Romania: USD exchange rate

The currency chart for Romania shows historical data for the Romanian Leus 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 Romanian Leus per USD. Depreciation implies that goods from Romania become cheaper to export and it becomes cheaper for foreigners to visit Romania.

The series for Romania are available from July 2005 to February 2025. For that period, the average exchange rate for Romania was 3.6628 Romanian Leus per USD with a minimum of 2.2662 Romanian Leus per USD in July 2008 and a maximum of 5.0102 Romanian Leus per USD in October 2022. The most recent available data point is 4.7768 Romanian Leus per USD, a change of -0.63% from the previous data point of 4.8069 Romanian Leus per USD and a change of 3.63% from a year ago when the level was 4.6095 Romanian Leus per USD.

Currency values in Romania 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.