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Paraguay

PY · PRY · Asuncion

Selling into Paraguay means pricing in Paraguayan Guarani (PYG) with 0 decimal places, rendering amounts as Gs 123.457, applying 10.00% IVA inside the displayed price, and offering the payment methods people there actually use.

Currency
PYG
IVA
10.00%
Payment methods
4
Live FX
n/a
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Money

Currency and formatting

Currency
Paraguayan Guarani (PYG)
Symbol
Gs — placed before the amount
Decimal places
0
Formatted example
Gs 123.457
Thousands separator
.
Decimal separator
,
Digit grouping
threes (3)
Live rate
No central-bank source publishes PYG yet

Watch out: PYG has no minor unit. Treating it like a two-decimal currency overcharges by 100×.

Tax

Tax

tax · PY
10.00% standard IVA Prices tax-inclusive
  • 5% — reduced
Payments

Payment methods in Paraguay

Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.

  • 01 card
  • 02 tigo money
  • 03 cash on delivery
  • 04 bank transfer

Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.

Locale

Locale

Primary
es-PY
Official languages
Guarani, Spanish
Direction
left-to-right
Date format
DD/MM/YYYY
Measurement
metric
GDPR applies
no
Phone

Phone numbers

Calling code
+595
Mobile format
+595 9XX XXX XXX
Digits
9
FAQs

Paraguay: common questions

What currency does Paraguay use?

Paraguay uses the Paraguayan Guarani (PYG), symbol Gs. It has no minor unit — amounts are whole numbers, so Gs 123.457 is a complete price.

How many decimal places does PYG have?

PYG has 0 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 Paraguay?

The standard IVA rate in Paraguay is 10.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.

What payment methods are used in Paraguay?

The methods that matter in Paraguay, in rough order of use: card, tigo money, cash on delivery, bank transfer.

What is the dialling code for Paraguay?

Paraguay's country calling code is +595. Mobile numbers are formatted +595 9XX XXX XXX (9 digits after the country code).

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