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Where does China get its shrimp and prawns? Import sources 2024

In 2024, China imported $5.1 billion of shrimp and prawns (948 thousand tonnes), 19.6% of the world total. Ecuador sold 58% of the total, followed by India (15%) and Thailand (5%). China was the world’s 2nd-largest importer of shrimp and prawns.

Summary

Value
$5.1billion
Tonnes
948thousand tonnes
Share of world total
19.6%
World rank
2nd
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Ecuador2.9Tonnes: 598,212USD per tonne: $4,92258.2%Sea
India0.75Tonnes: 140,095USD per tonne: $5,37914.9%Land
Thailand0.27Tonnes: 27,088USD per tonne: $9,8395.3%Sea
Denmark0.17Tonnes: 20,175USD per tonne: $8,2223.3%Sea
Greenland0.15Tonnes: 25,708USD per tonne: $5,7942.9%Sea
Canada0.14Tonnes: 26,737USD per tonne: $5,1412.7%Sea
Argentina0.14Tonnes: 20,198USD per tonne: $6,7922.7%Sea
Vietnam0.09Tonnes: 19,752USD per tonne: $4,4781.8%Land
Saudi Arabia0.09Tonnes: 19,218USD per tonne: $4,5071.7%Sea
Indonesia0.07Tonnes: 11,630USD per tonne: $6,3151.5%Sea
Russia0.07Tonnes: 4,397USD per tonne: $16,4731.4%Land
Malaysia0.03Tonnes: 4,214USD per tonne: $7,7020.64%Sea
Myanmar0.03Tonnes: 5,834USD per tonne: $4,8430.56%Land
Venezuela0.03Tonnes: 7,022USD per tonne: $4,0120.56%Sea
Pakistan0.02Tonnes: 4,928USD per tonne: $4,0430.39%Land
Estonia0.02Tonnes: 3,198USD per tonne: $5,2290.33%Sea
Peru0.01Tonnes: 3,262USD per tonne: $4,2530.27%Sea
Norway0.01Tonnes: 2,223USD per tonne: $4,3560.19%Sea
United States0.01Tonnes: 275USD per tonne: $35,1290.19%Air
Australia0.01Tonnes: 509USD per tonne: $13,1130.13%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Ecuador has been its main source since 2018

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • Ecuador 2.9
  • India 0.75
  • Thailand 0.27
  • Denmark 0.17
  • Greenland 0.15

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Ecuador0.012.9
India0.010.75
Thailand0.030.27
Denmark0.010.17
Greenland< 0.010.15

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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