Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH)
- Symbol
- ₴ — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- 123 456,78 ₴
- Thousands separator
- Decimal separator
- ,
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes UAH yet
Tax
- 14% — agri
- 7% — medicines culture hotels
Payment methods in Ukraine
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 card
- 02 apple pay
- 03 google pay
- 04 privat24
- 05 cash on delivery
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard, prostir. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- uk-UA
- Official languages
- Ukrainian, Russian
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD.MM.YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +380
- Mobile format
- +380 XX XXX XX XX
- Digits
- 9
Ukraine: common questions
What currency does Ukraine use?
Ukraine uses the Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH), symbol ₴. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as 123 456,78 ₴.
How many decimal places does UAH have?
UAH 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 Ukraine?
The standard VAT rate in Ukraine is 20.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Ukraine?
The methods that matter in Ukraine, in rough order of use: card, apple pay, google pay, privat24, cash on delivery.
What is the dialling code for Ukraine?
Ukraine's country calling code is +380. Mobile numbers are formatted +380 XX XXX XX XX (9 digits after the country code).
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