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Salmon: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in salmon totaled $20.3 billion (2.5 million tonnes). The top exporters were Norway (38%), Chile (13%) and Sweden (9%); the top importers were Poland (9%), the United States (9%) and France (9%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 22%.

Summary

World trade
$20.3billion
Tonnes
2.5million tonnes
Price per tonne
$8,222
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Norway$7.7 billion · 37.9%
    see destinations
  2. Chile$2.7 billion · 13.2%
    see destinations
  3. Sweden$1.9 billion · 9.5%
    see destinations
  4. Denmark$1.3 billion · 6.2%
  5. United Kingdom$1.1 billion · 5.5%
  6. Poland$1.1 billion · 5.3%
  7. Canada$745 million · 3.7%
  8. United States$714 million · 3.5%
  9. Germany$361 million · 1.8%
  10. Netherlands$354 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  11. Lithuania$345 million · 1.7%
  12. Iceland$268 million · 1.3%
  13. Russia$210 million · 1%
  14. Australia$208 million · 1%
  15. France$187 million · 0.92%
  16. Finland$129 million · 0.63%
  17. Ireland$117 million · 0.58%
  18. Spain$107 million · 0.53%
  19. Thailand$107 million · 0.52%
  20. New Zealand$106 million · 0.52%

Top importers

  1. Poland$1.9 billion · 9.4%
    see sources
  2. United States$1.8 billion · 9%
    see sources
  3. France$1.8 billion · 8.6%
    see sources
  4. Italy$1.6 billion · 8.1%
    see sources
  5. China$1.3 billion · 6.6%
  6. Germany$1.2 billion · 5.9%
  7. Denmark$1.1 billion · 5.2%
  8. Japan$929 million · 4.6%
  9. Netherlands$896 million · 4.4%
    re-exports
  10. Brazil$890 million · 4.4%
  11. United Kingdom$752 million · 3.7%
  12. Spain$741 million · 3.6%
  13. South Korea$339 million · 1.7%
  14. Thailand$321 million · 1.6%
  15. Lithuania$320 million · 1.6%
  16. Finland$316 million · 1.6%
  17. Canada$313 million · 1.5%
  18. Taiwan$272 million · 1.3%
  19. Portugal$260 million · 1.3%
  20. Belgium$215 million · 1.1%
    re-exports

Trend

Who sells it

Norway was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Norway 7.7
  • Chile 2.7
  • Sweden 1.9
  • Denmark 1.3
  • United Kingdom 1.1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Norway1.17.7
Chile0.32.7
Sweden0.031.9
Denmark0.321.3
United Kingdom0.191.1

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 63% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $8,222

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$5,041
1996$4,199
1997$4,264
1998$4,242
1999$4,368
2000$4,187
2001$3,343
2002$3,404
2003$3,684
2004$3,796
2005$4,289
2006$5,016
2007$5,592
2008$5,938
2009$5,920
2010$5,893
2011$5,893
2012$5,412
2013$6,094
2014$6,381
2015$5,483
2016$6,679
2017$7,131
2018$7,208
2019$6,925
2020$6,313
2021$7,206
2022$8,043
2023$8,038
2024$8,222

What it includes

Whole fresh or frozen, smoked and canned. In HS92 fillets are not separated from other fish and are excluded.

  • 030212 · subheading of heading 0302: Fresh fish
  • 030310 · subheading of heading 0303: Frozen fish
  • 030322 · subheading of heading 0303: Frozen fish
  • 030541 · subheading of heading 0305: Dried, salted and smoked fish
  • 160411 · subheading of heading 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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