Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Samoan Tala (WST)
- Symbol
- WS$ — placed before the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- WS$ 123,456.78
- Thousands separator
- ,
- Decimal separator
- .
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes WST yet
Tax
- 0% — zero rated
Payment methods in Samoa
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 cash on delivery
- 02 card
- 03 mtala
- 04 mycash
- 05 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-WS
- Official languages
- Samoan, English
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +685
- Mobile format
- +685 7X XXXXX
- Digits
- 7
Samoa: common questions
What currency does Samoa use?
Samoa uses the Samoan Tala (WST), symbol WS$. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as WS$ 123,456.78.
How many decimal places does WST have?
WST 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 VAGST rate in Samoa?
The standard VAGST rate in Samoa is 15.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Samoa?
The methods that matter in Samoa, in rough order of use: cash on delivery, card, mtala, mycash, bank transfer.
What is the dialling code for Samoa?
Samoa's country calling code is +685. Mobile numbers are formatted +685 7X XXXXX (7 digits after the country code).
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