Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Singapore Dollar (SGD)
- Symbol
- $ — placed before the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- $123,456.78
- Thousands separator
- ,
- Decimal separator
- .
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- 1 USD = 1.289090433417 SGD (ecb, 2026-07-16)
Tax
Payment methods in Singapore
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 card
- 02 paynow
- 03 apple pay
- 04 google pay
- 05 grabpay
- 06 atome
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard, amex, nets, unionpay, jcb. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- en-SG
- Also used
- zh-SG, ms-SG, ta-SG
- Official languages
- English, Chinese, Malay, Tamil
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +65
- Mobile format
- +65 XXXX XXXX
- Digits
- 8
Singapore: common questions
What currency does Singapore use?
Singapore uses the Singapore Dollar (SGD), symbol $. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as $123,456.78.
How many decimal places does SGD have?
SGD 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 GST rate in Singapore?
The standard GST rate in Singapore is 9.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Singapore?
The methods that matter in Singapore, in rough order of use: card, paynow, apple pay, google pay, grabpay, atome.
What is the dialling code for Singapore?
Singapore's country calling code is +65. Mobile numbers are formatted +65 XXXX XXXX (8 digits after the country code).
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