Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Seychellois Rupee (SCR)
- Symbol
- SR — placed before the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- SR 123,456.78
- Thousands separator
- ,
- Decimal separator
- .
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes SCR yet
Tax
- 0% — zero rated
Payment methods in Seychelles
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 card
- 02 bank transfer
- 03 airtel money
- 04 cash on delivery
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is not standard; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- en-SC
- Also used
- fr-SC
- Official languages
- French, English
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +248
- Mobile format
- +248 2 XXX XXX
- Digits
- 7
Seychelles: common questions
What currency does Seychelles use?
Seychelles uses the Seychellois Rupee (SCR), symbol SR. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as SR 123,456.78.
How many decimal places does SCR have?
SCR 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 Seychelles?
The standard VAT rate in Seychelles is 15.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Seychelles?
The methods that matter in Seychelles, in rough order of use: card, bank transfer, airtel money, cash on delivery.
What is the dialling code for Seychelles?
Seychelles's country calling code is +248. Mobile numbers are formatted +248 2 XXX XXX (7 digits after the country code).
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