Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Tunisian Dinar (TND)
- Symbol
- د.ت — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 3
- Formatted example
- 123.456,780 د.ت
- Thousands separator
- .
- Decimal separator
- ,
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes TND yet
Watch out: TND has three decimal places, not two.
Tax
- 13%, 7% — reduced
Payment methods in Tunisia
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 cash on delivery
- 02 card
- 03 e dinar
- 04 bank transfer
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- ar-TN
- Also used
- fr-TN
- Official languages
- Arabic, French
- Direction
- right-to-left
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +216
- Mobile format
- +216 XX XXX XXX
- Digits
- 8
Tunisia: common questions
What currency does Tunisia use?
Tunisia uses the Tunisian Dinar (TND), symbol د.ت. It uses 3 decimal places, formatted as 123.456,780 د.ت.
How many decimal places does TND have?
TND has 3 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 Tunisia?
The standard VAT rate in Tunisia is 19.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Tunisia?
The methods that matter in Tunisia, in rough order of use: cash on delivery, card, e dinar, bank transfer.
What is the dialling code for Tunisia?
Tunisia's country calling code is +216. Mobile numbers are formatted +216 XX XXX XXX (8 digits after the country code).
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