XAF — Central African CFA Franc
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No minor unit. Used by 6 Central African countries.
Verified 2026-07-19. Primary source
How to implement XAF safely
CFA Franc BEAC uses ISO 4217 alpha code XAF and numeric code 950.
XAF appears in the current ISO 4217 list published 2026-01-01. XAF has ISO minor unit 0, so the standard currency formatter normally displays no fractional digits. Configure Intl.NumberFormat with currency: "XAF"; do not hardcode the symbol or assume every currency uses two decimals.
Fr is the reference symbol in this dataset. Store XAF alongside the amount so exports, payments, and accounting data remain unambiguous. Format for display only after choosing the user's locale, because symbol placement and separators belong to the locale rather than the currency record.
This site's coverage associates XAF with 6 countries or territories (CM, CF, TD, CG, GQ, GA). Region and language still need separate locale selection; the currency code alone does not choose punctuation or digit shapes. The record was checked against the SIX ISO 4217 source on 2026-07-19; recheck status-sensitive records when the Maintenance Agency publishes a new list.
- Status: active
- Numeric code: 950
- ISO minor unit: 0
- Verified: 2026-07-19
Reviewed 19 July 2026. Sources: SIX ISO 4217 current list
Formatting Examples
| Value | en-US |
|---|---|
| 1 | FCFA 1 |
| 9.99 | FCFA 10 |
| 100 | FCFA 100 |
| 1234.56 | FCFA 1,235 |
| 1000000 | FCFA 1,000,000 |
Intl.NumberFormat
// Basic XAF formatting
new Intl.NumberFormat('en-US', {
style: 'currency',
currency: 'XAF',
}).format(1234.00);
// → "FCFA 1,234"
// Minimum/maximum fraction digits
new Intl.NumberFormat('en-US', {
style: 'currency',
currency: 'XAF',
minimumFractionDigits: 0,
maximumFractionDigits: 0,
}).format(99);
// Example display precision: 0 decimal places
// ISO 4217 minor unit: 0
// Integer minor-unit storage
// XAF amount = value × 1Continue your localization implementation
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