Albania: USD exchange rate

The currency chart for Albania shows historical data for the Albanian Leks per USD exchange rate. These are monthly averages and not end-of-month currency values. An increase means depreciation against the USD as one can exchange more Albanian Leks per USD. Depreciation implies that goods from Albania become cheaper to export and it becomes cheaper for foreigners to visit Albania.

The series for Albania are available from September 2004 to April 2026. For that period, the average exchange rate for Albania was 103.574 Albanian Leks per USD with a minimum of 77.351 Albanian Leks per USD in July 2008 and a maximum of 129.8547 Albanian Leks per USD in April 2015. The most recent available data point is 81.8806 Albanian Leks per USD, a change of -1.34% from the previous data point of 82.9929 Albanian Leks per USD and a change of -7.31% from a year ago when the level was 88.336 Albanian Leks per USD.

Currency values in Albania and elsewhere have different driving forces over the short-run and the long-run. Countries may have fixed or floating exchange rate regimes or be part of monetary unions. They may experience currency crises. These and other issues are discussed in detail on our Exchange rate page.