Senegal: XOF, VAT & payment methods

Money

Currency and formatting

Watch out: XOF has no minor unit. Treating it like a two-decimal currency overcharges by 100×.

Tax

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18.00% standard VAT Prices tax-inclusive

Payments

Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.

Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.

Locale

Primary: fr-SN
Official languages: Wolof, French
Regional: Fula, Serer, Jola-Fonyi, Saafi-Saafi, Mandjak, Balanta-Ganja, Noon, Mankanya, Bassari, Hassaniyya, Ménik
Direction: left-to-right
Date format: DD/MM/YYYY
Measurement: metric
GDPR applies: no

Phone

FAQs

What currency does Senegal use?

Senegal uses the West African CFA Franc (XOF), symbol F CFA. It has no minor unit — amounts are whole numbers, so 123 457 F CFA is a complete price.

How many decimal places does XOF have?

XOF 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 Senegal?

The standard VAT rate in Senegal is 18.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.

What payment methods are used in Senegal?

The methods that matter in Senegal, in rough order of use: wave, orange money, card.

What is the dialling code for Senegal?

Senegal's country calling code is +221. Mobile numbers are formatted +221 7X XXX XX XX (9 digits after the country code).

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