What is the price of sardines in Ghana?

As of January 2023, sardines in Ghana is US$ 2.00 per kg (21.48 GHS), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

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Sardines Prices in Ghana

US$ 2.00 / kg

21.48 GHS / kg

MoM ▼ 9.2% YoY ▼ 9.2%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2023

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (GHS)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	2.00	21.48	▼ 9.2%	▼ 9.2%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the sardines price in Ghana available is US$ 2.00 per kg (21.48 GHS), down 9.2% year-on-year.

In 2023, Ghana exported US$135,953 worth of sardines (68 tonnes), ranking #56 out of 109 global exporters and accounting for 0.0% of world exports. Exports grew by 95.3% year-on-year, and Ghana is a net exporter of sardines. The latest export unit value is US$1.9973 per kg.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2023

In 2023, Ghana exported $136K (68.1 t) of sardines▲ 95.3% YoY. That ranks #56 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$136K

Export value

68.1 t

Export volume

#56 / 109

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Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top sardines exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2023

#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 Ghana · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2023	$136K	68.1 t	$2
2022	$69.6K	31.6 t	$2.2
2021	$16.7K	12.3 t	$1.36

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.

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

In 2019 Ghana exported 16 tonnes of sardines. Across 2019 alone, the demand for Ghana sardines (fish category) has shrunk, flactuating by -40.741 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sardines' exports decreased by -55.56 percent earning the nation US$0.01m for the year 2019. Ghana's sardines exports are categorised as:

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

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Ghana sardines export values

In 2019, Ghana supplied sardines costing 0.01m USD, a drop of -50.00% from 2018's total sardines export of 0.02m USD. The annual reduction in value of Ghana sardines between 2017 to 2018 was -62.963 per cent.

The annual/yearly change in the amount of Ghana's sardines exports between 2017 and 2019 was -55.56 percent when compared to a variation of -40.741% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Ghana sardines ( in '000$ )

Ghana ordered 124,729 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 Uganda$2.46/kg Angola$0.26/kg Madagascar$4.15/kg Zimbabwe$2.40/kg

Other Fish Prices in Ghana

Latest prices for other fish in Ghana:

Catfish$0.26/kg Tilapia$0.28/kg Tuna$0.93/kg Mackerel$3.86/kg Live Fish$3.43/kg Live Ornamental Fish$3.44/kg Live Trout$3.44/kg Eels$0.39/kg Anchovies$1.67/kg Antarctic toothfish$3.86/kg

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