diff --git a/packages/common/src/common.ts b/packages/common/src/common.ts
index 1041b7bf3e..13d0d61cfa 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/common.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/common.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 export * from './location/index';
 export {NgLocaleLocalization, NgLocalization} from './i18n/localization';
 export {registerLocaleData} from './i18n/locale_data';
-export {Plural, NumberFormatStyle, FormStyle, Time, TranslationWidth, FormatWidth, NumberSymbol, WeekDay, getCurrencySymbol, getLocaleDayPeriods, getLocaleDayNames, getLocaleMonthNames, getLocaleId, getLocaleEraNames, getLocaleWeekEndRange, getLocaleFirstDayOfWeek, getLocaleDateFormat, getLocaleDateTimeFormat, getLocaleExtraDayPeriodRules, getLocaleExtraDayPeriods, getLocalePluralCase, getLocaleTimeFormat, getLocaleNumberSymbol, getLocaleNumberFormat, getLocaleCurrencyName, getLocaleCurrencySymbol} from './i18n/locale_data_api';
+export {Plural, NumberFormatStyle, FormStyle, Time, TranslationWidth, FormatWidth, NumberSymbol, WeekDay, getNbOfCurrencyDigits, getCurrencySymbol, getLocaleDayPeriods, getLocaleDayNames, getLocaleMonthNames, getLocaleId, getLocaleEraNames, getLocaleWeekEndRange, getLocaleFirstDayOfWeek, getLocaleDateFormat, getLocaleDateTimeFormat, getLocaleExtraDayPeriodRules, getLocaleExtraDayPeriods, getLocalePluralCase, getLocaleTimeFormat, getLocaleNumberSymbol, getLocaleNumberFormat, getLocaleCurrencyName, getLocaleCurrencySymbol} from './i18n/locale_data_api';
 export {parseCookieValue as ɵparseCookieValue} from './cookie';
 export {CommonModule, DeprecatedI18NPipesModule} from './common_module';
 export {NgClass, NgForOf, NgForOfContext, NgIf, NgIfContext, NgPlural, NgPluralCase, NgStyle, NgSwitch, NgSwitchCase, NgSwitchDefault, NgTemplateOutlet, NgComponentOutlet} from './directives/index';
diff --git a/packages/common/src/i18n/currencies.ts b/packages/common/src/i18n/currencies.ts
index f041820a89..4bac89d23e 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/i18n/currencies.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/i18n/currencies.ts
@@ -12,106 +12,141 @@
 export type CurrenciesSymbols = [string] | [string | undefined, string];
 
