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Where does the United States get its shrimp and prawns? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United States imported $6.3 billion of shrimp and prawns (775 thousand tonnes), 24.5% of the world total. Its main sources were India (37%), Ecuador (22%) and Indonesia (17%). The United States was the world’s largest importer of shrimp and prawns.

Summary

Value
$6.3billion
Tonnes
775thousand tonnes
Share of world total
24.5%
World rank
1st
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
India2.4Tonnes: 297,079USD per tonne: $7,94637.4%Sea
Ecuador1.4Tonnes: 198,507USD per tonne: $7,03122.1%Sea
Indonesia1.1Tonnes: 135,426USD per tonne: $7,98017.1%Sea
Vietnam0.72Tonnes: 69,322USD per tonne: $10,41111.4%Sea
Thailand0.31Tonnes: 28,129USD per tonne: $11,1295%Sea
Mexico0.15Tonnes: 12,398USD per tonne: $11,9462.4%Land
Argentina0.07Tonnes: 7,156USD per tonne: $9,3681.1%Sea
Peru0.04Tonnes: 5,524USD per tonne: $8,1000.71%Sea
Canada0.02Tonnes: 2,349USD per tonne: $10,6140.39%Land
China0.02Tonnes: 3,938USD per tonne: $5,8190.36%Sea
Saudi Arabia0.02Tonnes: 2,765USD per tonne: $6,5210.29%Sea
Guatemala0.02Tonnes: 1,997USD per tonne: $8,4010.27%Sea
Honduras0.01Tonnes: 1,725USD per tonne: $7,8830.22%Sea
Chile0.01Tonnes: 906USD per tonne: $13,9140.2%Sea
Sri Lanka0.01Tonnes: 1,314USD per tonne: $8,6390.18%Sea
Bangladesh0.01Tonnes: 684USD per tonne: $13,2590.14%Sea
Venezuela0.01Tonnes: 1,776USD per tonne: $4,9680.14%Sea
Panama0.01Tonnes: 851USD per tonne: $10,0080.13%Sea
Nigeria0.01Tonnes: 210USD per tonne: $27,4950.09%Sea
Spain< 0.01Tonnes: 280USD per tonne: $13,4690.06%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

India has been its main source since 2013

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

  • India 2.4
  • Ecuador 1.4
  • Indonesia 1.1
  • Vietnam 0.72
  • Thailand 0.31

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
India0.112.4
Ecuador0.441.4
Indonesia0.061.1
Vietnam0.020.72
Thailand0.990.31

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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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