Rice - prices by country, around the world, March 2023

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Based on 81 countries included in our data base, the average price is 1.90 USD. Looking at the latest data, the lowest price was 0.65 USD (Paraguay) and the highest price was 4.69 USD (Serbia).

International price data

(USD / 1 kg, Source: GlobalProductPrices.com. )

Countries	Rice prices, 1 kg	Rank
Serbia	4.69	1
Japan	4.47	2
USA	3.77	3
Nigeria	3.61	4
Uruguay	3.28	5
Israel	3.26	6
Russia	3.24	7
Lithuania	2.98	8
Hungary	2.95	9
Switzerland	2.92	10
Malaysia	2.86	11
Sweden	2.86	12
Slovakia	2.83	13
South Korea	2.68	14
Kazakhstan	2.64	15
UA Emirates	2.57	16
Bulgaria	2.53	17
Netherlands	2.51	18
New Zealand	2.50	19
Canada	2.36	20
Latvia	2.36	21
Finland	2.30	22
Cameroon	2.14	23
Saudi Arabia	2.14	24
Zambia	2.12	25
Germany	2.11	26
Guatemala	2.05	27
Chile	2.04	28
Ukraine	1.97	29
Ghana	1.93	30
Morocco	1.91	31
France	1.90	32
Kenya	1.86	33
Hong Kong	1.86	34
UK	1.83	35
Norway	1.82	36
Uganda	1.81	37
Italy	1.80	38
Sri Lanka	1.78	39
Czechia	1.78	40
Greece	1.76	41
Jordan	1.75	42
Romania	1.73	43
Turkey	1.68	44
Domin. Rep.	1.63	45
Australia	1.61	46
Belgium	1.60	47
Austria	1.59	48
Costa Rica	1.57	49
Bolivia	1.54	50
Slovenia	1.54	51
Tunisia	1.53	52
Mexico	1.46	53
Poland	1.45	54
Denmark	1.43	55
Pakistan	1.42	56
Puerto Rico	1.39	57
Spain	1.39	58
Portugal	1.38	59
Ecuador	1.30	60
Tanzania	1.30	61
Kuwait	1.30	62
Ireland	1.27	63
Peru	1.26	64
Ivory Coast	1.25	65
Philippines	1.24	66
China	1.21	67
Indonesia	1.17	68
Angola	1.16	69
Azerbaijan	1.12	70
Brazil	1.12	71
South Africa	1.01	72
Vietnam	1.00	73
Singapore	0.97	74
Argentina	0.96	75
Egypt	0.85	76
Colombia	0.82	77
India	0.79	78
Bangladesh	0.71	79
Thailand	0.71	80
Paraguay	0.65	81

International price data

1. Serbia

2. Japan

3. USA

4. Nigeria

5. Uruguay

6. Israel

7. Russia

8. Lithuania

9. Hungary

10. Switzerland

11. Malaysia

12. Sweden

13. Slovakia

14. South Korea

15. Kazakhstan

16. UA Emirates

17. Bulgaria

18. Netherlands

19. New Zealand

20. Canada

21. Latvia

22. Finland

23. Cameroon

24. Saudi Arabia

25. Zambia

26. Germany

27. Guatemala

28. Chile

29. Ukraine

30. Ghana

31. Morocco

32. France

33. Kenya

34. Hong Kong

35. UK

36. Norway

37. Uganda

38. Italy

39. Sri Lanka

40. Czechia

41. Greece

42. Jordan

43. Romania

44. Turkey

45. Domin. Rep.

46. Australia

47. Belgium

48. Austria

49. Costa Rica

50. Bolivia

51. Slovenia

52. Tunisia

53. Mexico

54. Poland

55. Denmark

56. Pakistan

57. Puerto Rico

58. Spain

59. Portugal

60. Ecuador

61. Tanzania

62. Kuwait

63. Ireland

64. Peru

65. Ivory Coast

66. Philippines

67. China

68. Indonesia

69. Angola

70. Azerbaijan

71. Brazil

72. South Africa

73. Vietnam

74. Singapore

75. Argentina

76. Egypt

77. Colombia

78. India

79. Bangladesh

80. Thailand

81. Paraguay

4.69

4.47

3.77

3.61

3.28

3.26

3.24

2.98

2.95

2.92

2.86

2.83

2.68

2.64

2.57

2.53

2.51

2.50

2.36

2.30

2.14

2.12

2.11

2.05

2.04

1.97

1.93

1.91

1.90

1.86

1.83

1.82

1.81

1.80

1.78

1.76

1.75

1.73

1.68

1.63

1.61

1.60

1.59

1.57

1.54

1.53

1.46

1.45

1.43

1.42

1.39

1.38

1.30

1.27

1.26

1.25

1.24

1.21

1.17

1.16

1.12

1.01

1.00

0.97

0.96

0.85

0.82

0.79

0.71

0.65

1.2

2.3

3.5

4.69

Definition: The rice prices are for long grain white rice of 1 kilogram. Adjustments were made to the various measuring units across countries to arrive at a uniform measure of one kilo. In each country, we identified the leading rice brand and collected its prices from the largest food stores.