Official exchange rate in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244): Official exchange rate was 0.8871 LCU per US$, period average in 2025. ▲ Rising
Official exchange rate in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), 2002–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$, period average.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official exchange rate in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) is 0.8871 LCU per US$, period average, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official exchange rate in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) peaked at 1.06 LCU per US$, period average in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.6799 LCU per US$, period average, in 2008.
That places Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 177th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Official exchange rate in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), year by year
| Year | LCU per US$, period average | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.06 LCU per US$, period average | — |
| 2003 | 0.884 LCU per US$, period average | -16.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8039 LCU per US$, period average | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8038 LCU per US$, period average | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7964 LCU per US$, period average | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7297 LCU per US$, period average | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6799 LCU per US$, period average | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.717 LCU per US$, period average | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7543 LCU per US$, period average | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7184 LCU per US$, period average | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7783 LCU per US$, period average | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7529 LCU per US$, period average | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7527 LCU per US$, period average | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9013 LCU per US$, period average | +19.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9034 LCU per US$, period average | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8852 LCU per US$, period average | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8468 LCU per US$, period average | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8932 LCU per US$, period average | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8775 LCU per US$, period average | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8454 LCU per US$, period average | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9509 LCU per US$, period average | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9247 LCU per US$, period average | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9244 LCU per US$, period average | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8871 LCU per US$, period average | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.809 LCU per US$, period average | 0.6799 LCU per US$, period average | 1.06 LCU per US$, period average | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8187 LCU per US$, period average | 0.7184 LCU per US$, period average | 0.9034 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9017 LCU per US$, period average | 0.8454 LCU per US$, period average | 0.9509 LCU per US$, period average | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
- 177 Andorra 0.8871 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 177 Kosovo 0.8871 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 177 Montenegro 0.8871 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 177 San Marino 0.8871 LCU per US$, period average compare
More financial sector data for Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 59.9% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.82 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 5.61 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 2.40 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 55.7% (2024)
- Broad money 59.6% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 3.3% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 65.6% (2025)
- Net migration -18,380 (2025)
- Claims on central government -1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official exchange rate in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Official exchange rate in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) was 0.8871 LCU per US$, period average in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 LCU per US$, period average in 2002.
- What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6799 LCU per US$, period average in 2008.
- How does Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) rank for official exchange rate?
- Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 177th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. This indicator represents the ratio of Local Currency Units relative to United States dollars.This indicator is derived as an average over the reference period.