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Laotian Kip (LAK) to Old Zambian Kwacha (ZMK)

Convert Laotian Kip to old Zambian kwachas at the live mid-market rate. Reverse: ZMK to LAK

The Old Zambian Kwacha is no longer in use

Old Zambian Kwacha (ZMK) was replaced by the Zambian Kwacha (ZMW) in 2013. For today’s money, convert LAK to ZMW.

1 Laotian Kip =

0.4023 ZMK 0.00% today

1 LAK = 0.40227 ZMK · 1 ZMK = 2.48589 LAK

Mid-market rate, updated 04:12 UTC. Paid plans update as often as every 60 seconds. Get LAK→ZMK rates via API

LAK to ZMK over the last year

0.400.410.42Nov ’25Jan ’26Mar ’26May ’26Jul ’26Sep ’26
52-week high
0.42234
52-week low
0.39860
52-week average
0.41203
Change over the year
−3.58%

Conversion tables

LAK to ZMK
LAK ZMK
1 LAK 0.4023 ZMK
10 LAK 4 ZMK
100 LAK 40 ZMK
1,000 LAK 402 ZMK
10,000 LAK 4,023 ZMK
50,000 LAK 20,114 ZMK
100,000 LAK 40,227 ZMK
ZMK to LAK
ZMK LAK
1 ZMK 2 LAK
10 ZMK 25 LAK
100 ZMK 249 LAK
1,000 ZMK 2,486 LAK
10,000 ZMK 24,859 LAK
50,000 ZMK 124,295 LAK
100,000 ZMK 248,589 LAK

Get LAK→ZMK rates via API

The live rate, the rate on any past day or a whole range, for ZMK and 170+ other currencies, as JSON. Free plan included. See the exchange rate API.

Get a free API key API documentation 
curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/latest \
  -G -d base_currency=LAK -d currencies=ZMK \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

# the rate on a past day
curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/historical \
  -G -d base_currency=LAK -d currencies=ZMK \
  -d date=2025-10-04 \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

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Questions about LAK to ZMK

How much is 1 LAK in ZMK?

1 Laotian Kip is 0.40227 old Zambian kwachas at the mid-market rate of 4 October 2026, 04:12 UTC, and 1 ZMK is 2.48589 LAK.

What was the LAK to ZMK rate over the last year?

Over the last 52 weeks 1 LAK ranged from 0.398601 to 0.422342 ZMK, 0.412027 ZMK on average.

Which exchange rate is this?

The mid-market rate: the midpoint between what currency markets pay and ask for LAK/ZMK, without the margin a bank or card issuer adds, so the rate you are charged is usually a little worse.