Sign in
Home Dashboard Docs Samples Downloads Support Community
Dev Center - Windows Store apps > Docs > Selling apps > Making money > Choosing your markets

Choosing your markets

321 out of 481 rated this helpful - Rate this topic

The Windows Store reaches customers in over 200 countries and regions around the world. This unprecedented reach represents a tremendous opportunity for you and the apps you create.

Windows Store consumer markets

Apps listed in the Windows Store are directed at customers in markets around the world. The Windows Store identifies markets by countries and regions and will present market-specific catalogs to the countries and regions listed in this table. Local laws and restrictions might, however, prevent some apps from being listed in some markets.

Be sure to consider our guidelines to help you globalize your app.

The Windows Store accepts payment in the local currency of the countries or regions listed in bold.

AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntigua and Barbuda
ArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamas, TheBahrain
BangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutan
BoliviaBonaireBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBritish Virgin IslandsBruneiBulgaria
Burkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African Republic
ChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongo
Congo (DRC)Cook IslandsCosta RicaCôte d’IvoireCroatiaCuraçaoCyprusCzech Republic
DenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial Guinea
EritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFalkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Faroe IslandsFijiFinlandFrance
French GuianaFrench PolynesiaGabonGambia, TheGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltar
GreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuinea
Guinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHoly See (Vatican City)HondurasHong Kong SARHungaryIceland
IndiaIndonesiaIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapan
JerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKoreaKuwaitKyrgyzstan
LaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuania
LuxembourgMacao SARMacedonia, FYROMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMali
MaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesia
MoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmar
NamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNiger
NigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalau
Palestinian AuthorityPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairn IslandsPoland
PortugalQatarReunionRomaniaRussiaRwandaSabaSaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSão Tomé and PríncipeSaudi Arabia
SenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint EustatiusSint MaartenSlovakia
SloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSpainSri LankaSurinameSwaziland
SwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogo
TokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvalu
U.S. Virgin IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistan
VanuatuVenezuelaVietnamWallis and FutunaYemenZambiaZimbabwe 

 

Developer account and app-submission markets

You can register for a Windows Store developer account and submit apps if you live or operate a business in a country or region listed in this table.

In the following table, the Annual registration fee is the cost to register for your Windows Store developer account for a year. Prices are subject to change.

The payout describes how we'll pay you the money you earn in the Windows Store. You can choose the account into which we'll deposit the money you earn.

