Albania IBAN calculator and checker

An Albanian IBAN has 28 characters: AL, two check digits, then the bank code, branch code, control digit and account number. Enter the local details to build one, or paste an IBAN to check it, all in your browser.

Calculate or check an Albanian IBAN

Enter the bank code, branch code, control digit and account number. The calculator pads short numbers with zeros, works out any national check digits you leave empty and adds the two IBAN check digits.

Switch to Check to paste an IBAN instead: it tests the length, characters, check digits and national check, and shows the bank, branch and account parts. Nothing you type leaves the page.

AL IBAN format

An Albanian IBAN is 28 characters: AL, two check digits, then the bank code, branch code, control digit and account number.

In the printed format, k marks the check digits, a and b the bank, s the branch, sort code or prefix, c the account number and x a national check character.

IBAN length
28 characters
Check digits
2 digits after AL
Bank code
3 digits
Branch code
4 digits
Control digit
1 digit
Account number
16 characters
National check digit
Control digit after the bank and branch codes
SEPA
Yes, outside the EEA
Printed format
ALkk bbbs sssx cccc cccc cccc cccc
Example IBAN
AL47 2121 1009 0000 0002 3569 8741

Frequently asked questions

  • 28 characters: AL, two check digits, then the bank code, branch code, control digit and account number. Printed in groups of four, it looks like AL47 2121 1009 0000 0002 3569 8741.

  • They identify the bank (three digits) and the branch (four digits), followed by a control digit for those seven. The 16 characters after them are the account number, written with leading zeros when it is shorter.

  • Yes. The EPC admitted Albania to SEPA’s geographical scope on 21 November 2024, with an earliest operational date of 5 October 2025. Euro payments to an Albanian IBAN can go by SEPA credit transfer when the receiving bank takes part in the SEPA schemes. SEPA covers euro payments only, so a payment in Albanian lek goes outside it.

  • With the ISO 7064 mod 97-10 algorithm. The bank code, branch code, control digit and account number and the country code AL are turned into digits, and the two check digits are chosen so the whole number leaves a remainder of 1 when divided by 97. The calculator does this for you and rejects any input that cannot make a valid AL IBAN.

  • Yes. The calculator and the checker run entirely in your browser: the details you enter are never sent to a server, stored or shared. There is no sign-up and no fee.

  • Yes. The calculator covers 41 countries and the checker all 89 in the SWIFT IBAN registry. Pick a different country in the form above, or open its page from the list below.

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