Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Polish Zloty (PLN)
- Symbol
- zł — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- 123 456,78 zł
- Thousands separator
- Decimal separator
- ,
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- 1 USD = 3.774744920205 PLN (ecb, 2026-07-16)
Tax
- 8%, 5% — reduced
Payment methods in Poland
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 blik
- 02 card
- 03 przelewy24
- 04 paypal
- 05 apple pay
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- pl-PL
- Official languages
- Polish
- Regional
- German, Kashubian, Lithuanian
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD.MM.YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- yes
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +48
- Mobile format
- +48 XXX XXX XXX
- Digits
- 9
Poland: common questions
What currency does Poland use?
Poland uses the Polish Zloty (PLN), symbol zł. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as 123 456,78 zł.
How many decimal places does PLN have?
PLN 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 Poland?
The standard VAT rate in Poland is 23.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Poland?
The methods that matter in Poland, in rough order of use: blik, card, przelewy24, paypal, apple pay.
What is the dialling code for Poland?
Poland's country calling code is +48. Mobile numbers are formatted +48 XXX XXX XXX (9 digits after the country code).
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