Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG)
- Symbol
- ZWG — placed before the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- ZWG 123,456.78
- Thousands separator
- ,
- Decimal separator
- .
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes ZWG yet
Tax
Payment methods in Zimbabwe
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 ecocash
- 02 card
- 03 cash usd
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard, zimswitch. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- en-ZW
- Official languages
- Shona, English, North Ndebele
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +263
- Mobile format
- +263 7X XXX XXXX
- Digits
- 9
Zimbabwe: common questions
What currency does Zimbabwe use?
Zimbabwe uses the Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG), symbol ZWG. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as ZWG 123,456.78.
How many decimal places does ZWG have?
ZWG 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 Zimbabwe?
The standard VAT rate in Zimbabwe is 15.50%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Zimbabwe?
The methods that matter in Zimbabwe, in rough order of use: ecocash, card, cash usd.
What is the dialling code for Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe's country calling code is +263. Mobile numbers are formatted +263 7X XXX XXXX (9 digits after the country code).
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