What is the price of fish per kilogram/pound in Lebanon today?
The retail price range for Lebanon fish is between US$ 4.45 and US$ 6.43 per kilogram or between US$ 2.02 and US$ 2.92 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of fish in Lebanon
The retail price range in Lebanese Pound for fish is between LBP 67,465.91 and LBP 97,450.76 per kilogram or between LBP 30,596.78 and LBP 44,195.35 per pound(lb) in Beirut and Sidon.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Lebanon fish is between US$ 3.12 and US$ 4.50 per kilogram or between US$ 1.41 and US$ 2.04 per pound(lb).
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Lebanon Fish Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Fish from Lebanon over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 9.20 US dollars per kg, followed by a slight decrease to 9.17 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 5.75 US dollars per kg, before increasing to 7.67 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then decreased again to 5.05 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Fish from Lebanon in 2023 will be 6.36 US dollars per kg and in 2024 will be 6.71 US dollars per kg.Lebanon Fish Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Fish into Lebanon over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2016, the price was 7.08 US dollars per kg, which was the highest in the five year period. This was followed by a sharp drop in 2017 to 9.2 US dollars per kg. In 2018, the price dropped further to 9.17 US dollars per kg. However, in 2019, the price saw a significant decrease to 5.75 US dollars per kg. The price then increased to 7.67 US dollars per kg in 2020 and dropped again to 5.05 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on the data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Fish into Lebanon will remain relatively stable in the next two years. We predict that the price will be around 5.50 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 5.75 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Lebanon fish
The total values in export for fish in Lebanon were US$ 92, US$ 46, US$ 55 and US$ 23 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Lebanon fish - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Lebanon sold 4 tonnes of fish. Through 2019 alone, the interest in Lebanon fish (fish category) has decreased, changing by -33.333 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, fish's exports reduced by -20 percent netting the exporter US$0.02m for the year 2019. Lebanon's fish exports are classified as:
- Smoked fish, incl. fillets (excluding offal, Pacific salmon, Atlantic salmon, Danube salmon, herring, trout, tilapia, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch and snakeheads) (HS code 030549)
- Dried fish, even salted but not smoked (excluding fillets, offal and cod) (HS code 030559)
- Fresh or chilled freshwater and saltwater fish (excluding salmonidae, flat fish, tunas, skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito, herrings, cod, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, haddock, coalfish, mackerel, sharks, eels, swordfish and toothfish) (HS code 030269)
- Fresh or chilled fish, n.e.s. (HS code 030289)
- Fish, salted or in brine only (excluding fillets, offal, herring, cod, anchovies, tilapia, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch and snakeheads) (HS code 030569)
- Prepared or preserved fish, whole or in pieces (excluding minced, merely smoked, and salmon, herrings, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, tunas, skipjack, bonito "sarda spp.", mackerel, anchovies and eels) (HS code 160419)
- Prepared or preserved fish (excluding whole or in pieces) (HS code 160420)
- Frozen freshwater and saltwater fish (excluding salmonidae, flat fish, tunas, skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito, herrings, cod, swordfish, toothfish, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, haddock, coalfish, mackerel, dogfish and other sharks, eels, sea bass and hake) (HS code 030379)
- Frozen fish, n.e.s. (HS code 030389)
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Lebanon fish export values
In 2019, Lebanon sold fish costing 0.02m USD, a decrease of -63.64% from 2018's total fish export of 0.055m USD. The annual reduction in value of Lebanon fish between 2017 to 2018 was 19.565%.
The yearly change in the volume of Lebanon's fish exports between 2017 and 2019 was -20% in comparison to a variation of -33.333% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Lebanon fish ( in '000$ )
Lebanon imported 8,658 tonnes of fish in 2019.