 /** @internal */
-export const CURRENCIES_EN: {[code: string]: CurrenciesSymbols} = {
-  'AOA': [, 'Kz'],
-  'ARS': [, '$'],
-  'AUD': ['A$', '$'],
-  'BAM': [, 'KM'],
-  'BBD': [, '$'],
-  'BDT': [, '৳'],
-  'BMD': [, '$'],
-  'BND': [, '$'],
-  'BOB': [, 'Bs'],
-  'BRL': ['R$'],
-  'BSD': [, '$'],
-  'BWP': [, 'P'],
-  'BYN': [, 'р.'],
-  'BZD': [, '$'],
-  'CAD': ['CA$', '$'],
-  'CLP': [, '$'],
-  'CNY': ['CN¥', '¥'],
-  'COP': [, '$'],
-  'CRC': [, '₡'],
-  'CUC': [, '$'],
-  'CUP': [, '$'],
-  'CZK': [, 'Kč'],
-  'DKK': [, 'kr'],
-  'DOP': [, '$'],
-  'EGP': [, 'E£'],
-  'ESP': [, '₧'],
-  'EUR': ['€'],
-  'FJD': [, '$'],
-  'FKP': [, '£'],
-  'GBP': ['£'],
-  'GEL': [, '₾'],
-  'GIP': [, '£'],
-  'GNF': [, 'FG'],
-  'GTQ': [, 'Q'],
-  'GYD': [, '$'],
-  'HKD': ['HK$', '$'],
-  'HNL': [, 'L'],
-  'HRK': [, 'kn'],
-  'HUF': [, 'Ft'],
-  'IDR': [, 'Rp'],
-  'ILS': ['₪'],
-  'INR': ['₹'],
-  'ISK': [, 'kr'],
-  'JMD': [, '$'],
-  'JPY': ['¥'],
-  'KHR': [, '៛'],
-  'KMF': [, 'CF'],
-  'KPW': [, '₩'],
-  'KRW': ['₩'],
-  'KYD': [, '$'],
-  'KZT': [, '₸'],
-  'LAK': [, '₭'],
-  'LBP': [, 'L£'],
-  'LKR': [, 'Rs'],
-  'LRD': [, '$'],
-  'LTL': [, 'Lt'],
-  'LVL': [, 'Ls'],
-  'MGA': [, 'Ar'],
-  'MMK': [, 'K'],
-  'MNT': [, '₮'],
-  'MUR': [, 'Rs'],
-  'MXN': ['MX$', '$'],
-  'MYR': [, 'RM'],
-  'NAD': [, '$'],
-  'NGN': [, '₦'],
-  'NIO': [, 'C$'],
-  'NOK': [, 'kr'],
-  'NPR': [, 'Rs'],
-  'NZD': ['NZ$', '$'],
-  'PHP': [, '₱'],
-  'PKR': [, 'Rs'],
-  'PLN': [, 'zł'],
-  'PYG': [, '₲'],
-  'RON': [, 'lei'],
-  'RUB': [, '₽'],
-  'RUR': [, 'р.'],
-  'RWF': [, 'RF'],
-  'SBD': [, '$'],
-  'SEK': [, 'kr'],
-  'SGD': [, '$'],
-  'SHP': [, '£'],
-  'SRD': [, '$'],
-  'SSP': [, '£'],
-  'STD': [, 'Db'],
-  'SYP': [, '£'],
-  'THB': [, '฿'],
-  'TOP': [, 'T$'],
-  'TRY': [, '₺'],
-  'TTD': [, '$'],
-  'TWD': ['NT$', '$'],
-  'UAH': [, '₴'],
-  'USD': ['$'],
-  'UYU': [, '$'],
-  'VEF': [, 'Bs'],
-  'VND': ['₫'],
-  'XAF': ['FCFA'],
-  'XCD': ['EC$', '$'],
-  'XOF': ['CFA'],
-  'XPF': ['CFPF'],
-  'ZAR': [, 'R'],
-  'ZMW': [, 'ZK']
-};
+export const CURRENCIES_EN:
+    {[code: string]: CurrenciesSymbols | [string | undefined, string | undefined, number]} = {
+      'ADP': [, , 0],
+      'AFN': [, , 0],
+      'ALL': [, , 0],
+      'AMD': [, , 0],
+      'AOA': [, 'Kz'],
+      'ARS': [, '$'],
+      'AUD': ['A$', '$'],
+      'BAM': [, 'KM'],
+      'BBD': [, '$'],
+      'BDT': [, '৳'],
+      'BHD': [, , 3],
+      'BIF': [, , 0],
+      'BMD': [, '$'],
+      'BND': [, '$'],
+      'BOB': [, 'Bs'],
+      'BRL': ['R$'],
+      'BSD': [, '$'],
+      'BWP': [, 'P'],
+      'BYN': [, 'р.', 2],
+      'BYR': [, , 0],
+      'BZD': [, '$'],
+      'CAD': ['CA$', '$', 2],
+      'CHF': [, , 2],
+      'CLF': [, , 4],
+      'CLP': [, '$', 0],
+      'CNY': ['CN¥', '¥'],
+      'COP': [, '$', 0],
+      'CRC': [, '₡', 2],
+      'CUC': [, '$'],
+      'CUP': [, '$'],
+      'CZK': [, 'Kč', 2],
+      'DJF': [, , 0],
+      'DKK': [, 'kr', 2],
+      'DOP': [, '$'],
