What is the price of tilapia in Egypt?

As of January 2025, tilapia in Egypt is US$ 9.57 per kg (299 EGP), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Egypt's world rank among tilapia exporters?

Egypt ranks #63 out of 95 exporters.

Is Egypt a net exporter or importer of tilapia?

Egypt is a net exporter of tilapia.

Tilapia Price in Egypt - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Tilapia Prices in Egypt

US$ 9.57 / kg

299 EGP / kg

MoM ▲ 9.7% YoY ▲ 9.7%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (EGP)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	9.57	299	▲ 9.7%	▲ 9.7%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the tilapia price in Egypt available is US$ 9.57 per kg (299 EGP), up 9.7% year-on-year.

Egypt exported 59 tonnes of tilapia in 2024, valued at US$512,121, ranking #63 out of 95 global exporters and accounting for 0.0% of world exports. The country's tilapia exports grew by 12.4% year-on-year, and Egypt holds a net exporter position. The latest export unit value is US$9.5662 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - tilapia in Egypt

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Egypt exported $512.1K (58.7 t) of tilapia▲ 12.4% YoY. That ranks #63 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$512.1K

Export value

58.7 t

Export volume

#63 / 95

World rank

Global share

$8.72

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top tilapia exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Netherlands $181.1M · 10.6%
#2 China $176.3M · 10.3%
#3 Myanmar $112.7M · 6.6%
#4 France $90.3M · 5.3%
#5 Indonesia $70.8M · 4.1%

Annual export data Egypt · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$512.1K	58.7 t	$8.72
2023	$455.5K	61.4 t	$7.42
2022	$2.8M	424.3 t	$6.52

HS Code

tilapia is traded under Harmonized System code 0302.89. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

Egypt tilapia - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Egypt sold 8,351 tonnes of tilapia. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for Egypt tilapia (fish category) has improved, changing by 484.395 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, tilapia's exports grew by 114.95 pc bringing the nation US$0.00m for the year 2019. Egypt's tilapia exports are categorised as:

Fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, of tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp." (HS code 030531)
Dried tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp.", even salted but not smoked (excl. fillets and offal) (HS code 030552)
Fresh or chilled fillets of tilapia "Oreochromis spp." (HS code 030431)
Frozen tilapia "Oreochromis spp." (HS code 030323)
Fresh or chilled tilapia "Oreochromis spp." (HS code 030271)
Smoked tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp.", incl. fillets (excluding offal) (HS code 030544)
Tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp.", salted or in brine only (excluding fillets and offal) (HS code 030564)
Frozen fillets of tilapia "Oreochromis spp." (HS code 030461)
Frozen meat, whether or not minced, of tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp." (excluding fillets) (HS code 030493)
Fresh or chilled meat, whether or not minced, of tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp." (excluding fillets) (HS code 030451)

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Egypt tilapia export values

In 2019, Egypt sold tilapia with a value of 0.00m USD, a decrease of -100.00% from 2018's total tilapia export of 1.14m USD. The yearly change in value of Egypt tilapia between 2017 to 2018 was -15.618 pc.

The yearly change in the volume of Egypt's tilapia exports between 2017 and 2019 was 114.95 pc when compared to a variation of 484.395% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Egypt tilapia ( in '000$ )

Egypt procured 1 tonnes of tilapia in 2019.

Tilapia Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest tilapia prices in other Africa countries:

Ghana$0.28/kg Zambia$0.29/kg South Africa$4.17/kg Tanzania$0.99/kg Uganda$1.68/kg Kenya$3.80/kg Algeria$8.29/kg Mozambique$1.25/kg DRC Congo$1.72/kg Namibia$4.26/kg Botswana$11.09/kg Angola$0.44/kg Mauritius$10.36/kg Ivory Coast$10.12/kg Rwanda$3.20/kg

Other Fish Prices in Egypt

Latest prices for other fish in Egypt:

Carp Fish$26.92/kg Trout$7.57/kg Live Trout$151.24/kg Cod Fish$5.21/kg Turbot Fish$2.61/kg

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