Country/regionAnnual registration feePayout
IndividualCompany
Afghanistan49 USD99 USDUSD paid to bank
Algeria3500 DZD7000 DZDDZD paid to bank
Angola49 USD99 USDAOA paid to bank
Argentina210 ARS420 ARS USD paid to bank
Australia55 AUD110 AUDAUD paid to bank
Austria37 EUR75 EUREUR paid to bank
Bahrain19 BHD38 BHDBHD paid to bank
Bangladesh3800 BDT7600 BDTBDT paid to bank
Belgium37 EUR75 EUREUR paid to bank
Benin49 USD99 USDXOF paid to bank
Bolivia49 USD99 USDBOB paid to bank
Brazil80 BRL160 BRLBRL paid to bank
Bulgaria80 BGN160 BGNBGN paid to bank
Burkina Faso49 USD99 USDXOF paid to bank
Burundi49 USD99 USDBIF paid to bank
Cambodia49 USD99 USDKHR paid to bank
Cameroon49 USD99 USDXAF paid to bank
Canada49 CAD99 CADCAD paid to bank
Central African Republic49 USD99 USDXAF paid to bank
Chad49 USD99 USDXAF paid to bank
Chile23000 CLP 46000 CLPCLP paid to bank
China300 CNY600 CNYUSD paid to bank
Colombia90000 COP180000 COPCOP paid to bank
Congo49 USD99 USDXAF paid to bank
Congo (DRC)49 USD99 USDXAF paid to bank
Côte d'Ivoire49 USD99 USDXOF paid to bank
Croatia250 HRK500 HRKHRK paid to bank
Czech Republic860 CZK1720 CZKCZK paid to bank
Denmark265 DKK530 DKKDKK paid to bank
Dominican Republic49 USD99 USDDOP paid to bank
Ecuador49 USD99 USDUSD paid to bank
Egypt300 EGP600 EGPEGP paid to bank
El Salvador49 USD99 USDUSD paid to bank
Eritrea49 USD99 USDERN paid to bank
Estonia37 EUR75 EUREUR paid to bank
Ethiopia49 USD99 USDETB paid to bank
Finland37 EUR75 EUREUR paid to bank
France37 EUR75 EUREUR paid to bank
Germany37 EUR75 EUREUR paid to bank
Ghana49 USD99 USDGHS paid to bank
Greece37 EUR75 EUREUR paid to bank
Guatemala49 USD99 USDGTQ paid to bank
Guinea49 USD99 USDGNF paid to bank
Haiti49 USD99 USDHTG paid to bank
Honduras49 USD99 USDHNL paid to bank
Hong Kong SAR380 HKD760 HKDHKD paid to bank
Hungary9400 HUF18800 HUFHUF paid to bank
India2250 INR4500 INRINR paid to bank
Indonesia500000 IDR1000000 IDRIDR paid to bank
Iraq60000 IQD120000 IQDIQD paid to bank
Ireland37 EUR75 EUREUR paid to bank
Israel170 ILS340 ILSILS paid to bank
Italy37 EUR75 EUREUR paid to bank
Jamaica49 USD99 USDJMD paid to bank
Japan4900 JPY 9800 JPYJPY paid to bank
Jordan35 JOD70 JODJOD paid to bank
Kenya49 USD99 USDKES paid to bank
Korea54000 KRW108000 KRWKRW paid to bank
Kuwait14 KWD28 KWDKWD paid to bank
Laos49 USD99 USDLAK paid to bank
Latvia30 LVL60 LVLLVL paid to bank
Liberia49 USD99 USDUSD paid to bank
Lithuania140 LTL280 LTLLTL paid to bank
Luxembourg37 EUR75 EUREUR paid to bank
Madagascar49 USD99 USDMGA paid to bank
Malawi49 USD99 USDMWK paid to bank
Malaysia150 MYR300 MYRUSD paid to bank
Mali49 USD99 USDXOF paid to bank
Mexico570 MXN1140 MXNMXN paid to bank
Montenegro37 EUR75 EUREUR paid to bank
Morocco400 MAD800 MADMAD paid to bank
Mozambique49 USD99 USDMZN paid to bank
Nepal49 USD99 USDNPR paid to bank
Netherlands37 EUR75 EUREUR paid to bank
New Zealand70 NZD140 NZDNZD paid to bank
Nicaragua49 USD99 USDNIO paid to bank
Niger49 USD99 USDXOF paid to bank
Nigeria49 USD99 USDNGN paid to bank
Norway290 NOK580 NOKNOK paid to bank
Oman20 OMR40 OMROMR paid to bank
Pakistan4500 PKR9000 PKRPKR paid to bank
Panama49 USD99 USDUSD paid to bank
Paraguay49 USD99 USDPYG paid to bank
Peru140 PEN280 PENPEN paid to bank
Philippines2200 PHP4400 PHPPHP paid to bank
Poland140 PLN280 PLNPLN paid to bank
Portugal37 EUR75 EUREUR paid to bank
Qatar180 QAR360 QARQAR paid to bank
Romania180 RON360 RONRON paid to bank
Russia1500 RUB3000 RUBRUB paid to bank
Rwanda49 USD99 USDRWF paid to bank
Saudi Arabia190 SAR380 SARSAR paid to bank
Senegal49 USD99 USDXOF paid to bank
Serbia3500 RSD7000 RSDRSD paid to bank
Sierra Leone49 USD99 USDSLL paid to bank
Singapore60 SGD120 SGDSGD paid to bank
Slovakia37 EUR75 EUREUR paid to bank
Slovenia37 EUR75 EUREUR paid to bank
Somalia49 USD99 USDUSD paid to bank
South Africa350 ZAR 700 ZARZAR paid to bank
Spain37 EUR75 EUREUR paid to bank
Sri Lanka49 USD99 USDLKR paid to bank
Sweden350 SEK700 SEKSEK paid to bank
Switzerland47 CHF95 CHFCHF paid to bank
Taiwan1420 TWD2840 TWDTWD paid to bank
Tanzania49 USD99 USDTZS paid to bank
Thailand1500 THB3000 THBTHB paid to bank
Timor-Leste49 USD99 USDUSD paid to bank
Togo49 USD99 USDXOF paid to bank
Tunisia70 TND140 TNDTND paid to bank
Turkey80 TRY160 TRYTRY paid to bank
Uganda49 USD99 USDUGX paid to bank
Ukraine49 USD99 USDUAH paid to bank
United Arab Emirates49 USD99 USDEUR paid to bank
United Kingdom32 GBP65 GBPGBP paid to bank
United States49 USD99 USDUSD paid to bank
Uruguay49 USD99 USDUYU paid to bank
Venezuela210 VEF420 VEFUSD paid to bank
Vietnam1000000 VND2000000 VNDVND paid to bank
Zambia49 USD99 USDZMK paid to bank
Zimbabwe49 USD99 USDUSD paid to bank

 

Note  We'll add any applicable taxes and fees to the registration fee when you sign up. Also, when we pay you, your bank might charge a fee to receive the payment.

Markets that support only free apps

As you define the purchase experience for your apps, keep in mind that some markets allow only free apps:

  • French Southern and Antarctic Lands
  • Isle of Man

Markets that don't accept 18+ apps

When you submit an app, you have to select an age rating for it. If you're submitting a game, you have the option of selecting an age rating of 18+. If you do, there are some markets that are unavailable to you:

  • Australia
  • Germany
  • Japan
  • Korea
  • New Zealand
  • Taiwan
  • Rest of World

 

 

Build date: 3/19/2013

Did you find this helpful?
(1500 characters remaining)
© 2013 Microsoft. All rights reserved.