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How to write a percent: language and country-specific tables

Percents are written differently in different parts of the world and in different languages. The writing style can be, for example, '75.6%', '75,6%', '75.6 %', '75,6 %' or even '%75.6'. See the writing rules in the tables that list almost all countries and languages in the world.

Below are two tables that list the different ways to write a percent. The first table lists the languages. The table also shows exceptions to the language-specific writing style. The second table has a complete list that shows all languages ​​and countries. The percent '75.6%' is used as an example. This shows whether there is a space between the number and the percent sign or not and whether the decimal part is separated by a period or a comma. In some languages, the percent sign may also appear in front of the number. There should be no line break between the number and the percent sign. Any space must therefore be binding, which in HTML is achieved by using the   (non-breaking space) tag.

Language-specific list of percents

Language75.6%Countries with exceptions
Afrikaans75,6%
Albanian75,6%
Amharic75.6%
Arabic٧٥٫٦٪؜
75,6‎%‎Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
75.6‎%‎Western Sahara
Armenian75,6%
Assamese৭৫.৬%
Azerbaijani75,6%
Bangla৭৫.৬%
Basque% 75,6
Belarusian75,6 %
Bislama75.6%
Bosnian75,6 %
Bulgarian75,6%
Burmese၇၅.၆%
Catalan75,6%
Chamorro75.6%
Chinese75.6%
Croatian75,6 %
Czech75,6 %
Danish75,6 %
Divehi75.6%
Dutch75,6%
Dzongkha༧༥.༦ %
English75.6%
75,6%South Africa
Estonian75,6%
Faroese75,6 %
Fijian75.6%
Filipino75.6%
Finnish75,6 %
French75,6 %
75,6%Switzerland
Galician75,6 %
Georgian75,6%
German75,6 %
75.6%Switzerland
Gilbertese75.6%
Greek75,6%
Guarani75.6%
Gujarati75.6%
Haitian Creole75.6%
Hebrew75.6%
Hindi75.6%
Hungarian75,6%
Icelandic75,6%
Indonesian75,6%
Irish75.6%
Italian75,6%
75.6%Switzerland
Japanese75.6%
Kalaallisut75,6 %
Kannada75.6%
Kazakh75,6%
Khmer75,6%
Kinyarwanda75,6%
Korean75.6%
Kurdish%75,6
Kyrgyz75,6%
Lao75,6%
Latvian75,6%
Lithuanian75,6 %
Luxembourgish75,6 %
Macedonian75,6 %
Malagasy75.6%
Malay75.6%
75,6%Brunei
Malayalam75.6%
Maltese75.6%
Maori75.6%
Marathi७५.६%
Marshallese75.6%
Mongolian75.6%
Nauru75.6%
Nepali७५.६%
North Ndebele75.6%
Norwegian75,6 %
Norwegian Bokmål75,6 %
Norwegian Nynorsk75,6 %
Odia75.6%
Palauan75.6%
Persian۷۵٫۶٪
Polish75,6%
Portuguese75,6%
Punjabi75.6%
Quechua75.6 %
75,6 %Bolivia
Romanian75,6 %
Romansh75.6 %
Russian75,6 %
Samoan75.6%
Scottish Gaelic75.6%
Serbian75,6%
Shona75.6%
Sinhala75.6%
Slovak75,6 %
Slovenian75,6 %
Somali75.6%
Southern Sotho75.6%
Spanish75,6 %
75.6 %Mexico, United States, Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Peru, Puerto Rico
Swahili75.6%
Swati75.6%
Swedish75,6 %
Tajik75,6%
Tamil75.6%
Telugu75.6%
Tetum75.6%
Thai75.6%
Tigrinya75.6%
Tok Pisin75.6%
Tongan75.6%
Tswana75.6%
Turkish%75,6
Turkmen75,6 %
Tuvalu75.6%
Ukrainian75,6%
Urdu۷۵٫۶%
75.6%Pakistan
Uzbek75,6%
Vietnamese75,6%
Welsh75.6%
Xhosa75.6%
Zulu75.6%