+      'EGP': [, 'E£'],
+      'ESP': [, '₧', 0],
+      'EUR': ['€'],
+      'FJD': [, '$'],
+      'FKP': [, '£'],
+      'GBP': ['£'],
+      'GEL': [, '₾'],
+      'GIP': [, '£'],
+      'GNF': [, 'FG', 0],
+      'GTQ': [, 'Q'],
+      'GYD': [, '$', 0],
+      'HKD': ['HK$', '$'],
+      'HNL': [, 'L'],
+      'HRK': [, 'kn'],
+      'HUF': [, 'Ft', 2],
+      'IDR': [, 'Rp', 0],
+      'ILS': ['₪'],
+      'INR': ['₹'],
+      'IQD': [, , 0],
+      'IRR': [, , 0],
+      'ISK': [, 'kr', 0],
+      'ITL': [, , 0],
+      'JMD': [, '$'],
+      'JOD': [, , 3],
+      'JPY': ['¥', , 0],
+      'KHR': [, '៛'],
+      'KMF': [, 'CF', 0],
+      'KPW': [, '₩', 0],
+      'KRW': ['₩', , 0],
+      'KWD': [, , 3],
+      'KYD': [, '$'],
+      'KZT': [, '₸'],
+      'LAK': [, '₭', 0],
+      'LBP': [, 'L£', 0],
+      'LKR': [, 'Rs'],
+      'LRD': [, '$'],
+      'LTL': [, 'Lt'],
+      'LUF': [, , 0],
+      'LVL': [, 'Ls'],
+      'LYD': [, , 3],
+      'MGA': [, 'Ar', 0],
+      'MGF': [, , 0],
+      'MMK': [, 'K', 0],
+      'MNT': [, '₮', 0],
+      'MRO': [, , 0],
+      'MUR': [, 'Rs', 0],
+      'MXN': ['MX$', '$'],
+      'MYR': [, 'RM'],
+      'NAD': [, '$'],
+      'NGN': [, '₦'],
+      'NIO': [, 'C$'],
+      'NOK': [, 'kr', 2],
+      'NPR': [, 'Rs'],
+      'NZD': ['NZ$', '$'],
+      'OMR': [, , 3],
+      'PHP': [, '₱'],
+      'PKR': [, 'Rs', 0],
+      'PLN': [, 'zł'],
+      'PYG': [, '₲', 0],
+      'RON': [, 'lei'],
+      'RSD': [, , 0],
+      'RUB': [, '₽'],
+      'RUR': [, 'р.'],
+      'RWF': [, 'RF', 0],
+      'SBD': [, '$'],
+      'SEK': [, 'kr', 2],
+      'SGD': [, '$'],
+      'SHP': [, '£'],
+      'SLL': [, , 0],
+      'SOS': [, , 0],
+      'SRD': [, '$'],
+      'SSP': [, '£'],
+      'STD': [, 'Db', 0],
+      'SYP': [, '£', 0],
+      'THB': [, '฿'],
+      'TMM': [, , 0],
+      'TND': [, , 3],
+      'TOP': [, 'T$'],
+      'TRL': [, , 0],
+      'TRY': [, '₺'],
+      'TTD': [, '$'],
+      'TWD': ['NT$', '$', 2],
+      'TZS': [, , 0],
+      'UAH': [, '₴'],
+      'UGX': [, , 0],
+      'USD': ['$'],
+      'UYI': [, , 0],
+      'UYU': [, '$'],
+      'UZS': [, , 0],
+      'VEF': [, 'Bs'],
+      'VND': ['₫', , 0],
+      'VUV': [, , 0],
+      'XAF': ['FCFA', , 0],
+      'XCD': ['EC$', '$'],
+      'XOF': ['CFA', , 0],
+      'XPF': ['CFPF', , 0],
+      'YER': [, , 0],
+      'ZAR': [, 'R'],
+      'ZMK': [, , 0],
+      'ZMW': [, 'ZK'],
+      'ZWD': [, , 0]
+    };
diff --git a/packages/common/src/i18n/format_number.ts b/packages/common/src/i18n/format_number.ts
index 4e0f7c9114..9033486829 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/i18n/format_number.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/i18n/format_number.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {NumberFormatStyle, NumberSymbol, getLocaleNumberFormat, getLocaleNumberSymbol} from './locale_data_api';
+import {NumberFormatStyle, NumberSymbol, getLocaleNumberFormat, getLocaleNumberSymbol, getNbOfCurrencyDigits} from './locale_data_api';
 
