What is the price of rice per kilogram/pound in Nepal today?
The retail price range for Nepal rice is between US$ 0.89 and US$ 4.92 per kilogram or between US$ 0.40 and US$ 2.23 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of rice in Nepal
The retail price range in Nepalese Rupee for rice is between NPR 117.55 and NPR 653.05 per kilogram or between NPR 53.31 and NPR 296.17 per pound(lb) in Kathmandu and Pokhara.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Nepal rice is between US$ 0.62 and US$ 3.45 per kilogram or between US$ 0.28 and US$ 1.56 per pound(lb).
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Nepal Rice Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Rice from Nepal over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2012, the price was 0.60 US dollars per kg, which dropped to 0.20 US dollars per kg in 2013. In 2014, the price rose to 7.67 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 2.00 US dollars per kg in 2016. The price then decreased further to 1.00 US dollars per kg in 2017 and 3.07 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 2.21 US dollars per kg and in 2021, the price was 1.59 US dollars per kg. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Rice from Nepal in 2023 will be 1.30 US dollars per kg and in 2024 will be 1.08 US dollars per kg.The exports of rice from Nepal are categorised as:
- Rice in the husk, "paddy" or rough (HS code 100610)
- Broken rice (HS code 100640)
- Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed (HS code 100630)
- Husked or brown rice (HS code 100620)
Nepal Rice Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Rice into Nepal over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2012, the price was 0.60 US dollars per kg, dropping to 0.20 US dollars per kg in 2013. This was followed by a sharp increase to 7.67 US dollars per kg in 2014. The price then dropped to 2.00 US dollars per kg in 2016 and further to 1.00 US dollar per kg in 2017. In 2018, the price rose to 3.07 US dollars per kg and then dropped to 2.21 US dollars per kg in 2019. The most recent data shows that the price of Rice imports into Nepal was 1.59 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Rice into Nepal in 2023 will be 1.59 US dollars per kg and in 2024 will be 1.59 US dollars per kg.Export values for Nepal rice
The total values in export for rice in Nepal were US$ 4, US$ 12, US$ 86 and US$ 168 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 Nepal: Wheat, Rye, Barley, Oats, Maize, Sorghum, Buckwheet, Millet, Canary seed & Fonio.
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Nepal rice - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Nepal sold 76 tonnes of rice. Through 2019 alone, the demand for Nepal rice (cereals/grains category) has climbed, recording a change of 171.429 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, rice's exports grew by 533.33% netting the country US$0.17m for the year 2019. Nepal's rice exports are categorised as:
- Rice in the husk, "paddy" or rough (HS code 100610)
- Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed (HS code 100630)
- Husked or brown rice (HS code 100620)
- Broken rice (HS code 100640)
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Nepal rice export values
In 2019, Nepal supplied rice valued at 0.17m USD, an improvement of 97.67% from 2018's total rice export of 0.086m USD. The annual change in value of Nepal rice between 2017 to 2018 was 616.667 pc.
The yearly variation in the amount of Nepal's rice exports between 2017 and 2019 was 533.33 percent in comparison to a variation of 171.429% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Nepal rice ( in '000$ )
Nepal's leading destinations for rice are Belgium, Australia, Japan, India and South Korea.
Nepal bought 1,417,834 tonnes of rice in 2019.
Production
The production of rice in Nepal was 37,407,552 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of 8.89%. The country had an estimated 11,933,952.00 hectares under rice cultivation.