Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central localizations by country
Microsoft splits Business Central into two clearly separate delivery models: a smaller set of markets where Microsoft ships and maintains the local functionality directly, and a much larger set where a partner builds and maintains a localization app on top of the shared international base app. Of the 60 markets tracked here, 21 are Microsoft-delivered, concentrated in North America, Western and Nordic Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and India, while the rest, including large economies such as Japan, Brazil, South Korea and most of the Middle East and Latin America, run on partner-built localizations whose publishers are not named. Business Central is not offered as its own market for mainland China, while Hong Kong SAR, Macao and Taiwan are each covered there separately, and Russia is flagged for on-premises deployment only rather than the online service offered elsewhere. Across all 21 Microsoft-delivered markets, Microsoft documents payroll as running through a separate payroll provider: a company imports the provider's output file into a general journal and posts it to the ledger, rather than Business Central processing payroll itself, and Denmark and Norway's own payroll data-definition features exist to serve that same import step.
Where Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is localized
How Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central’s researched localization support breaks down by region, across the 60 countries we have data for.
- Northern America2 of 2
- Latin America & Caribbean6 of 34
- Western Europe7 of 9
- Northern Europe9 of 10
- Southern Europe6 of 15
- Eastern Europe8 of 10
- Western Asia & Middle East4 of 18
- Central & Southern Asia1 of 14
- Eastern & South-Eastern Asia11 of 19
- Africa4 of 54
- Oceania2 of 14
Not documented means we found no statement either way in the vendor's published material — it is not a finding that the capability is missing.
Coverage as researched August 2026.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central localization coverage by country
Shading shows researched coverage tier per country; the table below is the source of truth for every claim on this page.
Country-by-country coverage
Every country Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central documents, and what is actually covered in each — statutory reporting, e-invoicing, tax determination and payroll are four separate questions and a product can be strong on one and absent on another.
Showing 60 of 60 countries
| Country | Overall | Statutory | E-invoicing | Tax | Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United StatesCoverage centers on federal 1099/1096 information-return reporting, basic sales-tax setup, and a general e-invoicing enablement path; VAT reporting to European authorities is not available in the US version. Salary payments run through a separate payroll provider, with the resulting figures imported into the general ledger rather than payroll being processed inside Business Central. | Native | Native | Native | Native | Third-party add-on |
| United KingdomThe base app for this market moved onto the shared international app starting with the 2025 release wave 2, with prior local features carried forward as optional extensions during a transition window; no dedicated e-invoicing feature is documented for this market. As elsewhere, salary payments run through a separate payroll provider and come into the ledger by import rather than being processed inside Business Central. | Native | Native | Not documentedMaking Tax Digital for VAT (Supported) | Native | Third-party add-on |
| GermanyDigital tax-audit support under GoBD and structured e-invoicing are both documented as available now, with a VAT VIES XML export and an updated digital-audit format still in development. Salary payments run through a separate payroll provider, with the resulting figures imported into the general ledger. | Native | Native | NativeXRechnung / B2B e-invoicing (Supported) | Native | Third-party add-on |
| FranceA separation of this market's base app from the shared international app is listed as planned work for this year, alongside the existing audit-export and trade-declaration reporting. Salary payments run through a separate payroll provider, with the resulting figures imported into the general ledger. | Native | Native | NativeFacturation électronique (Supported) | Not documented | Third-party add-on |
| CanadaSales-tax and GST/HST reporting, plus deposit creation and electronic payment export, are documented as available now; no country-specific e-invoicing feature is documented for this market. Salary payments run through a separate payroll provider, with the resulting figures imported into the general ledger. | Native | Native | Not documented | Native | Third-party add-on |
| AustraliaBusiness Activity Statement reporting, withholding tax and Electronic Funds Transfer are all documented as available now. Salary payments run through a separate payroll provider, with the resulting figures imported into the general ledger. | Native | Native | NativePeppol PINT A-NZ e-invoicing (Supported) | Native | Third-party add-on |
| NetherlandsElectronic VAT and ICP declarations, an audit-file export for the tax authority, and SEPA ISO 20022 payment submission are all documented as available now; no country-specific e-invoicing feature is documented for this market. Salary payments run through a separate payroll provider, with the resulting figures imported into the general ledger. | Native | Native | Not documented | Native | Third-party add-on |
| SpainElectronic invoicing and electronic payment submission are both documented as available now for this market. Salary payments run through a separate payroll provider, with the resulting figures imported into the general ledger. | Native | Native | NativeSII (Supported), Veri*factu (Supported) | Native | Third-party add-on |
| ItalyVAT ledger and withholding-tax reporting are both extensively documented, alongside depreciation methods specific to this market's fixed-asset rules. Salary payments run through a separate payroll provider, with the resulting figures imported into the general ledger. | Native | Native | NativeSistema di Interscambio (Supported) | Native | Third-party add-on |
| SwedenThe local base app for this market moved onto the shared international app in 2023, with legacy features carried forward as optional extensions during a transition window; this market lists no banking or e-invoicing feature. Salary payments run through a separate payroll provider, with the resulting figures imported into the general ledger. | Native | Native | Not documentedSIE accounting audit-file export (Supported) | Not documented | Third-party add-on |
