What is the price of sardines in Uganda?

As of January 2024, sardines in Uganda is US$ 2.46 per kg (9,470 UGX), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Uganda's world rank in sardine exports?

Uganda ranks #26 out of 95 sardine exporters.

Is Uganda a net exporter or importer of sardines?

Uganda is a net exporter of sardines.

What was the year-on-year change in Uganda's sardine export value?

Uganda's sardine export value decreased by 3.4% year-on-year.

Sardines Price in Uganda - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Sardines Prices in Uganda

US$ 2.46 / kg

9,470 UGX / kg

MoM ▼ 9.0% YoY ▼ 9.0%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2024

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (UGX)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	2.46	9,470	▼ 9.0%	▼ 9.0%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the sardines price in Uganda available is US$ 2.46 per kg (9,470 UGX), down 9.0% year-on-year.

Uganda exported 1,363 tonnes of sardines in 2024, valued at US$3,355,769, ranking #26 among 95 global exporters and accounting for 0.2% of world exports. The country is a net exporter, with export value down 3.4% year-on-year. The latest export unit value is US$2.4621 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - sardines in Uganda

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Uganda exported $3.4M (1.4 kt) of sardines▼ 3.4% YoY. That ranks #26 worldwide (0.2% of global exports).

$3.4M

Export value

1.4 kt

Export volume

#26 / 95

World rank

0.2%

Global share

$2.46

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top sardines exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Morocco $702M · 42.2%
#2 China $240.3M · 14.5%
#3 Thailand $143.8M · 8.6%
#4 Portugal $88.7M · 5.3%
#5 Indonesia $68.3M · 4.1%

Annual export data Uganda · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$3.4M	1.4 kt	$2.46
2023	$3.5M	1.3 kt	$2.71
2022	$3.6M	1.3 kt	$2.86
2021	$2.4M	938.1 t	$2.6
2020	$2.7M	994.4 t	$2.73

HS Code

sardines is traded under Harmonized System code 1604.13. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

Uganda sardines - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Uganda shipped 921 tonnes of sardines. For 2019 alone, the market for Uganda sardines (fish category) has gone up, flactuating by 24.797 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sardines' exports increased by 87.2 pc bringing the nation US$2.32m for the year 2019. Uganda's sardines exports are categorised as:

Prepared or preserved sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats, whole or in pieces (excluding minced) (HS code 160413)
Frozen sardines Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.", sardinella "Sardinella spp." and brisling or sprats "Sprattus sprattus" (HS code 030371)
Fresh or chilled sardines "Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.", sardinella "Sardinella spp.", brisling or sprats "Sprattus sprattus" (HS code 030243)
Frozen sardines "Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.", sardinella "Sardinella spp.", brisling or sprats "Sprattus sprattus" (HS code 030353)
Fresh or chilled sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus) (HS code 030261)

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Uganda sardines export values

In 2019, Uganda exported sardines valued at 2.32m USD, an increase of 31.89% from 2018's total sardines export of 1.759m USD. The yearly change in value of Uganda sardines between 2017 to 2018 was 35.516 pc.

The annual change in the volume of Uganda's sardines exports between 2017 and 2019 was 87.2 pc in comparison to a variation of 24.797% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Uganda sardines ( in '000$ )

Uganda bought 1,073 tonnes of sardines in 2019.

Sardines Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest sardines prices in other Africa countries:

Morocco$4.31/kg Niger$1.32/kg Kenya$1,476.00/kg South Africa$2.61/kg Algeria$3.81/kg Cape Verde$8.05/kg DRC Congo$2.98/kg Tanzania$0.49/kg Benin$1.38/kg Cameroon$12.03/kg Gabon$6.62/kg Ghana$2.00/kg Angola$0.26/kg Madagascar$4.15/kg Zimbabwe$2.40/kg

Other Fish Prices in Uganda

Latest prices for other fish in Uganda:

Catfish$4.57/kg Fish$2.04/kg Tilapia$1.68/kg Live Fish$2.79/kg Mackerel$2.47/kg

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