Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Sao Tome and Principe Dobra (STN)
- Symbol
- Db — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- 123 456,78 Db
- Thousands separator
- Decimal separator
- ,
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes STN yet
Tax
- 7.5% — basic food basket
Payment methods in Sao Tome and Principe
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 cash on delivery
- 02 bank transfer
- 03 card
Card schemes that work domestically: visa. 3-D Secure is not standard; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- pt-ST
- Official languages
- Portuguese
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +239
- Mobile format
- +239 9XX XXXX
- Digits
- 7
Sao Tome and Principe: common questions
What currency does Sao Tome and Principe use?
Sao Tome and Principe uses the Sao Tome and Principe Dobra (STN), symbol Db. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as 123 456,78 Db.
How many decimal places does STN have?
STN 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
The standard VAT rate in Sao Tome and Principe is 15.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Sao Tome and Principe?
The methods that matter in Sao Tome and Principe, in rough order of use: cash on delivery, bank transfer, card.
What is the dialling code for Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe's country calling code is +239. Mobile numbers are formatted +239 9XX XXXX (7 digits after the country code).
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