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Prepared fish and caviar: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in prepared fish and caviar totaled $19.9 billion (4.1 million tonnes). The top exporters were Thailand (16%), China (15%) and Ecuador (8%); the top importers were the United States (11%), Japan (8%) and Italy (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 14%.

Summary

World trade
$19.9billion
Tonnes
4.1million tonnes
Price per tonne
$4,882
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Thailand$3.3 billion · 16.5%
  2. China$2.9 billion · 14.6%
  3. Ecuador$1.6 billion · 8%
  4. Spain$1.2 billion · 6.1%
  5. Morocco$906 million · 4.6%
  6. Poland$884 million · 4.4%
  7. Vietnam$809 million · 4.1%
  8. Germany$785 million · 3.9%
  9. Indonesia$629 million · 3.2%
  10. Italy$439 million · 2.2%
  11. Philippines$392 million · 2%
  12. Netherlands$372 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  13. Portugal$352 million · 1.8%
  14. United States$288 million · 1.5%
  15. Denmark$287 million · 1.4%
  16. Mauritius$281 million · 1.4%
  17. Lithuania$271 million · 1.4%
  18. France$261 million · 1.3%
  19. Papua New Guinea$256 million · 1.3%
  20. Seychelles$239 million · 1.2%

Top importers

  1. United States$2.2 billion · 10.9%
  2. Japan$1.6 billion · 8.1%
  3. Italy$1.5 billion · 7.4%
  4. Spain$1.3 billion · 6.3%
  5. France$1.2 billion · 5.9%
  6. Germany$1.1 billion · 5.5%
  7. United Kingdom$1 billion · 5.1%
  8. Netherlands$548 million · 2.8%
    re-exports
  9. Australia$508 million · 2.6%
  10. Saudi Arabia$448 million · 2.3%
  11. Canada$386 million · 1.9%
  12. Thailand$342 million · 1.7%
  13. Portugal$310 million · 1.6%
  14. Belgium$299 million · 1.5%
    re-exports
  15. Israel$244 million · 1.2%
  16. South Korea$233 million · 1.2%
  17. Poland$229 million · 1.2%
  18. Libya$209 million · 1.1%
  19. Austria$207 million · 1%
  20. United Arab Emirates$200 million · 1%

Trend

Who sells it

Thailand has been the top exporter since 2001

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

  • Thailand 3.3
  • China 2.9
  • Ecuador 1.6
  • Spain 1.2
  • Morocco 0.91

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Thailand0.833.3
China0.862.9
Ecuador0.171.6
Spain0.211.2
Morocco0.190.91

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 35% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $4,882

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$3,611
1996$3,351
1997$3,073
1998$3,129
1999$2,968
2000$2,717
2001$2,629
2002$2,795
2003$2,840
2004$3,044
2005$3,169
2006$3,275
2007$3,595
2008$4,016
2009$3,889
2010$3,853
2011$4,272
2012$4,563
2013$4,692
2014$4,380
2015$3,971
2016$4,064
2017$4,352
2018$4,626
2019$4,473
2020$4,364
2021$4,603
2022$4,805
2023$5,136
2024$4,882

What it includes

  • 1604 · Prepared fish and caviar

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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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