Country- and language-specific list of percents

CodeCountryLanguage75.6%
sq-ALAlbaniaAlbanian75,6%
ar-DZAlgeriaArabic75,6‎%‎
sm-ASAmerican SamoaSamoan75.6%
en-ASAmerican SamoaEnglish75.6%
ca-ADAndorraCatalan75,6%
en-AGAntigua & BarbudaEnglish75.6%
es-ARArgentinaSpanish75,6 %
hy-AMArmeniaArmenian75,6%
en-AUAustraliaEnglish75.6%
de-ATAustriaGerman75,6 %
az-AZAzerbaijanAzerbaijani75,6%
en-BSBahamasEnglish75.6%
en-BHBahrainEnglish75.6%
ar-BHBahrainArabic٧٥٫٦٪؜
en-BDBangladeshEnglish75.6%
bn-BDBangladeshBangla৭৫.৬%
en-BBBarbadosEnglish75.6%
ru-BYBelarusRussian75,6 %
be-BYBelarusBelarusian75,6 %
de-BEBelgiumGerman75,6 %
nl-BEBelgiumDutch75,6%
fr-BEBelgiumFrench75,6 %
es-BZBelizeSpanish75.6 %
en-BZBelizeEnglish75.6%
fr-BJBeninFrench75,6 %
en-BJBeninEnglish75.6%
dz-BTBhutanDzongkha༧༥.༦ %
es-BOBoliviaSpanish75,6 %
qu-BOBoliviaQuechua75,6 %
bs-BABosnia & HerzegovinaBosnian75,6 %
hr-BABosnia & HerzegovinaCroatian75,6 %
sr-BABosnia & HerzegovinaSerbian75,6%
en-BWBotswanaEnglish75.6%
tn-BWBotswanaTswana75.6%
pt-BRBrazilPortuguese75,6%
ms-BNBruneiMalay75,6%
en-BNBruneiEnglish75.6%
bg-BGBulgariaBulgarian75,6%
fr-BFBurkina FasoFrench75,6 %
km-KHCambodiaKhmer75,6%
en-CMCameroonEnglish75.6%
fr-CMCameroonFrench75,6 %
fr-CACanadaFrench75,6 %
en-CACanadaEnglish75.6%
en-CVCape VerdeEnglish75.6%
pt-CVCape VerdePortuguese75,6%
fr-CFCentral African RepublicFrench75,6 %
ar-TDChadArabic٧٥٫٦٪؜
fr-TDChadFrench75,6 %
es-CLChileSpanish75,6 %
zh-CNChinaChinese75.6%
es-COColombiaSpanish75,6 %
fr-CGCongo - BrazzavilleFrench75,6 %
fr-CDCongo - KinshasaFrench75,6 %
es-CRCosta RicaSpanish75,6 %
fr-CICôte d’IvoireFrench75,6 %
hr-HRCroatiaCroatian75,6 %
es-CUCubaSpanish75.6 %
en-CYCyprusEnglish75.6%
el-CYCyprusGreek75,6%
tr-CYCyprusTurkish%75,6
cs-CZCzechiaCzech75,6 %
da-DKDenmarkDanish75,6 %
so-DJDjiboutiSomali75.6%
fr-DJDjiboutiFrench75,6 %
ar-DJDjiboutiArabic٧٥٫٦٪؜
en-DMDominicaEnglish75.6%
es-DODominican RepublicSpanish75.6 %
es-ECEcuadorSpanish75,6 %
qu-ECEcuadorQuechua75.6 %
ar-EGEgyptArabic٧٥٫٦٪؜
es-SVEl SalvadorSpanish75.6 %
es-GQEquatorial GuineaSpanish75,6 %
fr-GQEquatorial GuineaFrench75,6 %
ar-EREritreaArabic٧٥٫٦٪؜
ti-EREritreaTigrinya75.6%
et-EEEstoniaEstonian75,6%
ss-SZEswatiniSwati75.6%
en-SZEswatiniEnglish75.6%
am-ETEthiopiaAmharic75.6%
