The USD/RON exchange rate rose to 4.4703 on May 18, 2026, up 0.77% from the previous session. Over the past month, the Romanian Leu has weakened 3.34%, but it's up by 0.28% over the last 12 months. Historically, the USDRON reached an all time high of 5.19 in September of 2022.
The Romanian Leu is expected to trade at 4.42 by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate it to trade at 4.33 in 12 months time.