Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR)
- Symbol
- Rs — placed before the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- Rs 123,456.78
- Thousands separator
- ,
- Decimal separator
- .
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- 1 USD = 335.7 LKR (fed, 2026-07-10)
Tax
- 0% — zero rated
Payment methods in Sri Lanka
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 card
- 02 cash on delivery
- 03 bank transfer
- 04 ez cash
- 05 lankaqr
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard, amex, lankapay. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- si-LK
- Also used
- ta-LK, en-LK
- Official languages
- Sinhala, Tamil
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- YYYY-MM-DD
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +94
- Mobile format
- +94 7X XXX XXXX
- Digits
- 9
Sri Lanka: common questions
What currency does Sri Lanka use?
Sri Lanka uses the Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR), symbol Rs. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as Rs 123,456.78.
How many decimal places does LKR have?
LKR 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 Sri Lanka?
The standard VAT rate in Sri Lanka is 18.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Sri Lanka?
The methods that matter in Sri Lanka, in rough order of use: card, cash on delivery, bank transfer, ez cash, lankaqr.
What is the dialling code for Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka's country calling code is +94. Mobile numbers are formatted +94 7X XXX XXXX (9 digits after the country code).
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