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Price of rice in North Korean markets

Price of rice in North Korean markets

Won per kilogram of rice. Surveyed about every two weeks.

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Source: Daily NK market price survey · Data downloaded 2026-10-05

Note: Prices before the November 2009 currency reform were in old won; we divided them by 100 so the line is continuous.

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Pyongyang: 40,800 won per kg (Sep 2026)
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Free North Korea (2026). “Price of rice in North Korean markets”. Data from Daily NK market price survey. https://liberatenorthkorea.org/data/rice-price