Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Rwandan Franc (RWF)
- Symbol
- RF — placed before the amount
- Decimal places
- 0
- Formatted example
- RF 123.457
- Thousands separator
- .
- Decimal separator
- ,
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes RWF yet
Watch out: RWF has no minor unit. Treating it like a two-decimal currency overcharges by 100×.
Tax
Payment methods in Rwanda
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 mtn momo
- 02 airtel money
- 03 card
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- rw-RW
- Also used
- en-RW, fr-RW
- Official languages
- Kinyarwanda, English, French
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- YYYY-MM-DD
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +250
- Mobile format
- +250 7XX XXX XXX
- Digits
- 9
Rwanda: common questions
What currency does Rwanda use?
Rwanda uses the Rwandan Franc (RWF), symbol RF. It has no minor unit — amounts are whole numbers, so RF 123.457 is a complete price.
How many decimal places does RWF have?
RWF 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 VAT rate in Rwanda?
The standard VAT rate in Rwanda is 18.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Rwanda?
The methods that matter in Rwanda, in rough order of use: mtn momo, airtel money, card.
What is the dialling code for Rwanda?
Rwanda's country calling code is +250. Mobile numbers are formatted +250 7XX XXX XXX (9 digits after the country code).
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