What is the price of fish per kilogram/pound in Rwanda today?
The retail price range for Rwanda fish is between US$ 4.52 and US$ 7.85 per kilogram or between US$ 2.05 and US$ 3.56 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of fish in Rwanda
The retail price range in Rwanda Franc for fish is between RWF 5,079.83 and RWF 8,822.87 per kilogram or between RWF 2,303.78 and RWF 4,001.30 per pound(lb) in Kigali and Musanze.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Rwanda fish is between US$ 3.16 and US$ 5.50 per kilogram or between US$ 1.44 and US$ 2.49 per pound(lb).
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Rwanda Fish Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Fish from Rwanda over the last five years has seen a steady increase. In 2017, the price was 1.22 US$ per kg, and in 2021 it was 1.13 US$ per kg. The highest price was recorded in 2019, when it was 1.41 US$ per kg. The lowest price was in 2020, when it was 0.97 US$ per kg. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Fish from Rwanda in 2023 will be 1.25 US$ per kg, and in 2024 it will be 1.41 US$ per kg.Rwanda Fish Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Fish into Rwanda over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was $1.22, followed by $1.25 in 2018 and $1.41 in 2019. In 2020, the price dropped to $0.97, before increasing to $1.13 in 2021. Looking ahead, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Fish into Rwanda will remain relatively stable in the coming years. We predict that the price will be $1.13 in 2023 and $1.15 in 2024.Export values for Rwanda fish
The total values in export for fish in Rwanda were US$ 19,648, US$ 10,816, US$ 800 and US$ 1,840 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Fish category in Rwanda: Live Ornamental Fish, Live Trout, Live Eels, Live Carp, Live Tuna, Live Fish, Trout, Salmon, Halibut Fish & Sole Fish.
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Rwanda fish - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Rwanda sold 1,312 tonnes of fish. For the year 2019 alone, the market for Rwanda fish (fish category) has surged, flactuating by 105 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, fish's exports decreased by -85.25% netting the exporter US$1.84m for the year 2019. Rwanda's fish exports are categorised as:
- Fresh or chilled fish, n.e.s. (HS code 030289)
- Dried fish, even salted but not smoked (excluding fillets, offal and cod) (HS code 030559)
- Frozen freshwater and saltwater fish (excluding salmonidae, flat fish, tunas, skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito, herrings, cod, swordfish, toothfish, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, haddock, coalfish, mackerel, dogfish and other sharks, eels, sea bass and hake) (HS code 030379)
- Frozen fish, n.e.s. (HS code 030389)
- Smoked fish, incl. fillets (excluding offal, Pacific salmon, Atlantic salmon, Danube salmon, herring, trout, tilapia, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch and snakeheads) (HS code 030549)
- Fresh or chilled freshwater and saltwater fish (excluding salmonidae, flat fish, tunas, skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito, herrings, cod, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, haddock, coalfish, mackerel, sharks, eels, swordfish and toothfish) (HS code 030269)
- Fish, salted or in brine only (excluding fillets, offal, herring, cod, anchovies, tilapia, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch and snakeheads) (HS code 030569)
- Prepared or preserved fish (excluding whole or in pieces) (HS code 160420)
- Prepared or preserved fish, whole or in pieces (excluding minced, merely smoked, and salmon, herrings, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, tunas, skipjack, bonito "sarda spp.", mackerel, anchovies and eels) (HS code 160419)
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Rwanda fish export values
In 2019, Rwanda shipped fish worth 1.84m USD, a growth of 130.00% from 2018's total fish export of 0.8m USD. The annual change in value of Rwanda fish between 2017 to 2018 was -92.604%.
The annual/yearly variation in the quantity of Rwanda's fish exports between 2017 and 2019 was -85.25 per cent compared to a variation of 105% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Rwanda fish ( in '000$ )
Rwanda brought in 171,856 tonnes of fish in 2019.