What is the price of snails in Ghana?

As of January 2023, snails in Ghana is US$ 4.11 per kg (44.18 GHS), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

How much did Ghana export snails for in 2023?

Ghana exported snails worth US$10,972 in 2023.

What was Ghana's world rank in snail exports in 2023?

Ghana ranked #49 out of 65 snail exporters in 2023.

What is the latest export price for snails from Ghana?

The latest export price for snails from Ghana is US$4.1084 per kg.

What was the year-on-year change in Ghana's snail exports?

Ghana's snail exports increased by 162.7% year-on-year.

Snails Price in Ghana - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Snails Prices in Ghana

US$ 4.11 / kg

44.18 GHS / kg

MoM ▲ 241.4% YoY ▲ 241.4%

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)	4.11	44.18	▲ 241.4%	▲ 241.4%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the snails price in Ghana available is US$ 4.11 per kg (44.18 GHS), up 241.4% year-on-year.

In 2023, Ghana exported 3 tonnes of snails valued at US$10,972, ranking #49 out of 65 global exporters and accounting for 0.0% of world exports. The export value increased by 162.7% year-on-year. Ghana is a net exporter of snails. The latest export price is US$4.1084 per kg.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2023

In 2023, Ghana exported $11K (2.7 t) of snails▲ 162.7% YoY. That ranks #49 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$11K

Export value

2.7 t

Export volume

#49 / 65

World rank

Global share

$4.11

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top snails exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2023

#1 Morocco $13.5M · 17%
#2 Lithuania $8M · 10%
#3 Romania $7.5M · 9.4%
#4 Serbia and Montenegro $6.1M · 7.7%
#5 Ukraine $5.9M · 7.4%

Annual export data Ghana · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2023	$11K	2.7 t	$4.11
2022	$4.2K	3.5 t	$1.2
2021	$10.2K	7.2 t	$1.42

HS Code

snails is traded under Harmonized System code 0307.60. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

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

In 2019 Ghana sold 10 tonnes of snails. In 2019 alone, the interest in Ghana snails (seafood category) has climbed, recording a change of 42.857 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, snails' exports went up by 66.67 percent netting Ghana US$0.00m for the year 2019. Ghana's snails exports are classified as:

Snails, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, dried or in brine, even smoked, with or without shell (excluding sea snails) (HS code 030760)
Snails, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked and sea snails) (HS code 160558)

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Ghana snails export values

In 2019, Ghana supplied snails valued at 0.00m USD, a decrease of -100.00% from 2018's total snails export of 0.005m USD. The annual change in value of Ghana snails between 2017 to 2018 was 150 percent.

The annual change in the amount of Ghana's snails exports between 2017 and 2019 was 66.67 percent in comparison to a variation of 42.857% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Ghana's stake of the world's total snails' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds number 79 in world exports of snails.

Export markets for Ghana snails ( in '000$ )

Ghana procured 299 tonnes of snails in 2019.

Snails Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest snails prices in other Africa countries:

South Africa$5.18/kg Kenya$0.37/kg Morocco$1.43/kg Benin$1.43/kg Cameroon$1.99/kg

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