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

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

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 ZMW to LAK.

1 Old Zambian Kwacha =

2 LAK 0.00% today

1 ZMK = 2.48589 LAK · 1 LAK = 0.40227 ZMK

Mid-market rate, updated 08:09 UTC. Paid plans update as often as every 60 seconds. Get ZMK→LAK rates via API

ZMK to LAK over the last year

2.402.452.50Nov ’25Jan ’26Mar ’26May ’26Jul ’26Sep ’26
52-week high
2.5088
52-week low
2.3678
52-week average
2.4278
Change over the year
+3.72%

Conversion tables

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
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

Get ZMK→LAK rates via API

The live rate, the rate on any past day or a whole range, for LAK 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=ZMK -d currencies=LAK \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

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

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Questions about ZMK to LAK

How much is 1 ZMK in LAK?

1 Old Zambian Kwacha is 2.48589 Laotian Kip at the mid-market rate of 4 October 2026, 08:09 UTC, and 1 LAK is 0.40227 ZMK.

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

Over the last 52 weeks 1 ZMK ranged from 2.36775 to 2.50878 LAK, 2.42779 LAK on average.

Which exchange rate is this?

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