What is the price of nile perch per kilogram/pound in Tanzania today?
The retail price range for Tanzania nile perch is between US$ 4.83 and US$ 6.28 per kilogram or between US$ 2.19 and US$ 2.85 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of nile perch in Tanzania
The retail price range in Tanzanian shilling for nile perch is between TZS 11,495.24 and TZS 14,943.81 per kilogram or between TZS 5,213.26 and TZS 6,777.24 per pound(lb) in Dar es Salaam and Mwanza.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Tanzania nile perch is between US$ 3.38 and US$ 4.39 per kilogram or between US$ 1.53 and US$ 1.99 per pound(lb).
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Tanzania Nile Perch Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Nile Perch from Tanzania over the last five years has seen a significant fluctuation. In 2013, the price was 1.61 US dollars per kg, which increased to 1.74 US dollars per kg in 2014. However, in 2015, the price skyrocketed to 4.90 US dollars per kg. This was followed by a slight decrease to 6.15 US dollars per kg in 2016 and a further decrease to 5.25 US dollars per kg in 2017. In 2018, the price increased to 5.70 US dollars per kg and then decreased to 4.91 US dollars per kg in 2019. The price then dropped to 3.76 US dollars per kg in 2020 and increased to 6.51 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Nile Perch from Tanzania will be around 5.50 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 6.00 US dollars per kg in 2024.Tanzania Nile Perch Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Nile Perch into Tanzania has seen a significant fluctuation over the last five years. In 2013, the price was 1.61 US dollars per kg, which increased to 1.74 US dollars per kg in 2014. However, in 2015, the price skyrocketed to 4.90 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 6.15 US dollars per kg in 2016. The price then decreased further to 5.25 US dollars per kg in 2017, before increasing to 5.70 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 4.91 US dollars per kg, before decreasing further to 3.76 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then increased to 6.51 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Nile Perch into Tanzania will be 4.90 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 6.15 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Tanzania nile perch
The total values in export for nile perch in Tanzania were US$ 1,280, US$ 1,823, US$ 2,261 and US$ 69,336 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Tanzania nile perch - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Tanzania exported 7,008 tonnes of nile perch. In 2019 alone, the market for Tanzania nile perch (fish category) has climbed, with a change of 1665.239 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, nile perch's exports increased by 1919.6% earning Tanzania US$69.34m for the year 2019. Tanzania's nile perch exports are categorised as:
- Fresh or chilled, Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp." (HS code 030279)
- Frozen fillets of Nile perch "Lates niloticus" (HS code 030463)
- Fresh or chilled fillets of Nile perch "Lates niloticus" (HS code 030433)
- Frozen, Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.) (HS code 030329)
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Tanzania nile perch export values
In 2019, Tanzania exported nile perch costing 69.34m USD, an increment of 2,966.78% from 2018's total nile perch export of 2.261m USD. The annual increase in value of Tanzania nile perch between 2017 to 2018 was 24.026 percent.
The annual/yearly variation in the amount of Tanzania's nile perch exports between 2017 and 2019 was 1919.6 pc compared to a variation of 1665.239% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Tanzania nile perch ( in '000$ )
Tanzania purchased 0 tonnes of nile perch in 2019.