What is the price of octopus per kilogram/pound in Namibia today?
The retail price range for Namibia octopus is between US$ 9.84 and US$ 19.68 per kilogram or between US$ 4.46 and US$ 8.93 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of octopus in Namibia
The retail price range in Rand for octopus is between NAD 191.22 and NAD 382.44 per kilogram or between NAD 86.72 and NAD 173.44 per pound(lb) in Windhoek and Walvis Bay.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Namibia octopus is between US$ 6.89 and US$ 13.78 per kilogram or between US$ 3.12 and US$ 6.25 per pound(lb).
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Namibia Octopus Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Octopus from Namibia over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 6.53 US dollars per kilogram, followed by a sharp increase to 15.86 US dollars per kilogram in 2018. The price then dropped to 6.94 US dollars per kilogram in 2019 and further decreased to 3.00 US dollars per kilogram in 2020. The most recent year, 2021, saw a drastic decrease to 0.00 US dollars per kilogram. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Octopus from Namibia in 2023 will be around 3.00 US dollars per kilogram and in 2024 will be around 0.00 US dollars per kilogram.Namibia Octopus Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Octopus into Namibia over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 6.53 US dollars per kg, followed by a significant increase to 15.86 US dollars per kg in 2018. This was followed by a decrease to 6.94 US dollars per kg in 2019 and then a further decrease to 3.00 US dollars per kg in 2020. The most recent data shows that the import price per kilogram of Octopus into Namibia was 0.00 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on the data, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Octopus into Namibia will remain at 0.00 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 2024.Export values for Namibia octopus
The total values in export for octopus in Namibia were US$ 38, US$ 209, US$ 460 and US$ 250 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Namibia octopus - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of octopus exported by Namibia in 2020 was 22 tonnes. In 2019 Namibia sold 36 tonnes of octopus. In 2019 alone, the interest in Namibia octopus (seafood category) has surged, flactuating by 24.138 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, octopus' exports increased by 12.5 pc netting the nation US$0.25m for the year 2019. Namibia's octopus exports are classified as:
- Octopus "Octopus spp.", frozen (HS code 030752)
- Octopus "Octopus spp.", live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030751)
- Octopus "Octopus spp.", smoked, frozen, dried, salted or in brine (HS code 030759)
- Octopus, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160555)
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Namibia octopus export values
In 2019, Namibia shipped octopus costing 0.25m USD, a contraction of -45.65% from 2018's total octopus export of 0.46m USD. The annual reduction in value of Namibia octopus between 2017 to 2018 was 120.096%.
The per year variation in the quantity of Namibia's octopus exports between 2017 and 2019 was 12.5% compared to a variation of 24.138% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Namibia octopus ( in '000$ )
Namibia purchased 27 tonnes of octopus in 2019.