What is the price of nile perch per kilogram/pound in Vietnam today?
The retail price range for Vietnam nile perch is between US$ 4.84 and US$ 8.37 per kilogram or between US$ 2.20 and US$ 3.80 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of nile perch in Vietnam
The retail price range in Dong for nile perch is between VND 121,091.10 and VND 209,352.00 per kilogram or between VND 54,916.60 and VND 94,944.22 per pound(lb) in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Vietnam nile perch is between US$ 3.39 and US$ 5.86 per kilogram or between US$ 1.54 and US$ 2.66 per pound(lb).
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Vietnam Nile Perch Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Nile Perch from Vietnam over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2013, the price was 3.65 US dollars per kg, dropping to 2.65 US dollars per kg in 2014. This was followed by a sharp increase to 5.93 US dollars per kg in 2015. The price then dropped to 3.90 US dollars per kg in 2016, before rising again to 5.47 US dollars per kg in 2017. The price then dropped to 4.49 US dollars per kg in 2018, before rising again to 5.97 US dollars per kg in 2019. The most recent data shows the price dropping to 4.55 US dollars per kg in 2020. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Nile Perch from Vietnam will be 4.90 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 5.25 US dollars per kg in 2024.Vietnam Nile Perch Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Nile Perch into Vietnam has seen a fluctuating trend over the last five years. In 2016, the price was 3.90 US dollars per kg, which was the lowest in the five year period. This was followed by a sharp increase in 2017, when the price rose to 5.47 US dollars per kg. The price then dropped to 4.49 US dollars per kg in 2018, before rising again to 5.97 US dollars per kg in 2019. The latest data from 2020 shows that the price has dropped to 4.55 US dollars per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Nile Perch into Vietnam will be 4.90 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 5.20 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Vietnam nile perch
The total values in export for nile perch in Vietnam were US$ 3,988, US$ 32,541, US$ 23,952 and US$ 40,047 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Vietnam nile perch - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Vietnam sold 6,708 tonnes of nile perch. In 2019 alone, the interest in Vietnam nile perch (fish category) has increased, recording a change of 25.877 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, nile perch's exports increased by 12.76 pc netting Vietnam US$40.05m for the year 2019. Vietnam's nile perch exports are classified as:
- Frozen fillets of Nile perch "Lates niloticus" (HS code 030463)
- Fresh or chilled fillets of Nile perch "Lates niloticus" (HS code 030433)
- Frozen, Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.) (HS code 030329)
- Fresh or chilled, Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp." (HS code 030279)
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Vietnam nile perch export values
In 2019, Vietnam supplied nile perch valued at 40.05m USD, a growth of 67.21% from 2018's total nile perch export of 23.952m USD. The annual increase in value of Vietnam nile perch between 2017 to 2018 was -26.394%.
The annual/yearly change in the amount of Vietnam's nile perch exports between 2017 and 2019 was 12.76 percent compared to a variation of 25.877% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Vietnam nile perch ( in '000$ )
Vietnam bought 2,988 tonnes of nile perch in 2019.