What is the price of live sheep per kilogram/pound in Ethiopia today?
The retail price range for Ethiopia live sheep is between US$ 6.99 and US$ 17.82 per kilogram or between US$ 3.17 and US$ 8.08 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of live sheep in Ethiopia
The retail price range in Ethiopian Birr for live sheep is between ETB 379.02 and ETB 967.16 per kilogram or between ETB 171.89 and ETB 438.62 per pound(lb) in Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Ethiopia live sheep is between US$ 4.89 and US$ 12.48 per kilogram or between US$ 2.22 and US$ 5.66 per pound(lb).
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Ethiopia Live Sheep Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Live Sheep from Ethiopia over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 2.50 US$ per kg, followed by 2.32 US$ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 2.22 US$ per kg and then increased slightly to 2.26 US$ per kg in 2020. The most recent year, 2021, saw the lowest price of 1.97 US$ per kg. Based on this data, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Live Sheep from Ethiopia will remain relatively stable in the next two years, with an estimated price of 2.10 US$ per kg in 2023 and 2.20 US$ per kg in 2024.The Ethiopia live sheep exports are classified as:
- Live sheep (HS code 010410)
Ethiopia Live Sheep Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Live Sheep into Ethiopia has been relatively stable over the past five years. In 2016, the price was 2.60 US dollars per kg, followed by 2.50 US dollars per kg in 2017. In 2018, the price dropped to 2.32 US dollars per kg, and then further decreased to 2.22 US dollars per kg in 2019. In 2020, the price slightly increased to 2.26 US dollars per kg, and then decreased again to 1.97 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on the data, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Live Sheep into Ethiopia will remain relatively stable in the next two years. The price is expected to be around 2.00 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 2.05 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Ethiopia live sheep
The total values in export for live sheep in Ethiopia were US$ 15,075, US$ 4,955 and US$ 119 in US dollar thousand for the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Livestock category in Ethiopia: Live Horses, Live Donkeys, Live Mules, Live Cattle, Live Buffalo, Live Pigs, Live Goats, Live Chicken, Live Turkey & Live Ducks.
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Ethiopia live sheep - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Ethiopia sold 66 tonnes of live sheep. Across 2019 alone, the demand for Ethiopia live sheep (livestock category) has shrunk, flactuating by -96.776 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, live sheep's exports reduced by -98.9 pc netting Ethiopia US$0.12m for the year 2019. Ethiopia's live sheep exports are categorised as:
- Live sheep (HS code 010410)
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Ethiopia live sheep export values
In 2019, Ethiopia supplied live sheep valued at 0.12m USD, a contraction of -97.58% from 2018's total live sheep export of 4.955m USD. The yearly change in value of Ethiopia live sheep between 2017 to 2018 was -67.131 per cent.
The per year change in the quantity of Ethiopia's live sheep exports between 2017 and 2019 was -98.9% when compared to a variation of -96.776% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Ethiopia live sheep ( in '000$ )
Ethiopia's top export markets for live sheep are United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, Sweden, Brazil and Yemen.
Ethiopia brought in 0 tonnes of live sheep in 2019.