Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Uzbekistani Som (UZS)
- Symbol
- soʻm — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- 123 456,78 soʻm
- Thousands separator
- Decimal separator
- ,
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes UZS yet
Tax
Payment methods in Uzbekistan
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 click
- 02 payme
- 03 uzum
- 04 card
Card schemes that work domestically: uzcard, humo, visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- uz-UZ
- Also used
- ru-UZ
- Official languages
- Uzbek, Uzbek (Cyrillic)
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +998
- Mobile format
- +998 XX XXX XX XX
- Digits
- 9
Uzbekistan: common questions
What currency does Uzbekistan use?
Uzbekistan uses the Uzbekistani Som (UZS), symbol soʻm. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as 123 456,78 soʻm.
How many decimal places does UZS have?
UZS 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 Uzbekistan?
The standard VAT rate in Uzbekistan is 12.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Uzbekistan?
The methods that matter in Uzbekistan, in rough order of use: click, payme, uzum, card.
What is the dialling code for Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan's country calling code is +998. Mobile numbers are formatted +998 XX XXX XX XX (9 digits after the country code).
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