| SwitzerlandVAT statement reporting and QR-bill, LSV and ESR payment handling are all documented as available now; this market lists no dedicated e-invoicing feature. Salary payments run through a separate payroll provider, with the resulting figures imported into the general ledger. | Native | Native | Not documented | Native | Third-party add-on |
| BelgiumCODA bank-statement processing, SEPA payments and domiciliation direct debit are all documented as available now. Salary payments run through a separate payroll provider, with the resulting figures imported into the general ledger. | Native | Native | NativeB2B e-invoicing (Supported) | Native | Third-party add-on |
| Ireland | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Poland | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| IndiaGST reconciliation, e-way bill generation and TDS/TCS transaction handling are all documented as available now; this market lists no country-specific banking or payment-file feature. Salary payments run through a separate payroll provider, with the resulting figures imported into the general ledger. | Native | Native | NativeGST e-invoicing (IRN) (Supported) | Native | Third-party add-on |
| Japan | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Singapore | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Brazil | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| MexicoElectronic accounting-record reporting and DIOT reporting are both documented as available now, alongside Carta de Porte transport documentation. Salary payments run through a separate payroll provider, with the resulting figures imported into the general ledger. | Native | Native | NativeCFDI (Supported) | Native | Third-party add-on |
| AustriaVAT statement reporting and a vendor-payments-list report are documented as available now; a SAF-T reporting feature is listed as planned for a future release rather than available today. Salary payments run through a separate payroll provider, with the resulting figures imported into the general ledger. | Native | Native | Not documented | Not documented | Third-party add-on |
| DenmarkSalary payments run through a separate payroll provider: a payroll data-definition feature formats and imports the resulting figures into the general ledger, rather than a payroll engine running inside Business Central itself. | Native | Native | NativeDigital Bookkeeping Act (Supported), OIOUBL/NemHandel electronic invoicing (Supported) | Not documented | Third-party add-on |
| NorwayAs in Denmark, salary payments run through a separate payroll provider: a payroll data-definition and import feature brings the resulting figures into the general ledger rather than processing payroll inside Business Central. | Native | Native | NativeSAF-T Financial (Supported), EHF electronic invoicing (Peppol BIS) (Supported) | Native | Third-party add-on |
| FinlandIntrastat reporting and a VAT-VIES declaration are documented as available now, alongside SEPA credit-transfer payment files; this market lists no dedicated e-invoicing feature. Salary payments run through a separate payroll provider, with the resulting figures imported into the general ledger. | Native | Native | Not documented | Not documented | Third-party add-on |
| New ZealandWithholding tax, Goods and Services Tax posting, and Electronic Funds Transfer are all documented as available now. Salary payments run through a separate payroll provider, with the resulting figures imported into the general ledger. | Native | Native | NativePeppol PINT A-NZ e-invoicing (Supported) | Native | Third-party add-on |
| South Africa | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| United Arab Emirates | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| ChinaBusiness Central is not offered as its own market for mainland China, while Hong Kong SAR, Macao and Taiwan are each covered separately. | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| South Korea | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Malaysia | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Thailand | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Philippines | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Indonesia | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Vietnam | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Hong Kong | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Taiwan | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Portugal | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| CzechiaVAT statement, supplementary VAT statement and VIES reporting are all documented as available now through dedicated localization extensions for this market. Salary payments run through a separate payroll provider, with the resulting figures imported into the general ledger. | Native | Native | Not documentedVAT Control Report (Czechia) (Supported) | Native | Third-party add-on |
| Hungary | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Romania | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Greece | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Turkey | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Saudi Arabia | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| IsraelThis market is recorded with no right-to-left script support and English only, and runs on a partner-built localization whose publisher is not named. | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Egypt | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Nigeria | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Kenya | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Argentina | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Chile | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Colombia | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Peru | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| RussiaThis market is Microsoft-delivered but on-premises only, which sits oddly against the statement that the same coverage data concerns the online service rather than on-premises deployments; no country-specific local functionality article exists for it. | Native | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Ukraine | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Slovakia | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Slovenia | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Croatia | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Bulgaria | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Lithuania | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Latvia | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Estonia | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Luxembourg | Partner-delivered | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
We have not researched Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central’s localization support for the 139 countries below. That is a gap in our research, not a finding that Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central cannot be used there.
