What is the price of tuna in Ecuador?

As of January 2024, tuna in Ecuador is US$ 9.16 per kg, sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Ecuador's world rank in tuna exports?

Ecuador ranks #17 out of 50 exporters.

What was the export value of Ecuador's tuna in 2024?

The export value was US$2,179,589.

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Tuna Prices in Ecuador

US$ 9.16 / kg

MoM ▼ 10.0%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2024

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (USD)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	9.16	-	▼ 10.0%	n/a	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of July 2026, the tuna price in Ecuador available is US$ 9.16 per kg.

Ecuador exported 238 tonnes of tuna in 2024, valued at US$2,179,589, ranking #17 among 50 global exporters and accounting for 1.2% of world exports. Export volumes increased by 69.8% year-on-year, and Ecuador is a net exporter of tuna. The latest export price is US$9.1619 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - tuna in Ecuador

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Ecuador exported $2.2M (237.9 t) of tuna▲ 69.8% YoY. That ranks #17 worldwide (1.2% of global exports).

$2.2M

Export value

237.9 t

Export volume

#17 / 50

World rank

1.2%

Global share

$9.16

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top tuna exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Sri Lanka $28.8M · 16%
#2 Costa Rica $16.6M · 9.2%
#3 France $15.8M · 8.7%
#4 Indonesia $14.6M · 8.1%
#5 Australia $13.7M · 7.6%

Annual export data Ecuador · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$2.2M	237.9 t	$9.16
2023	$1.3M	-	-
2022	$2.9M	286.8 t	$10.18
2021	$2.4M	256.1 t	$9.33
2020	$1.5M	150.8 t	$9.95

HS Code

tuna is traded under Harmonized System code 0302.32. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

Ecuador tuna - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Ecuador shipped 11,544 tonnes of tuna. Through 2019 alone, the demand for Ecuador tuna (fish category) has shrunk, with a change of -28.463 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, tuna's exports increased by 49.63 pc netting Ecuador US$61.35m for the year 2019. Ecuador's tuna exports are categorised as:

Fresh or chilled Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) (HS code 030235)
Frozen bigeye tunas "Thunnus obesus" (HS code 030344)
Fresh or chilled tunas of the genus "Thunnus" (excluding Thunnus alalunga, Thunnus albacares, Thunnus obesus, Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis and Thunnus maccoyii) (HS code 030239)
Fresh or chilled Southern bluefin tunas "Thunnus maccoyii" (HS code 030236)
Frozen fillets of tuna "of the genus Thunnus", skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito "Euthynnus [Katsuwonus] pelamis" (HS code 030487)
Frozen Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) (HS code 030345)
Frozen tunas of the genus "Thunnus" (excluding Thunnus alalunga, Thunnus albacares, Thunnus obesus, Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis and Thunnus maccoyii) (HS code 030349)
Frozen Southern bluefin tunas "Thunnus maccoyii" (HS code 030346)
Frozen albacore or longfinned tunas "Thunnus alalunga" (HS code 030341)
Fresh or chilled yellowfin tunas "Thunnus albacares" (HS code 030232)
Frozen yellowfin tunas "Thunnus albacares" (HS code 030342)
Fresh or chilled bigeye tunas "Thunnus obesus" (HS code 030234)
Fresh or chilled albacore or longfinned tunas "Thunnus alalunga" (HS code 030231)

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Ecuador tuna export values

In 2019, Ecuador shipped tuna worth 61.35m USD, a contraction of -16.59% from 2018's total tuna export of 73.549m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Ecuador tuna between 2017 to 2018 was 59.166%.

The annual/yearly variation in the amount of Ecuador's tuna exports between 2017 and 2019 was 49.63% compared to a variation of -28.463% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Ecuador tuna ( in '000$ )

Ecuador ordered 34,773 tonnes of tuna in 2019.

Other Fish Prices in Ecuador

Latest prices for other fish in Ecuador:

Catfish$1.31/kg Cod$3.00/kg Cuttlesfish$1.59/kg Hake Fish$1.93/kg Fish meat$5.99/kg Sole Fish$0.20/kg Bonito Fish$1.85/kg Carp Fish$4.12/kg Tilapia$1.44/kg Abalone$44.12/kg Sardines$2.24/kg Antarctic toothfish$1.85/kg

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Tuna Ecuador

US$ 9.1619 / kg

generic Export (unit value) as of 2024-01-01

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