en-ETEthiopiaEnglish75.6%
fo-FOFaroe IslandsFaroese75,6 %
fj-FJFijiFijian75.6%
en-FJFijiEnglish75.6%
hi-FJFijiHindi75.6%
fi-FIFinlandFinnish75,6 %
sv-FIFinlandSwedish75,6 %
fr-FRFranceFrench75,6 %
fr-GAGabonFrench75,6 %
en-GMGambiaEnglish75.6%
ka-GEGeorgiaGeorgian75,6%
de-DEGermanyGerman75,6 %
en-GHGhanaEnglish75.6%
el-GRGreeceGreek75,6%
da-GLGreenlandDanish75,6 %
kl-GLGreenlandKalaallisut75,6 %
en-GDGrenadaEnglish75.6%
en-GUGuamEnglish75.6%
ch-GUGuamChamorro75.6%
es-GTGuatemalaSpanish75.6 %
fr-GNGuineaFrench75,6 %
pt-GWGuinea-BissauPortuguese75,6%
en-GYGuyanaEnglish75.6%
fr-HTHaitiFrench75,6 %
ht-HTHaitiHaitian Creole75.6%
es-HNHondurasSpanish75.6 %
en-HKHong Kong SAR ChinaEnglish75.6%
zh-HKHong Kong SAR ChinaChinese75.6%
hu-HUHungaryHungarian75,6%
is-ISIcelandIcelandic75,6%
hi-INIndiaHindi75.6%
kn-INIndiaKannada75.6%
gu-INIndiaGujarati75.6%
ur-INIndiaUrdu۷۵٫۶%
ta-INIndiaTamil75.6%
mr-INIndiaMarathi७५.६%
ml-INIndiaMalayalam75.6%
te-INIndiaTelugu75.6%
or-INIndiaOdia75.6%
bn-INIndiaBangla৭৫.৬%
en-INIndiaEnglish75.6%
pa-INIndiaPunjabi75.6%
ne-INIndiaNepali७५.६%
as-INIndiaAssamese৭৫.৬%
id-IDIndonesiaIndonesian75,6%
fa-IRIranPersian۷۵٫۶٪
ar-IQIraqArabic٧٥٫٦٪؜
ku-IQIraqKurdish%75,6
en-IEIrelandEnglish75.6%
ga-IEIrelandIrish75.6%
he-ILIsraelHebrew75.6%
ar-ILIsraelArabic٧٥٫٦٪؜
en-ILIsraelEnglish75.6%
it-ITItalyItalian75,6%
en-JMJamaicaEnglish75.6%
ja-JPJapanJapanese75.6%
ar-JOJordanArabic٧٥٫٦٪؜
kk-KZKazakhstanKazakh75,6%
ru-KZKazakhstanRussian75,6 %
en-KEKenyaEnglish75.6%
sw-KEKenyaSwahili75.6%
gil-KIKiribatiGilbertese75.6%
en-KIKiribatiEnglish75.6%
sq-XKKosovoAlbanian75,6%
sr-XKKosovoSerbian75,6%
ar-KWKuwaitArabic٧٥٫٦٪؜
ru-KGKyrgyzstanRussian75,6 %
ky-KGKyrgyzstanKyrgyz75,6%
lo-LALaosLao75,6%
lv-LVLatviaLatvian75,6%
ar-LBLebanonArabic٧٥٫٦٪؜
fr-LBLebanonFrench75,6 %
en-LSLesothoEnglish75.6%
st-LSLesothoSouthern Sotho75.6%
en-LRLiberiaEnglish75.6%
ar-LYLibyaArabic75,6‎%‎
lt-LTLithuaniaLithuanian75,6 %
lb-LULuxembourgLuxembourgish75,6 %
fr-LULuxembourgFrench75,6 %
de-LULuxembourgGerman75,6 %
pt-MOMacao SAR ChinaPortuguese75,6%
zh-MOMacao SAR ChinaChinese75.6%
mg-MGMadagascarMalagasy75.6%
fr-MGMadagascarFrench75,6 %
en-MWMalawiEnglish75.6%
ta-MYMalaysiaTamil75.6%
en-MYMalaysiaEnglish75.6%
ms-MYMalaysiaMalay75.6%
zh-MYMalaysiaChinese75.6%