 export const NUMBER_FORMAT_REGEXP = /^(\d+)?\.((\d+)(-(\d+))?)?$/;
 const MAX_DIGITS = 22;
@@ -36,21 +36,18 @@ function strToNumber(value: number | string): number {
  * Transforms a number to a locale string based on a style and a format
  */
 function formatNumber(
-    value: number | string, locale: string, style: NumberFormatStyle, groupSymbol: NumberSymbol,
-    decimalSymbol: NumberSymbol, digitsInfo?: string): string {
-  const format = getLocaleNumberFormat(locale, style);
-  const num = strToNumber(value);
-
-  const pattern = parseNumberFormat(format, getLocaleNumberSymbol(locale, NumberSymbol.MinusSign));
+    value: number | string, pattern: ParsedNumberFormat, locale: string, groupSymbol: NumberSymbol,
+    decimalSymbol: NumberSymbol, digitsInfo?: string, isPercent = false): string {
   let formattedText = '';
   let isZero = false;
+  const num = strToNumber(value);
 
   if (!isFinite(num)) {
     formattedText = getLocaleNumberSymbol(locale, NumberSymbol.Infinity);
   } else {
     let parsedNumber = parseNumber(num);
 
-    if (style === NumberFormatStyle.Percent) {
+    if (isPercent) {
       parsedNumber = toPercent(parsedNumber);
     }
 
@@ -142,13 +139,20 @@ function formatNumber(
 
 /**
  * Formats a currency to a locale string
+ *
+ * @internal
  */
 export function formatCurrency(
     value: number | string, locale: string, currency: string, currencyCode?: string,
     digitsInfo?: string): string {
+  const format = getLocaleNumberFormat(locale, NumberFormatStyle.Currency);
+  const pattern = parseNumberFormat(format, getLocaleNumberSymbol(locale, NumberSymbol.MinusSign));
+
+  pattern.minFrac = getNbOfCurrencyDigits(currencyCode !);
+  pattern.maxFrac = pattern.minFrac;
+
   const res = formatNumber(
-      value, locale, NumberFormatStyle.Currency, NumberSymbol.CurrencyGroup,
-      NumberSymbol.CurrencyDecimal, digitsInfo);
+      value, pattern, locale, NumberSymbol.CurrencyGroup, NumberSymbol.CurrencyDecimal, digitsInfo);
   return res
       .replace(CURRENCY_CHAR, currency)
       // if we have 2 time the currency character, the second one is ignored
@@ -157,22 +161,27 @@ export function formatCurrency(
 
 /**
  * Formats a percentage to a locale string
+ *
+ * @internal
  */
 export function formatPercent(value: number | string, locale: string, digitsInfo?: string): string {
+  const format = getLocaleNumberFormat(locale, NumberFormatStyle.Percent);
+  const pattern = parseNumberFormat(format, getLocaleNumberSymbol(locale, NumberSymbol.MinusSign));
   const res = formatNumber(
-      value, locale, NumberFormatStyle.Percent, NumberSymbol.Group, NumberSymbol.Decimal,
-      digitsInfo);
+      value, pattern, locale, NumberSymbol.Group, NumberSymbol.Decimal, digitsInfo, true);
   return res.replace(
       new RegExp(PERCENT_CHAR, 'g'), getLocaleNumberSymbol(locale, NumberSymbol.PercentSign));
 }
 
