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

In 2024, Japan imported $1.9 billion of shrimp and prawns (211 thousand tonnes), 7.2% of the world total. Its main sources were Vietnam (26%), India (16%) and Indonesia (16%). Japan was the world’s 3rd-largest importer of shrimp and prawns.

Summary

Value
$1.9billion
Tonnes
211thousand tonnes
Share of world total
7.2%
World rank
3rd
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Vietnam475Tonnes: 47,757USD per tonne: $9,93925.6%Sea
India296Tonnes: 39,197USD per tonne: $7,56416%Sea
Indonesia291Tonnes: 31,311USD per tonne: $9,28115.7%Sea
Thailand290Tonnes: 29,730USD per tonne: $9,74115.6%Sea
Ecuador97.1Tonnes: 13,779USD per tonne: $7,0455.2%Sea
Argentina93.3Tonnes: 14,152USD per tonne: $6,5955%Sea
China93.1Tonnes: 14,320USD per tonne: $6,4995%Sea
Greenland41.7Tonnes: 3,765USD per tonne: $11,0732.3%Sea
Russia34.5Tonnes: 1,306USD per tonne: $26,3781.9%Sea
Myanmar19Tonnes: 2,009USD per tonne: $9,4721%Sea
Canada18.9Tonnes: 1,826USD per tonne: $10,3261%Sea
Taiwan15.3Tonnes: 783USD per tonne: $19,5540.83%Sea
Pakistan12Tonnes: 2,111USD per tonne: $5,6980.65%Sea
Bangladesh10.6Tonnes: 1,063USD per tonne: $9,9930.57%Sea
Malaysia8.9Tonnes: 1,060USD per tonne: $8,3900.48%Sea
Mexico7.4Tonnes: 748USD per tonne: $9,8520.4%Sea
Peru7Tonnes: 1,038USD per tonne: $6,7610.38%Sea
Australia6.5Tonnes: 418USD per tonne: $15,5590.35%Sea
Sri Lanka6.4Tonnes: 588USD per tonne: $10,7960.34%Sea
Philippines4.5Tonnes: 538USD per tonne: $8,4080.24%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Vietnam has been its main source since 2013

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

  • Vietnam 475
  • India 296
  • Indonesia 291
  • Thailand 290
  • Ecuador 97.1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Vietnam195475
India512296
Indonesia901291
Thailand892290
Ecuador47.797.1

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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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