Albania is a small country in the Balkans that is considered unreliable in compliance with AML restrictions. Nevertheless, there is legislation regulating cryptocurrencies and a licensing regime.
Country overview
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AlbaniaCountry stats
Rating Points
110
This indicator describes the overall rating of a given jurisdiction on several parameters according to cryptocurrency operations - market volume, crypto regulation, business climate, taxation framework.
Crypto Penetration
1.3%
Estimated percentage of crypto users out of the country's total population based on public data.
Legal Entities
0
Number of crypto companies registered in the country based on regulator data if available or other types of public data.
Regulation Points
60
An overall assessment of the granularity of crypto regulation in a given country. A high score is also given to countries where cryptocurrency transactions are highly regulated.
Amount of crypto users
36 400
Total amount of crypto users out of the country's total population based on public data.
Taxation points
30
This figure, according to our analysts' calculations, indicates the overall level of tax burden for cryptocurrency transactions in a given country. The higher the indicator, the lower the burden.
Market volume points
38.6
A rough estimate of this jurisdiction's retail crypto market relative to the rest of the world. The higher the indicator, the higher the market potential.
Status of crypto
Legally allowed
General status of cryptocurrency regulation in this jurisdiction.
Crypto payments
No info
The legal status of cryptocurrency payments for goods and services in a given country based on information from regulators, public data and feedback from our community.
Security Level
Moderate danger
The overall level of security in a given country based on open data.
Crypto Salaries
No info
The legal status of cryptocurrency salaries to employers in a given country based on information from regulators, public data and feedback from our community.
Business Climate
No data
Overall assessment of the friendliness of this country for crypto-business. This indicator takes into account the cost of obtaining a license and the attitude towards crypto entities in the country.
Stablecoin Regulation
No data
This indicator is evaluating the regulation of stablecoins in a given country. Complex regulation means that it is possible to issue steiblcoins and obtain a license for this activity. Basic regulation means that the issuance of stablecoins is possible, but not all legal aspects are defined in the law. Standard regulation means that there is a legal practice of steylcoin circulation in a given country.
Bad Factors
FATF grey list
This section describes the unfavorable economic factors for crypto-business in a given country. These are countries that are under sanctions or on the FATF grey list and other factors.
Types of licenses
Crypto-to-crypto
This license type allows VASP to provide legal exchange from one cryptocurrency to another.
Crypto-to-fiat
This type of license regulates the exchange from cryptocurrency to fiat.
ICO/STO
This indicator describes legal procedures for token sales and security token issuance. This country has a clear regulation framework and licensing procedures for entities that provide this activity.
Cryptofund
This indicator means that investment funds, trusts, and crypto funds can get regulator approval to provide their activity in the country.
Good
Medium
Bad
Albania has a moderate danger security level according to our rating. Jurisdiction has 54.6 points (from 100) for safety level in Numbeo crime rating (1). The homicide level (2) is 1.7 per 100,000 inhabitants a year.
We need to get information about crypto payments in Albania and their regulation.
Currently, we have no information about crypto salaries in Albania and their regulation. Probably, there is still no regulation on this topic. Please, contact with us, if you have such information.
Albania has two crypto regulators:
AMF(3) (Financial Supervision Authority), which is competent for the evaluation of financial and regulatory aspects. NAIS(4) (National Agency of Information Society), which is competent for the evaluation of the applicant's technological capacities during the licensing process.
Albanian Financial Supervision Authority has approved (5) a licensing regime for crypto exchanges in 2020.
However, only in November of 2022, the AMF Board approved (6) the first two crypto regulation legal acts - "On capital adequacy and own funds of entities operating in financial markets based on distributed ledger technology" and " For the licensing of subjects that exercise the activity as a digital token agent". The law will apply to digital currency exchanges that use blockchain’s distributed ledger technology to hold digital tokens and assets.
Under the newly introduced licensing regime, DLT exchanges will fit under one of three categories: those that use just digital assets and digital tokens, those that use fiat and virtual currency, and those that trade digital securities. The licenses will be issued based on submitting detailed documentation, including company organization, business plans, source of capital, and reputation.
| Tax name | Index |
| PIT tax Min | 10 |
| PIT tax Max | 23 |
| Corporate tax (CIT) | 15 |
| Min Individual CGT (for crypto) | 23 |
| Max Individual CGT (for crypto) | 23 |
| Wealth tax Min | 0 |
| Wealth tax Max | 0 |
PIT
The headline PIT rate is 23% based on PWC(7). Under the new legislation, any income from crypto transactions or mining will be classified(8) as corporate income when received due to business activity. And when the beneficiaries are private individuals, they will have to pay a capital gains tax of 15%.
CIT
The Headline CIT rate is 15% by PWC(7).
CGT
The headline corporate capital gains tax rate is 15%, according to PWC(7).
1)Crime Index by Country 2023 Mid-Year
2)List of countries by intentional homicide rate
3)Autoriteti i Mbikëqyrjes Financiare (AMF). Official website
4)Agjencia Kombëtare e Shoqërisë së Informacionit. Official website
5)ALBANIAN FINANCIAL SUPERVISION AUTHORITY APPROVES CRYPTO LICENSING REGIME. Article
7) Overview. PWC
8)Albania is expected to adopt new legislation regarding the taxation of Cryptocurrencies in 2023. Article