Statutory mandates, by year
Statutory e-invoicing and reporting obligations Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central documents support for, ordered by the year each takes effect.
- Mexico — CFDIoutbound2014-01-01Supported
- Spain — SIIoutbound2017-07-01Supported
- Italy — Sistema di Interscambioboth2019-01-01Supported
- United Kingdom — Making Tax Digital for VAToutbound2019-04-01Supported
- India — GST e-invoicing (IRN)outbound2020-10-01Supported
- Norway — SAF-T Financialoutbound2020-01-01Supported
- Denmark — Digital Bookkeeping Actoutbound2024-07-01Supported
- Germany — XRechnung / B2B e-invoicingboth2025-01-01Supported
- Belgium — B2B e-invoicingboth2026-01-01Supported
- France — Facturation électroniqueboth2026-09-01Supported
- Spain — Veri*factuoutbound2026-01-01Supported
- Australia — Peppol PINT A-NZ e-invoicingbothSupported
- Czechia — VAT Control Report (Czechia)outboundSupported
- Denmark — OIOUBL/NemHandel electronic invoicingbothSupported
- New Zealand — Peppol PINT A-NZ e-invoicingbothSupported
- Norway — EHF electronic invoicing (Peppol BIS)bothSupported
- Sweden — SIE accounting audit-file exportoutboundSupported
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How this compares
E-invoicing support across the systems most often shortlisted alongside Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, for the 15 countries buyers ask about most. Overall country coverage is broadly similar between these products; this is the dimension where they actually differ.
| Country |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Native | Not documented |
| United Kingdom | Not documented | Native |
| Germany | Native | Native |
| France | Native | Native |
| Canada | Not documented | Not documented |
| Australia | Native | Not documented |
| Netherlands | Not documented | Native |
| Spain | Native | Native |
| Italy | Native | Native |
| Sweden | Not documented | Native |
| Switzerland | Not documented | Not documented |
| Belgium | Native | Native |
| Ireland | Not documented | Native |
| Poland | Not documented | Native |
| India | Native | Native |
— means we have not researched that product/country pair, and “not documented” means the vendor publishes no statement either way. Neither is a finding that the product lacks the capability there — read the two together before comparing columns.
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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central localization FAQ
Does Microsoft build the Business Central localization for every country?
No. Microsoft directly builds and maintains local functionality in 21 of the 60 markets tracked here, mostly North America, Western and Nordic Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and India. Everywhere else, a partner builds the localization as an app on top of the shared international base, and the partner is not named.
Does Business Central process payroll?
No, not in the 21 Microsoft-delivered markets. Microsoft documents a separate payroll product handling salary payments, with a company importing the provider's output file into a general journal and posting it to the ledger from there; Denmark and Norway's payroll data-definition features exist to serve that same import step rather than running payroll themselves. Coverage for the 38 partner-delivered markets in this tracker isn't documented by Microsoft either way, so a buyer there should ask the specific localization app's publisher directly.
Is Business Central available in mainland China?
Mainland China does not appear as its own market. Hong Kong SAR, Macao and Taiwan are each covered separately, but mainland China is not, so a company operating there should confirm current availability with a partner before assuming coverage.
What does e-invoicing support look like in a market Microsoft delivers directly?
It varies by market rather than following one shared format. Spain gets the near-real-time SII ledger reporting and a newer embedded verification mode, Germany gets structured formats including XRechnung and ZUGFeRD, Denmark gets the OIOUBL format through the NemHandel network, and Norway gets the EHF format, each documented on its own local functionality page for that market.
How should a buyer read a market marked partner-delivered here?
As available through the marketplace rather than through Microsoft itself. Microsoft confirms the market is served, but a buyer still needs to check the specific marketplace app for that country to learn which obligations it actually covers, since the publisher is not named and the app's depth is not described.
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