What is the price of shrimps & prawns in Papua New Guinea?

As of October 2023, shrimps & prawns in Papua New Guinea is US$ 12.66 per kg (44.64 PGK), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What was the export value of shrimps and prawns from Papua New Guinea in 2023?

The export value was US$2,596,110 in 2023.

What is Papua New Guinea's world export rank for shrimps and prawns?

Papua New Guinea ranked #58 out of 115 exporters.

What was the latest export price for shrimps and prawns from Papua New Guinea?

The latest export unit value was US$12.6644 per kg.

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Shrimps & Prawns Prices in Papua New Guinea

US$ 12.66 / kg

44.64 PGK / kg

MoM ▲ 6.2% YoY ▲ 6.2%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: October 2023

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (PGK)	MoM	YoY	Source
Mexican	Global benchmark	8.60	30.32	▼ 1.3%	▼ 25.0%	World Bank Pink Sheet
-	Export (unit value)	12.66	44.64	▲ 6.2%	▲ 6.2%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the shrimps & prawns price in Papua New Guinea available is US$ 12.66 per kg (44.64 PGK), up 6.2% year-on-year.

Papua New Guinea exported 205 tonnes of shrimps and prawns in 2023, valued at US$2,596,110, ranking #58 among 115 global exporters and accounting for 0.0% of world exports. Export volumes declined by 38.7% year-on-year. The latest export unit value is US$12.6644 per kg. Papua New Guinea is a net exporter of shrimps and prawns.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - shrimps & prawns in Papua New Guinea

Exports UN Comtrade · 2023

In 2023, Papua New Guinea exported $2.6M (205 t) of shrimps & prawns▼ 38.7% YoY. That ranks #58 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$2.6M

Export value

205 t

Export volume

#58 / 115

World rank

Global share

$12.66

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top shrimps & prawns exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2023

#1 Ecuador $6.23B · 38.1%
#2 India $4.31B · 26.4%
#3 Indonesia $1.08B · 6.6%
#4 Argentina $939M · 5.7%
#5 Thailand $540.6M · 3.3%

Annual export data Papua New Guinea · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2023	$2.6M	205 t	$12.66
2022	$4.2M	355 t	$11.93
2021	$5.2M	481.5 t	$10.82
2020	$3.5M	362 t	$9.69

HS Code

shrimps & prawns is traded under Harmonized System code 0306.17. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

Papua New Guinea shrimps & prawns - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Papua New Guinea exported 376 tonnes of shrimps & prawns. For the year 2019 alone, the market for Papua New Guinea shrimps & prawns (seafood category) has escalated, recording a change of 5.028 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, shrimps & prawns' exports increased by 4.74% earning Papua New Guinea US$4.84m for the year 2019. Papua New Guinea's shrimps & prawns exports are categorised as:

Shrimps and prawns, even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding cold-water shrimps and prawns) (HS code 030627)
Shrimps and prawns, whether in shell or not, live, dried, salted or in brine, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030623)
Shrimps and prawns, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (excl. cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon") (HS code 030636)
Shrimps and prawns, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. ones in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030695)
Frozen cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030616)
Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, in airtight containers (excluding smoked) (HS code 160529)
Shrimps & prawns, prepared or preserved (HS code 1605Xa)
Frozen shrimps and prawns, whether in shell or not, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030613)
Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved (HS code 160520)
Frozen shrimps and prawns, even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding cold-water shrimps and prawns) (HS code 030617)
Cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030635)
Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, not in airtight containers (excluding smoked) (HS code 160521)
Cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030626)

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Papua New Guinea shrimps & prawns export values

In 2019, Papua New Guinea supplied shrimps & prawns valued at 4.84m USD, an increment of 12.74% from 2018's total shrimps & prawns export of 4.293m USD. The yearly increase in value of Papua New Guinea shrimps & prawns between 2017 to 2018 was 3.746 percent.

The annual/yearly change in the volume of Papua New Guinea's shrimps & prawns exports between 2017 and 2019 was 4.74 percent when compared to a variation of 5.028% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Papua New Guinea shrimps & prawns ( in '000$ )

Papua New Guinea purchased 15 tonnes of shrimps & prawns in 2019.

Shrimps & Prawns Prices Across Oceania

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Other Seafood Prices in Papua New Guinea

Latest prices for other seafood in Papua New Guinea:

Lobster$7.12/kg Sea Cucumber$14.23/kg Sea Bass$3.17/kg Molluscs$2.35/kg

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