What is the price of fish per kilogram/pound in Somalia today?
The retail price range for Somalia fish is between US$ 0.67 and US$ 2.11 per kilogram or between US$ 0.30 and US$ 0.96 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of fish in Somalia
The retail price range in Somali Shilling for fish is between SOS 383.13 and SOS 1,204.91 per kilogram or between SOS 173.75 and SOS 546.44 per pound(lb) in Mogadishu and Kismayo.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Somalia fish is between US$ 0.47 and US$ 1.48 per kilogram or between US$ 0.21 and US$ 0.67 per pound(lb).
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Somalia Fish Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Fish from Somalia over the last five years has seen a significant fluctuation. In 2012, the price was 1.03 US $ per kg, which increased to 4.55 US $ per kg in 2013. This was followed by a sharp rise to 8.41 US $ per kg in 2014. However, the price dropped to 1.48 US $ per kg in 2015 and further decreased to 1.28 US $ per kg in 2016. In 2017, the price rose to 1.43 US $ per kg and then dropped to 1.30 US $ per kg in 2018. The price then increased to 1.71 US $ per kg in 2019 and decreased to 1.15 US $ per kg in 2020. The latest data shows that the export price per kilogram of Fish from Somalia is 0.00 US $ per kg in 2021. Based on the data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Fish from Somalia will be 1.20 US $ per kg in 2023 and 1.25 US $ per kg in 2024.Somalia Fish Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Fish into Somalia has seen a significant fluctuation over the past five years. In 2012, the price was $1.03, which rose to $4.55 in 2013. This was followed by a sharp increase to $8.41 in 2014. However, the price dropped drastically to $1.48 in 2015 and further to $1.28 in 2016. In 2017, the price rose slightly to $1.43, followed by a decrease to $1.30 in 2018. The price then increased to $1.71 in 2019 and dropped to $1.15 in 2020. The import price per kilogram of Fish into Somalia is currently at $0.00 in 2021. Based on the data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Fish into Somalia will remain relatively stable in the next two years. We predict that the price will be around $1.20 in 2023 and $1.25 in 2024.Export values for Somalia fish
The total values in export for fish in Somalia were US$ 8,689, US$ 7,850, US$ 7,762 and US$ 7,725 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Fish category in Somalia: Live Ornamental Fish, Live Trout, Live Eels, Live Carp, Live Tuna, Live Fish, Trout, Salmon, Halibut Fish & Sole Fish.
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Somalia fish - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Somalia shipped 4,158 tonnes of fish. For the year 2019 alone, the interest in Somalia fish (fish category) has gone down, with a change of -30.781 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, fish's exports reduced by -23.5% earning Somalia US$7.72m for the year 2019. Somalia's fish exports are categorised as:
- Smoked fish, incl. fillets (excluding offal, Pacific salmon, Atlantic salmon, Danube salmon, herring, trout, tilapia, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch and snakeheads) (HS code 030549)
- Frozen freshwater and saltwater fish (excluding salmonidae, flat fish, tunas, skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito, herrings, cod, swordfish, toothfish, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, haddock, coalfish, mackerel, dogfish and other sharks, eels, sea bass and hake) (HS code 030379)
- Fish, salted or in brine only (excluding fillets, offal, herring, cod, anchovies, tilapia, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch and snakeheads) (HS code 030569)
- Dried fish, even salted but not smoked (excluding fillets, offal and cod) (HS code 030559)
- Fresh or chilled freshwater and saltwater fish (excluding salmonidae, flat fish, tunas, skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito, herrings, cod, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, haddock, coalfish, mackerel, sharks, eels, swordfish and toothfish) (HS code 030269)
- Frozen fish, n.e.s. (HS code 030389)
- Prepared or preserved fish, whole or in pieces (excluding minced, merely smoked, and salmon, herrings, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, tunas, skipjack, bonito "sarda spp.", mackerel, anchovies and eels) (HS code 160419)
- Prepared or preserved fish (excluding whole or in pieces) (HS code 160420)
- Fresh or chilled fish, n.e.s. (HS code 030289)
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Somalia fish export values
In 2019, Somalia supplied fish costing 7.72m USD, a reduction of -0.54% from 2018's total fish export of 7.762m USD. The annual reduction in value of Somalia fish between 2017 to 2018 was -1.121 per cent.
The yearly change in the volume of Somalia's fish exports between 2017 and 2019 was -23.5 per cent when compared to a variation of -30.781% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Somalia fish ( in '000$ )
Somalia imported 138 tonnes of fish in 2019.