What is the price of rice per kilogram/pound in Lao (Laos) today?
The retail price range for Lao (Laos) rice is between US$ 0.49 and US$ 2.46 per kilogram or between US$ 0.22 and US$ 1.11 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of rice in Lao (Laos)
The retail price range in Lao kip for rice is between LAK 9,820.00 and LAK 49,100.00 per kilogram or between LAK 4,453.51 and LAK 22,267.57 per pound(lb) in Vientiane and Pakse (Pakxe).
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Lao (Laos) rice is between US$ 0.34 and US$ 1.72 per kilogram or between US$ 0.16 and US$ 0.78 per pound(lb).
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Lao (Laos) Rice Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Rice from Lao over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price per kilogram was 0.59 US dollars, followed by a slight increase to 0.68 US dollars in 2018. However, in 2019, the price dropped to 0.53 US dollars and then rose again to 0.63 US dollars in 2020. The most recent year, 2021, saw the lowest price of 0.4 US dollars per kilogram. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price of Rice from Lao will remain relatively stable in the next two years, with an estimated price of 0.63 US dollars per kilogram in 2023 and 0.4 US dollars per kilogram in 2024.Lao (Laos) Rice Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Rice into Lao (Laos) over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2016, the price was 0.90 US dollars per kg, followed by 0.59 US dollars per kg in 2017. In 2018, the price increased to 0.68 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 0.53 US dollars per kg in 2019. The price then rose to 0.63 US dollars per kg in 2020, before dropping to 0.40 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Rice into Lao (Laos) will be 0.37 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 0.34 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Lao (Laos) rice
The total values in export for rice in Lao (Laos) were US$ 67,404, US$ 62,244, US$ 62,732 and US$ 39,804 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Cereals/Grains category in Lao (Laos): Wheat, Rye, Barley, Oats, Maize, Sorghum, Buckwheet, Millet, Canary seed & Fonio.
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Lao (Laos) rice - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Lao (Laos) exported 71,522 tonnes of rice. For the year 2019 alone, the interest in Lao (Laos) rice (cereals/grains category) has reduced, flactuating by -22.018 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, rice's exports decreased by -32.42 percent bringing the nation US$39.80m for the year 2019. Lao (Laos)'s rice exports are categorised as:
- Rice in the husk, "paddy" or rough (HS code 100610)
- Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed (HS code 100630)
- Broken rice (HS code 100640)
- Husked or brown rice (HS code 100620)
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Lao (Laos) rice export values
In 2019, Lao (Laos) supplied rice valued at 39.80m USD, a contraction of -36.56% from 2018's total rice export of 62.732m USD. The annual change in value of Lao (Laos) rice between 2017 to 2018 was 0.78401131 pc.
The yearly change in the quantity of Lao (Laos)'s rice exports between 2017 and 2019 was -32.42 per cent when compared to a variation of -22.018% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Lao (Laos) rice ( in '000$ )
Lao (Laos) purchased 82,772 tonnes of rice in 2019.
Production
The production of rice in Lao (Laos) was 22,924,584 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of -4.09%. The country had an estimated 6,270,128.00 hectares under rice cultivation.