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Live fish: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in live fish totaled $2.6 billion (301 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (24%), Hong Kong (14%) and Japan (5%); the top importers were Japan (17%), South Korea (14%) and China (14%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 7%.

Summary

World trade
$2.6billion
Tonnes
301thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$8,486
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$619 million · 24.1%
  2. Hong Kong$357 million · 13.9%
    re-exports
  3. Japan$139 million · 5.4%
  4. Sweden$112 million · 4.4%
  5. Philippines$106 million · 4.1%
  6. France$103 million · 4%
  7. Indonesia$94 million · 3.7%
  8. Taiwan$93 million · 3.6%
  9. United States$75 million · 2.9%
  10. South Korea$68 million · 2.7%
  11. Italy$66 million · 2.6%
  12. Vietnam$54 million · 2.1%
  13. Denmark$44 million · 1.7%
  14. Thailand$43 million · 1.7%
  15. Myanmar$39 million · 1.5%
  16. Tunisia$37 million · 1.4%
  17. Spain$35 million · 1.4%
  18. Singapore$33 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  19. Netherlands$33 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  20. Czechia$29 million · 1.1%

Top importers

  1. Japan$445 million · 17.3%
  2. South Korea$360 million · 14%
  3. China$352 million · 13.7%
  4. Hong Kong$319 million · 12.4%
    re-exports
  5. Spain$186 million · 7.2%
  6. United States$130 million · 5.1%
  7. Vietnam$62 million · 2.4%
  8. Germany$60 million · 2.3%
  9. Canada$55 million · 2.1%
  10. Italy$54 million · 2.1%
  11. Malta$50 million · 2%
  12. Cambodia$40 million · 1.6%
  13. France$38 million · 1.5%
  14. Singapore$29 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  15. United Kingdom$28 million · 1.1%
  16. Austria$27 million · 1%
  17. Netherlands$25 million · 0.96%
    re-exports
  18. Tunisia$19 million · 0.72%
  19. Malaysia$17 million · 0.67%
  20. Russia$17 million · 0.67%

Trend

Who sells it

China was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • China 619
  • Hong Kong 357
  • Japan 139
  • Sweden 112
  • Philippines 106

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China295619
Hong Kong74.7357
Japan80139
Sweden10.5112
Philippines25.1106

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 9% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $8,486

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$7,798
1996$6,898
1997$7,683
1998$5,713
1999$6,735
2000$5,313
2001$4,837
2002$4,552
2003$5,182
2004$5,854
2005$6,845
2006$5,955
2007$6,635
2008$7,453
2009$5,852
2010$7,385
2011$8,397
2012$8,537
2013$7,422
2014$7,276
2015$6,964
2016$8,703
2017$7,393
2018$9,133
2019$8,438
2020$8,098
2021$7,868
2022$9,854
2023$10,317
2024$8,486

What it includes

  • 0301 · Live 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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