Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Albanian Lek (ALL)
- Symbol
- Lekë — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 0
- Formatted example
- 123 457 Lekë
- Thousands separator
- Decimal separator
- ,
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes ALL yet
Watch out: ALL has no minor unit. Treating it like a two-decimal currency overcharges by 100×.
Tax
- 10%, 6% — reduced
Payment methods in Albania
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 cash on delivery
- 02 card
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- sq-AL
- Official languages
- Albanian
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD.MM.YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +355
- Mobile format
- +355 6X XXX XXXX
- Digits
- 9
Albania: common questions
What currency does Albania use?
Albania uses the Albanian Lek (ALL), symbol Lekë. It has no minor unit — amounts are whole numbers, so 123 457 Lekë is a complete price.
How many decimal places does ALL have?
ALL has 0 decimal places. Charging with the wrong number of minor units is a 100× error, so this is worth getting right.
What is the VAT rate in Albania?
The standard VAT rate in Albania is 20.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Albania?
The methods that matter in Albania, in rough order of use: cash on delivery, card.
What is the dialling code for Albania?
Albania's country calling code is +355. Mobile numbers are formatted +355 6X XXX XXXX (9 digits after the country code).
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