What is the price of lobster per kilogram/pound in Namibia today?
The retail price range for Namibia lobster is between US$ 14.57 and US$ 28.17 per kilogram or between US$ 6.61 and US$ 12.77 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of lobster in Namibia
The retail price range in Rand for lobster is between NAD 283.07 and NAD 547.26 per kilogram or between NAD 128.38 and NAD 248.19 per pound(lb) in Windhoek and Walvis Bay.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Namibia lobster is between US$ 10.20 and US$ 19.72 per kilogram or between US$ 4.63 and US$ 8.94 per pound(lb).
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Namibia Lobster Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Lobster from Namibia over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 21.11 US$ per kg, followed by a decrease to 19.83 US$ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price increased to 23.29 US$ per kg, before dropping to 20.43 US$ per kg in 2020. The most recent year, 2021, saw the price drop to 0.00 US$ per kg. Based on this data, it is likely that the export price of Lobster from Namibia will remain relatively low in the next two years, with an estimated price of around 20.00 US$ per kg in 2023 and 2024.Namibia Lobster Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Lobster into Namibia over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was 21.11 US dollars per kg, followed by a slight decrease to 19.83 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price increased to 23.29 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 20.43 US dollars per kg in 2020. The most recent data shows that the import price per kilogram of Lobster into Namibia was 20.43 US dollars in 2021. Looking ahead, it is difficult to predict the exact prices for 2023 and 2024. However, based on the data from the last five years, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Lobster into Namibia will remain relatively stable in the coming years.Export values for Namibia lobster
The total values in export for lobster in Namibia were US$ 4,363, US$ 3,568, US$ 2,756 and US$ 2,376 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Namibia lobster - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of lobster sold by Namibia in 2020 was 155 tons. In 2019 Namibia shipped 102 tonnes of lobster. For the year 2019 alone, the market for Namibia lobster (seafood category) has decreased, recording a change of -26.619 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, lobster's exports decreased by -39.64 percent bringing Namibia US$2.38m for the year 2019. Namibia's lobster exports are categorised as:
- Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030631)
- Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030691)
- Frozen lobsters "Homarus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030612)
- Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030621)
- Frozen rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp.", "Panulirus spp." and "Jasus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030611)
- Lobsters "Homarus spp.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030632)
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030634)
- Lobsters "Homarus spp.", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030692)
- Lobster, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160530)
- Lobsters "Homarus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030622)
- Lobster (HS code 0306Xd)
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030625)
- Frozen Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030615)
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030694)
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Namibia lobster export values
In 2019, Namibia supplied lobster worth 2.38m USD, a contraction of -13.64% from 2018's total lobster export of 2.756m USD. The annual reduction in value of Namibia lobster between 2017 to 2018 was -22.758 per cent.
The annual variation in the volume of Namibia's lobster exports between 2017 and 2019 was -39.64 percent in comparison to a variation of -26.619% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Namibia's stake of the world's total lobster's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds position 48 in world exports of lobster.
Export markets for Namibia lobster ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Namibia is a net exporter of lobster. The annual growth of Namibia lobster in value between 2015 to 2019 was -11%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was -14%, per annum.
Namibia procured 3 tonnes of lobster in 2019.