dv-MVMaldivesDivehi75.6%
en-MVMaldivesEnglish75.6%
fr-MLMaliFrench75,6 %
en-MTMaltaEnglish75.6%
mt-MTMaltaMaltese75.6%
en-MHMarshall IslandsEnglish75.6%
mh-MHMarshall IslandsMarshallese75.6%
fr-MRMauritaniaFrench75,6 %
ar-MRMauritaniaArabic٧٥٫٦٪؜
fr-MUMauritiusFrench75,6 %
en-MUMauritiusEnglish75.6%
es-MXMexicoSpanish75.6 %
en-FMMicronesiaEnglish75.6%
ro-MDMoldovaRomanian75,6 %
ru-MDMoldovaRussian75,6 %
fr-MCMonacoFrench75,6 %
mn-MNMongoliaMongolian75.6%
sr-MEMontenegroSerbian75,6%
ar-MAMoroccoArabic75,6‎%‎
fr-MAMoroccoFrench75,6 %
pt-MZMozambiquePortuguese75,6%
my-MMMyanmar (Burma)Burmese၇၅.၆%
en-MMMyanmar (Burma)English75.6%
en-NANamibiaEnglish75.6%
af-NANamibiaAfrikaans75,6%
na-NRNauruNauru75.6%
en-NRNauruEnglish75.6%
ne-NPNepalNepali७५.६%
en-NPNepalEnglish75.6%
nl-NLNetherlandsDutch75,6%
mi-NZNew ZealandMaori75.6%
en-NZNew ZealandEnglish75.6%
es-NINicaraguaSpanish75.6 %
fr-NENigerFrench75,6 %
en-NGNigeriaEnglish75.6%
ko-KPNorth KoreaKorean75.6%
mk-MKNorth MacedoniaMacedonian75,6 %
en-MPNorthern Mariana IslandsEnglish75.6%
ch-MPNorthern Mariana IslandsChamorro75.6%
nn-NONorwayNorwegian Nynorsk75,6 %
no-NONorwayNorwegian75,6 %
nb-NONorwayNorwegian Bokmål75,6 %
ar-OMOmanArabic٧٥٫٦٪؜
ur-PKPakistanUrdu75.6%
en-PKPakistanEnglish75.6%
pau-PWPalauPalauan75.6%
en-PWPalauEnglish75.6%
ar-PSPalestinian TerritoriesArabic٧٥٫٦٪؜
es-PAPanamaSpanish75.6 %
en-PGPapua New GuineaEnglish75.6%
tpi-PGPapua New GuineaTok Pisin75.6%
es-PYParaguaySpanish75,6 %
gn-PYParaguayGuarani75.6%
es-PEPeruSpanish75.6 %
qu-PEPeruQuechua75.6 %
fil-PHPhilippinesFilipino75.6%
en-PHPhilippinesEnglish75.6%
pl-PLPolandPolish75,6%
pt-PTPortugalPortuguese75,6%
en-PRPuerto RicoEnglish75.6%
es-PRPuerto RicoSpanish75.6 %
ar-QAQatarArabic٧٥٫٦٪؜
en-QAQatarEnglish75.6%
ro-RORomaniaRomanian75,6 %
ru-RURussiaRussian75,6 %
fr-RWRwandaFrench75,6 %
en-RWRwandaEnglish75.6%
rw-RWRwandaKinyarwanda75,6%
en-WSSamoaEnglish75.6%
sm-WSSamoaSamoan75.6%
it-SMSan MarinoItalian75,6%
pt-STSão Tomé & PríncipePortuguese75,6%
ar-SASaudi ArabiaArabic٧٥٫٦٪؜
fr-SNSenegalFrench75,6 %
sr-RSSerbiaSerbian75,6%
fr-SCSeychellesFrench75,6 %
en-SCSeychellesEnglish75.6%
en-SLSierra LeoneEnglish75.6%
ta-SGSingaporeTamil75.6%
zh-SGSingaporeChinese75.6%
en-SGSingaporeEnglish75.6%
ms-SGSingaporeMalay75.6%
