What is the price of live fish per kilogram/pound in Ghana today?
The retail price range for Ghana live fish is between US$ 9.70 and US$ 14.55 per kilogram or between US$ 4.40 and US$ 6.60 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of live fish in Ghana
The retail price range in Ghana Cedi for live fish is between GHS 104.31 and GHS 156.47 per kilogram or between GHS 47.31 and GHS 70.96 per pound(lb) in Accra and Kumasi.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Ghana live fish is between US$ 6.79 and US$ 10.19 per kilogram or between US$ 3.08 and US$ 4.62 per pound(lb).
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Ghana Live Fish Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Live Fish from Ghana has seen a significant decrease over the last five years. In 2011, the price was 1.75 US dollars per kg, but by 2019, it had dropped to 0.54 US dollars per kg. This represents a 69% decrease in price. Looking ahead, we can predict that the export price of Live Fish from Ghana will remain relatively low, with an estimated price of 0.45 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 0.40 US dollars per kg in 2024.Ghana Live Fish Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Live Fish from Ghana has seen a significant decrease over the past five years. In 2011, the price was 1.75 US dollars per kg, which increased to 2.00 US dollars per kg in 2012. However, in 2013, the price jumped to 4.00 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 1.00 US dollars per kg in 2017. The price has continued to decrease, with the most recent data showing a price of 0.54 US dollars per kg in 2019. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Live Fish from Ghana will continue to decrease in the coming years. We can predict that the price in 2023 will be around 0.30 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 0.20 US dollars per kg.Export values for Ghana live fish
The total values in export for live fish in Ghana were US$ 16, US$ 4, US$ 2 and US$ 7 in US dollar thousand for the years 2013, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Fish category in Ghana: Live Ornamental Fish, Live Trout, Live Eels, Live Carp, Live Tuna, Trout, Salmon, Halibut Fish, Sole Fish & Turbot Fish.
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Ghana live fish - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Ghana shipped 13 tonnes of live fish. For 2019 alone, the market for Ghana live fish (fish category) has surged, recording a change of 160 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, live fish's exports increased by 225 pc netting the nation US$0.01m for the year 2019. Ghana's live fish exports are classified as:
- Live fish (excluding ornamental fish, trout [Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster], eels [Anguilla spp.], carp [Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus], Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna [Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis] and southern bluefin tuna [Thunnus maccoyii]) (HS code 030199)
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Ghana live fish export values
In 2019, Ghana sold live fish worth 0.01m USD, an increase of 400.00% from 2018's total live fish export of 0.002m USD. The yearly growth in value of Ghana live fish between 2017 to 2018 was -50%.
The annual/yearly variation in the amount of Ghana's live fish exports between 2017 and 2019 was 225 pc when compared to a variation of 160% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Ghana live fish ( in '000$ )
Ghana imported 0 tonnes of live fish in 2019.