What is the price of live ornamental fish per kilogram/pound in Vietnam today?
The retail price range for Vietnam live ornamental fish is between US$ 3.39 and US$ 8.74 per kilogram or between US$ 1.54 and US$ 3.96 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of live ornamental fish in Vietnam
The retail price range in Dong for live ornamental fish is between VND 84,654.38 and VND 218,383.75 per kilogram or between VND 38,392.01 and VND 99,040.25 per pound(lb) in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Vietnam live ornamental fish is between US$ 2.37 and US$ 6.11 per kilogram or between US$ 1.07 and US$ 2.77 per pound(lb).
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Vietnam Live Ornamental Fish Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Live Ornamental Fish from Vietnam has seen a significant decrease over the last five years. In 2013, the export price was $1258.00, but by 2020, it had dropped to $122.61. The biggest decrease was seen between 2014 and 2016, when the price dropped from $23.49 to $113.34. The price then continued to decrease, reaching $41.80 in 2018 and $27.12 in 2019. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Live Ornamental Fish from Vietnam will continue to decrease in the coming years. We can predict that the export price in 2023 will be around $20.00 and in 2024 it will be around $15.00.Vietnam Live Ornamental Fish Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Live Ornamental Fish into Vietnam has seen a significant decrease over the past five years. In 2013, the price was $1258.00, but by 2020, it had dropped to $122.61. This represents a decrease of 90.2%. The price has been steadily decreasing since 2014, when it was $23.49, and has seen the most significant drop between 2018 and 2019, when it decreased from $41.80 to $27.12. This is a decrease of 35.3%. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Live Ornamental Fish into Vietnam will continue to decrease in the coming years. In 2023, it is predicted to be $20.00, and in 2024, it is predicted to be $15.00.Export values for Vietnam live ornamental fish
The total values in export for live ornamental fish in Vietnam were US$ 3,627, US$ 3,223, US$ 4,473 and US$ 4,908 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Vietnam live ornamental fish - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Vietnam sold 181 tonnes of live ornamental fish. For the year 2019 alone, the interest in Vietnam live ornamental fish (fish category) has surged, with a change of 69.159 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, live ornamental fish's exports went up by 166.18% netting the nation US$4.91m for the year 2019. Vietnam's live ornamental fish exports are categorised as:
- Live ornamental fish (excluding freshwater) (HS code 030119)
- Live ornamental fish (HS code 030110)
- Live ornamental freshwater fish (HS code 030111)
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Vietnam live ornamental fish export values
In 2019, Vietnam exported live ornamental fish with a value of 4.91m USD, an improvement of 9.77% from 2018's total live ornamental fish export of 4.473m USD. The annual growth in value of Vietnam live ornamental fish between 2017 to 2018 was 38.784 per cent.
The per year variation in the amount of Vietnam's live ornamental fish exports between 2017 and 2019 was 166.18 percent compared to a variation of 69.159% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Vietnam's portion of the world's total live ornamental fish's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds number 43 in world exports of live ornamental fish.
Export markets for Vietnam live ornamental fish ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Vietnam is a net importer of live ornamental fish. The annual growth of Vietnam live ornamental fish in value between 2015 to 2019 was 14%, per year, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was 13%, per annum.
Vietnam procured 6 tonnes of live ornamental fish in 2019.