What is the price of shrimps & prawns per kilogram/pound in Gabon today?
The retail price range for Gabon shrimps & prawns is between US$ 4.84 and US$ 14.51 per kilogram or between US$ 2.19 and US$ 6.58 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of shrimps & prawns in Gabon
The retail price range in CFA Franc BEAC for shrimps & prawns is between XAF 3,023.44 and XAF 9,070.31 per kilogram or between XAF 1,371.17 and XAF 4,113.52 per pound(lb) in Libreville and Mandji (Port-Gentil).
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Gabon shrimps & prawns is between US$ 3.39 and US$ 10.16 per kilogram or between US$ 1.54 and US$ 4.61 per pound(lb).
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Gabon Shrimps & Prawns Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Shrimps & Prawns from Gabon over the last five years has seen a significant fluctuation. In 2011, the price was 6.55 US $ per kg, which increased to 10.51 US $ per kg in 2012. In 2016, the price rose to 11.46 US $ per kg, but then dropped to 6.00 US $ per kg in 2017. In 2018, the price rose again to 10.54 US $ per kg, before dropping to 8.78 US $ per kg in 2019. The most recent year, 2020, saw the price drop to 2.00 US $ per kg. Based on this data, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Shrimps & Prawns from Gabon will remain around 2.00 US $ per kg in 2023 and 2024.Gabon Shrimps & Prawns Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Shrimps & Prawns into Gabon over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2011, the price was 6.55 US dollars per kg. This increased to 10.51 US dollars per kg in 2012, before dropping to 6.00 US dollars per kg in 2017. The price then rose again to 10.54 US dollars per kg in 2018, before dropping to 8.78 US dollars per kg in 2019. The most recent data shows that the price has dropped to 2.00 US dollars per kg in 2020. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Shrimps & Prawns into Gabon will remain low in the next few years. We can predict that the price will be around 2.00 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 2024.Export values for Gabon shrimps & prawns
The total values in export for shrimps & prawns in Gabon were US$ 282, US$ 884, US$ 636 and US$ 320 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Gabon shrimps & prawns - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Gabon shipped 37 tonnes of shrimps & prawns. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for Gabon shrimps & prawns (seafood category) has decreased, with a change of -38.333 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, shrimps & prawns' exports decreased by -58.43 pc netting Gabon US$0.32m for the year 2019. Gabon's shrimps & prawns exports are classified as:
- Frozen cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030616)
- Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, not in airtight containers (excluding smoked) (HS code 160521)
- Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved (HS code 160520)
- Cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030626)
- Shrimps and prawns, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (excl. cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon") (HS code 030636)
- Shrimps and prawns, even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding cold-water shrimps and prawns) (HS code 030627)
- Shrimps and prawns, whether in shell or not, live, dried, salted or in brine, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030623)
- Shrimps and prawns, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. ones in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030695)
- Shrimps & prawns, prepared or preserved (HS code 1605Xa)
- Cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030635)
- Frozen shrimps and prawns, whether in shell or not, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030613)
- Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, in airtight containers (excluding smoked) (HS code 160529)
- Frozen shrimps and prawns, even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding cold-water shrimps and prawns) (HS code 030617)
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Gabon shrimps & prawns export values
In 2019, Gabon supplied shrimps & prawns with a value of 0.32m USD, a contraction of -49.69% from 2018's total shrimps & prawns export of 0.636m USD. The yearly change in value of Gabon shrimps & prawns between 2017 to 2018 was -28.054 percent.
The annual/yearly change in the quantity of Gabon's shrimps & prawns exports between 2017 and 2019 was -58.43 percent in comparison to a variation of -38.333% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Gabon shrimps & prawns ( in '000$ )
Gabon ordered 62 tonnes of shrimps & prawns in 2019.