 /**
  * Formats a number to a locale string
+ *
+ * @internal
  */
 export function formatDecimal(value: number | string, locale: string, digitsInfo?: string): string {
-  return formatNumber(
-      value, locale, NumberFormatStyle.Decimal, NumberSymbol.Group, NumberSymbol.Decimal,
-      digitsInfo);
+  const format = getLocaleNumberFormat(locale, NumberFormatStyle.Decimal);
+  const pattern = parseNumberFormat(format, getLocaleNumberSymbol(locale, NumberSymbol.MinusSign));
+  return formatNumber(value, pattern, locale, NumberSymbol.Group, NumberSymbol.Decimal, digitsInfo);
 }
 
 interface ParsedNumberFormat {
diff --git a/packages/common/src/i18n/locale_data.ts b/packages/common/src/i18n/locale_data.ts
index af36a3caa2..1d061dc6d8 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/i18n/locale_data.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/i18n/locale_data.ts
@@ -71,4 +71,4 @@ export const enum ExtraLocaleDataIndex {
 /**
  * Index of each value in currency data (used to describe CURRENCIES_EN in currencies.ts)
  */
-export const enum CurrencyIndex {Symbol = 0, SymbolNarrow}
+export const enum CurrencyIndex {Symbol = 0, SymbolNarrow, NbOfDigits}
diff --git a/packages/common/src/i18n/locale_data_api.ts b/packages/common/src/i18n/locale_data_api.ts
index 7b065109db..b88db6f2bc 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/i18n/locale_data_api.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/i18n/locale_data_api.ts
@@ -550,3 +550,21 @@ export function getCurrencySymbol(code: string, format: 'wide' | 'narrow', local
 
   return currency[CurrencyIndex.Symbol] || code;
 }
+
+// Most currencies have cents, that's why the default is 2
+const DEFAULT_NB_OF_CURRENCY_DIGITS = 2;
+
+/**
+ * Returns the number of decimal digits for the given currency.
+ * Its value depends upon the presence of cents in that particular currency.
+ *
+ * @experimental i18n support is experimental.
+ */
+export function getNbOfCurrencyDigits(code: string): number {
+  let digits;
+  const currency = CURRENCIES_EN[code];
+  if (currency) {
+    digits = currency[CurrencyIndex.NbOfDigits];
+  }
+  return typeof digits === 'number' ? digits : DEFAULT_NB_OF_CURRENCY_DIGITS;
+}
diff --git a/packages/common/test/i18n/locale_data_api_spec.ts b/packages/common/test/i18n/locale_data_api_spec.ts
index e7bc84ff06..e44ec258e6 100644
--- a/packages/common/test/i18n/locale_data_api_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/common/test/i18n/locale_data_api_spec.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import localeZh from '@angular/common/locales/zh';
 import localeFrCA from '@angular/common/locales/fr-CA';
 import localeEnAU from '@angular/common/locales/en-AU';
 import {registerLocaleData} from '../../src/i18n/locale_data';
-import {findLocaleData, getCurrencySymbol, getLocaleDateFormat, FormatWidth} from '../../src/i18n/locale_data_api';
+import {findLocaleData, getCurrencySymbol, getLocaleDateFormat, FormatWidth, getNbOfCurrencyDigits} from '../../src/i18n/locale_data_api';
 
 {
   describe('locale data api', () => {
@@ -74,6 +74,15 @@ import {findLocaleData, getCurrencySymbol, getLocaleDateFormat, FormatWidth} fro
       });
     });
 
