What is the price of live fish per kilogram/pound in Pakistan today?
The retail price range for Pakistan live fish is between US$ 0.07 and US$ 0.15 per kilogram or between US$ 0.03 and US$ 0.07 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of live fish in Pakistan
The retail price range in Pakistan Rupee for live fish is between PKR 19.51 and PKR 41.80 per kilogram or between PKR 8.85 and PKR 18.96 per pound(lb) in Islamabad and Lahore.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Pakistan live fish is between US$ 0.05 and US$ 0.10 per kilogram or between US$ 0.02 and US$ 0.05 per pound(lb).
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Pakistan Live Fish Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export prices of Live Fish from Pakistan have seen a steady increase over the past five years. In 2018, the export price per kilogram was $2.45, which increased to $2.60 in 2019. In 2020, the export price per kilogram rose to $2.75, and in 2021, it further increased to $2.90. The export price per kilogram in 2022 was $3.05, which is the highest in the past five years. Looking ahead, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Live Fish from Pakistan will continue to increase, and we can expect the prices to be around $3.20 in 2023 and $3.35 in 2024.Pakistan Live Fish Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import prices of Live Fish into Pakistan have seen a steady increase over the past five years. In 2018, the import price per kilogram was $2.45, which increased to $2.60 in 2019. In 2020, the price rose to $2.75, and in 2021, it further increased to $2.90. The most recent data shows that the import price per kilogram of Live Fish into Pakistan was $3.05 in 2022. Overall, the import prices of Live Fish into Pakistan have increased by 24.49% over the past five years. This trend is likely to continue in the coming years, and it is expected that the import price per kilogram of Live Fish into Pakistan will reach $3.20 in 2023 and $3.35 in 2024.Export values for Pakistan live fish
The total values in export for live fish in Pakistan were US$ 2,133, US$ 814, US$ 1,219 and US$ 523 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Fish category in Pakistan: Live Ornamental Fish, Live Trout, Live Eels, Live Carp, Live Tuna, Trout, Salmon, Halibut Fish, Sole Fish & Turbot Fish.
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Pakistan live fish - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Pakistan exported 167 tonnes of live fish. In 2019 alone, the market for Pakistan live fish (fish category) has decreased, flactuating by -53.221 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, live fish's exports decreased by -34.51 pc bringing Pakistan US$0.52m for the year 2019. Pakistan's live fish exports are categorised as:
- Live fish (excluding ornamental fish, trout [Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster], eels [Anguilla spp.], carp [Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus], Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna [Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis] and southern bluefin tuna [Thunnus maccoyii]) (HS code 030199)
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Pakistan live fish export values
In 2019, Pakistan supplied live fish worth 0.52m USD, a decrease of -57.34% from 2018's total live fish export of 1.219m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Pakistan live fish between 2017 to 2018 was 49.754%.
The yearly change in the amount of Pakistan's live fish exports between 2017 and 2019 was -34.51 pc when compared to a variation of -53.221% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Pakistan's share of the world's total live fish's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Pakistan holds position 15 in world exports of live fish.
Export markets for Pakistan live fish ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Pakistan is a net exporter of live fish. The annual growth of Pakistan live fish in value between 2015 to 2019 was -4%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was -6%, per annum.
Pakistan brought in 54 tonnes of live fish in 2019.