Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Romanian Leu (RON)
- Symbol
- RON — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- 123.456,78 RON
- Thousands separator
- .
- Decimal separator
- ,
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- 1 USD = 4.570506671317 RON (ecb, 2026-07-16)
Tax
- 11% — reduced
Payment methods in Romania
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 google pay
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- ro-RO
- Official languages
- Romanian
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD.MM.YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- yes
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +40
- Mobile format
- +40 7XX XXX XXX
- Digits
- 9
Romania: common questions
What currency does Romania use?
Romania uses the Romanian Leu (RON), symbol RON. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as 123.456,78 RON.
How many decimal places does RON have?
RON 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 Romania?
The standard VAT rate in Romania is 21.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Romania?
The methods that matter in Romania, in rough order of use: card, cash on delivery, apple pay, google pay.
What is the dialling code for Romania?
Romania's country calling code is +40. Mobile numbers are formatted +40 7XX XXX XXX (9 digits after the country code).
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