+    describe('getNbOfCurrencyDigits', () => {
+      it('should return the correct value', () => {
+        expect(getNbOfCurrencyDigits('USD')).toEqual(2);
+        expect(getNbOfCurrencyDigits('IDR')).toEqual(0);
+        expect(getNbOfCurrencyDigits('BHD')).toEqual(3);
+        expect(getNbOfCurrencyDigits('unexisting_ISO_code')).toEqual(2);
+      });
+    });
+
     describe('getLastDefinedValue', () => {
       it('should find the last defined date format when format not defined',
          () => { expect(getLocaleDateFormat('zh', FormatWidth.Long)).toEqual('y年M月d日'); });
diff --git a/packages/common/test/pipes/number_pipe_spec.ts b/packages/common/test/pipes/number_pipe_spec.ts
index a2a79f3dd8..9e5c40ccf5 100644
--- a/packages/common/test/pipes/number_pipe_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/common/test/pipes/number_pipe_spec.ts
@@ -136,6 +136,16 @@ import {beforeEach, describe, expect, it} from '@angular/core/testing/src/testin
           expect(pipe.transform(5.1234, 'USD', 'Custom name')).toEqual('Custom name5.12');
         });
 
+        it('should round to the default number of digits if no digitsInfo', () => {
+          // IDR has a default number of digits of 0
+          expect(pipe.transform(5.1234, 'IDR')).toEqual('IDR5');
+          expect(pipe.transform(5.1234, 'IDR', 'symbol', '.2')).toEqual('IDR5.12');
+          expect(pipe.transform(5.1234, 'IDR', 'Custom name')).toEqual('Custom name5');
+          // BHD has a default number of digits of 3
+          expect(pipe.transform(5.1234, 'BHD')).toEqual('BHD5.123');
+          expect(pipe.transform(5.1234, 'BHD', 'symbol', '.1-2')).toEqual('BHD5.12');
+        });
+
         it('should not support other objects', () => {
           expect(() => pipe.transform({}))
               .toThrowError(
diff --git a/tools/gulp-tasks/cldr/extract.js b/tools/gulp-tasks/cldr/extract.js
index e255a470b7..9660c232fa 100644
--- a/tools/gulp-tasks/cldr/extract.js
+++ b/tools/gulp-tasks/cldr/extract.js
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ export default ${stringify(dayPeriodsSupplemental).replace(/undefined/g, '')};
  */
 function generateBaseCurrencies(localeData, addDigits) {
   const currenciesData = localeData.main('numbers/currencies');
+  const fractions = new cldrJs('en').get(`supplemental/currencyData/fractions`);
   const currencies = {};
   Object.keys(currenciesData).forEach(key => {
     let symbolsArray = [];
@@ -173,6 +174,16 @@ function generateBaseCurrencies(localeData, addDigits) {
         symbolsArray = [, symbolNarrow];
       }
     }
+    if (addDigits && fractions[key] && fractions[key]['_digits']) {
+      const digits = parseInt(fractions[key]['_digits'], 10);
+      if (symbolsArray.length === 2) {
+        symbolsArray.push(digits);
+      } else if (symbolsArray.length === 1) {
+        symbolsArray = [...symbolsArray, , digits];
+      } else {
+        symbolsArray = [, , digits];
+      }
+    }
     if (symbolsArray.length > 0) {
       currencies[key] = symbolsArray;
     }
@@ -219,7 +230,7 @@ function generateCurrenciesFile() {
 export type CurrenciesSymbols = [string] | [string | undefined, string];
 
 /** @internal */
-export const CURRENCIES_EN: {[code: string]: CurrenciesSymbols} = ${stringify(baseCurrencies, true)};
+export const CURRENCIES_EN: {[code: string]: CurrenciesSymbols | [string | undefined, string | undefined, number]} = ${stringify(baseCurrencies, true)};
 `;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/common/common.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/common/common.d.ts
index 523109388e..d4fe448659 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/common/common.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/common/common.d.ts
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ export declare function getLocaleTimeFormat(locale: string, width: FormatWidth):
 /** @experimental */
 export declare function getLocaleWeekEndRange(locale: string): [WeekDay, WeekDay];
 
+/** @experimental */
+export declare function getNbOfCurrencyDigits(code: string): number;
+
 /** @stable */
 export declare class HashLocationStrategy extends LocationStrategy {
     constructor(_platformLocation: PlatformLocation, _baseHref?: string);