What is the price of tilapia per kilogram/pound in Saudi Arabia today?
The retail price range for Saudi Arabia tilapia is between US$ 2.54 and US$ 2.64 per kilogram or between US$ 1.15 and US$ 1.20 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of tilapia in Saudi Arabia
The retail price range in Saudi Riyal for tilapia is between SAR 9.53 and SAR 9.91 per kilogram or between SAR 4.32 and SAR 4.49 per pound(lb) in Riyadh and Jeddah.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Saudi Arabia tilapia is between US$ 1.78 and US$ 1.85 per kilogram or between US$ 0.81 and US$ 0.84 per pound(lb).
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Saudi Arabia Tilapia Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
In 2014, the export price of Tilapia from Saudi Arabia was US$ 108.88 per Kg. In 2015, the export price was US$ 90.36 per Kg. In 2016, the export price was US$ 86.00 per Kg. In 2017, the export price was US$ 1.08 per Kg. In 2018, the export price was US$ 0.11 per Kg. For the year 2023, the predicted export price of Tilapia from Saudi Arabia is US$ 0.01 per Kg.Saudi Arabia Tilapia Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Tilapia into Saudi Arabia has seen a steady decline over the past five years. In 2014, the price was 3.77 US dollars per kg, which dropped to 1.68 US dollars per kg in 2015. This trend continued in 2016, when the price was 2.46 US dollars per kg, and further decreased to 1.51 US dollars per kg in 2017. In 2018, the price rose slightly to 1.88 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 1.00 US dollars per kg in 2019. The most recent data shows that the price of Tilapia imports into Saudi Arabia was 0.83 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Tilapia into Saudi Arabia will continue to decrease in the coming years. We can predict that the price in 2023 will be around 0.75 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 0.68 US dollars per kg.Export values for Saudi Arabia tilapia
The total values in export for tilapia in Saudi Arabia were US$ 2,758, US$ 232, US$ 139 and US$ 25 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Fish category in Saudi Arabia: Live Ornamental Fish, Live Trout, Live Eels, Live Carp, Live Tuna, Live Fish, Trout, Salmon, Halibut Fish & Sole Fish.
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Saudi Arabia tilapia - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Saudi Arabia sold 25 tonnes of tilapia. Across 2019 alone, the market for Saudi Arabia tilapia (fish category) has decreased, recording a change of -66.216 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, tilapia's exports decreased by -83.77 pc earning the nation US$0.02m for the year 2019. Saudi Arabia's tilapia exports are classified as:
- Frozen tilapia "Oreochromis spp." (HS code 030323)
- Fresh or chilled meat, whether or not minced, of tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp." (excluding fillets) (HS code 030451)
- Frozen meat, whether or not minced, of tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp." (excluding fillets) (HS code 030493)
- Dried tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp.", even salted but not smoked (excl. fillets and offal) (HS code 030552)
- Tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp.", salted or in brine only (excluding fillets and offal) (HS code 030564)
- Smoked tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp.", incl. fillets (excluding offal) (HS code 030544)
- Fresh or chilled tilapia "Oreochromis spp." (HS code 030271)
- Fresh or chilled fillets of tilapia "Oreochromis spp." (HS code 030431)
- Frozen fillets of tilapia "Oreochromis spp." (HS code 030461)
- Fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, of tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp." (HS code 030531)
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Saudi Arabia tilapia export values
In 2019, Saudi Arabia shipped tilapia valued at 0.02m USD, a decrease of -85.61% from 2018's total tilapia export of 0.139m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Saudi Arabia tilapia between 2017 to 2018 was -40.086 pc.
The yearly variation in the quantity of Saudi Arabia's tilapia exports between 2017 and 2019 was -83.77% when compared to a variation of -66.216% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Saudi Arabia tilapia ( in '000$ )
Saudi Arabia brought in 16,910 tonnes of tilapia in 2019.