Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Sudanese Pound (SDG)
- Symbol
- ج.س — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- 123,456.78 ج.س
- Thousands separator
- ,
- Decimal separator
- .
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes SDG yet
Tax
Payment methods in Sudan
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 cash on delivery
- 02 bankak
- 03 bank transfer
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is not standard; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- ar-SD
- Also used
- en-SD
- Official languages
- Arabic, English
- Direction
- right-to-left
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +249
- Mobile format
- +249 XX XXX XXXX
- Digits
- 9
Sudan: common questions
What currency does Sudan use?
Sudan uses the Sudanese Pound (SDG), symbol ج.س. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as 123,456.78 ج.س.
How many decimal places does SDG have?
SDG 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 Sudan?
The standard VAT rate in Sudan is 17.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Sudan?
The methods that matter in Sudan, in rough order of use: cash on delivery, bankak, bank transfer.
What is the dialling code for Sudan?
Sudan's country calling code is +249. Mobile numbers are formatted +249 XX XXX XXXX (9 digits after the country code).
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