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Fresh fish: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in fresh fish totaled $24 billion (4.1 million tonnes). The top exporters were Norway (35%), Sweden (9%) and the United Kingdom (6%); the top importers were the United States (11%), France (9%) and Italy (9%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 22%.

Summary

World trade
$24billion
Tonnes
4.1million tonnes
Price per tonne
$5,878
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Norway$8.3 billion · 34.5%
  2. Sweden$2 billion · 8.5%
  3. United Kingdom$1.5 billion · 6.4%
  4. Denmark$1.4 billion · 5.8%
  5. Chile$1.3 billion · 5.2%
  6. Turkey$919 million · 3.8%
  7. Canada$876 million · 3.7%
  8. Spain$836 million · 3.5%
  9. Greece$770 million · 3.2%
  10. Netherlands$569 million · 2.4%
    re-exports
  11. France$489 million · 2%
  12. Iceland$432 million · 1.8%
  13. Australia$253 million · 1.1%
  14. China$248 million · 1%
  15. Mexico$218 million · 0.91%
  16. Italy$192 million · 0.8%
  17. United States$185 million · 0.77%
  18. Ireland$170 million · 0.71%
  19. Indonesia$165 million · 0.69%
  20. Portugal$164 million · 0.68%

Top importers

  1. United States$2.7 billion · 11.4%
  2. France$2.1 billion · 8.9%
  3. Italy$2.1 billion · 8.8%
  4. Poland$1.8 billion · 7.5%
  5. Spain$1.6 billion · 6.7%
  6. Denmark$1.3 billion · 5.5%
  7. Netherlands$1.3 billion · 5.2%
    re-exports
  8. China$1.1 billion · 4.6%
  9. Brazil$857 million · 3.6%
  10. United Kingdom$855 million · 3.6%
  11. Germany$702 million · 2.9%
  12. Portugal$589 million · 2.5%
  13. Thailand$420 million · 1.8%
  14. Sweden$362 million · 1.5%
  15. Finland$346 million · 1.4%
  16. Lithuania$337 million · 1.4%
  17. Hong Kong$300 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  18. South Korea$280 million · 1.2%
  19. Taiwan$270 million · 1.1%
  20. Canada$269 million · 1.1%

Trend

Who sells it

Norway was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Norway 8.3
  • Sweden 2
  • United Kingdom 1.5
  • Denmark 1.4
  • Chile 1.3

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Norway1.18.3
Sweden0.082
United Kingdom0.411.5
Denmark0.51.4
Chile0.161.3

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 99% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $5,878

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$2,950
1996$2,851
1997$2,813
1998$2,478
1999$2,636
2000$2,618
2001$2,580
2002$2,681
2003$2,963
2004$3,061
2005$3,377
2006$3,653
2007$3,783
2008$4,091
2009$4,042
2010$3,995
2011$4,454
2012$4,049
2013$4,588
2014$4,577
2015$4,010
2016$4,332
2017$3,828
2018$4,610
2019$4,603
2020$4,215
2021$4,853
2022$5,312
2023$5,744
2024$5,878

What it includes

  • 0302 · Fresh fish

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Sources and methodology

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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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