palau use?
Palau uses the United States Dollar (USD), symbol US$. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as US$ 123,456.78.
How many decimal places does USD have?
USD 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 PGST rate in Palau?
The standard PGST rate in Palau is 10.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Palau?
The methods that matter in Palau, in rough order of use: cash on delivery, card, bank transfer.
What is the dialling code for Palau?
Palau's country calling code is +680. Mobile numbers are formatted +680 XXX XXXX (7 digits after the country code).
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