sk-SKSlovakiaSlovak75,6 %
sl-SISloveniaSlovenian75,6 %
en-SBSolomon IslandsEnglish75.6%
so-SOSomaliaSomali75.6%
ar-SOSomaliaArabic٧٥٫٦٪؜
xh-ZASouth AfricaXhosa75.6%
en-ZASouth AfricaEnglish75,6%
af-ZASouth AfricaAfrikaans75,6%
zu-ZASouth AfricaZulu75.6%
ko-KRSouth KoreaKorean75.6%
ar-SSSouth SudanArabic٧٥٫٦٪؜
en-SSSouth SudanEnglish75.6%
es-ESSpainSpanish75,6 %
ca-ESSpainCatalan75,6%
eu-ESSpainBasque% 75,6
gl-ESSpainGalician75,6 %
ta-LKSri LankaTamil75.6%
si-LKSri LankaSinhala75.6%
en-LKSri LankaEnglish75.6%
en-KNSt. Kitts & NevisEnglish75.6%
en-LCSt. LuciaEnglish75.6%
en-VCSt. Vincent & GrenadinesEnglish75.6%
ar-SDSudanArabic٧٥٫٦٪؜
nl-SRSurinameDutch75,6%
sv-SESwedenSwedish75,6 %
rm-CHSwitzerlandRomansh75.6 %
fr-CHSwitzerlandFrench75,6%
de-CHSwitzerlandGerman75.6%
it-CHSwitzerlandItalian75.6%
ar-SYSyriaArabic٧٥٫٦٪؜
zh-TWTaiwanChinese75.6%
ru-TJTajikistanRussian75,6 %
tg-TJTajikistanTajik75,6%
en-TZTanzaniaEnglish75.6%
sw-TZTanzaniaSwahili75.6%
th-THThailandThai75.6%
pt-TLTimor-LestePortuguese75,6%
tet-TLTimor-LesteTetum75.6%
fr-TGTogoFrench75,6 %
to-TOTongaTongan75.6%
en-TOTongaEnglish75.6%
en-TTTrinidad & TobagoEnglish75.6%
fr-TNTunisiaFrench75,6 %
ar-TNTunisiaArabic75,6‎%‎
tr-TRTurkeyTurkish%75,6
ku-TRTurkeyKurdish%75,6
tk-TMTurkmenistanTurkmen75,6 %
en-TVTuvaluEnglish75.6%
tvl-TVTuvaluTuvalu75.6%
en-VIU.S. Virgin IslandsEnglish75.6%
en-UGUgandaEnglish75.6%
sw-UGUgandaSwahili75.6%
ru-UAUkraineRussian75,6 %
uk-UAUkraineUkrainian75,6%
en-AEUnited Arab EmiratesEnglish75.6%
ar-AEUnited Arab EmiratesArabic٧٥٫٦٪؜
gd-GBUnited KingdomScottish Gaelic75.6%
en-GBUnited KingdomEnglish75.6%
cy-GBUnited KingdomWelsh75.6%
es-USUnited StatesSpanish75.6 %
en-USUnited StatesEnglish75.6%
es-UYUruguaySpanish75,6 %
ru-UZUzbekistanRussian75,6 %
uz-UZUzbekistanUzbek75,6%
en-VUVanuatuEnglish75.6%
fr-VUVanuatuFrench75,6 %
bi-VUVanuatuBislama75.6%
it-VAVatican CityItalian75,6%
es-VEVenezuelaSpanish75,6 %
vi-VNVietnamVietnamese75,6%
ar-EHWestern SaharaArabic75.6‎%‎
ar-YEYemenArabic٧٥٫٦٪؜
en-ZMZambiaEnglish75.6%
nd-ZWZimbabweNorth Ndebele75.6%
sn-ZWZimbabweShona75.6%
en-ZWZimbabweEnglish75.6%

Author:

Arkikoodi

Sources and additional information:

PHP.net: The NumberFormatter class

Published: 24.9.2025

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