What is the price of fish in Uganda?

As of May 2026, fish in Uganda is US$ 2.04 per kg (7,865 UGX), sourced from World Bank Pink Sheet.

Fish Price in Uganda - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Fish Prices in Uganda

US$ 2.04 / kg

7,865 UGX / kg

MoM ▲ 5.1% YoY ▲ 22.9%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: May 2026

Source: World Bank Pink Sheet

These figures are the global benchmark (world reference) price for fish, updated monthly from World Bank Pink Sheet. Country-specific farmgate, wholesale and retail prices for Uganda are being added as additional official sources are integrated.

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (UGX)	MoM	YoY	Source
—	Global benchmark	2.04	7,865	▲ 5.1%	▲ 22.9%	World Bank Pink Sheet

As of June 2026, the fish price in Uganda available is US$ 2.04 per kg (7,865 UGX), up 22.9% year-on-year.

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We are building a dedicated fish price series for Uganda history. The trend line shown is the closest commodity benchmark, for reference only.

Global benchmark (world reference) price for fish, US$ per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes — fish in Uganda

HS Code

fish is traded under Harmonized System code 0302. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

Uganda fish - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Uganda shipped 519 tonnes of fish. For the year 2019 alone, the market for Uganda fish (fish category) has gone up, changing by 34.805 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, fish's exports decreased by -21.95% netting the nation US$1.02m for the year 2019. Uganda's fish exports are classified as:

Fish, salted or in brine only (excluding fillets, offal, herring, cod, anchovies, tilapia, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch and snakeheads) (HS code 030569)
Dried fish, even salted but not smoked (excluding fillets, offal and cod) (HS code 030559)
Smoked fish, incl. fillets (excluding offal, Pacific salmon, Atlantic salmon, Danube salmon, herring, trout, tilapia, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch and snakeheads) (HS code 030549)
Fresh or chilled fish, n.e.s. (HS code 030289)
Prepared or preserved fish (excluding whole or in pieces) (HS code 160420)
Fresh or chilled freshwater and saltwater fish (excluding salmonidae, flat fish, tunas, skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito, herrings, cod, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, haddock, coalfish, mackerel, sharks, eels, swordfish and toothfish) (HS code 030269)
Prepared or preserved fish, whole or in pieces (excluding minced, merely smoked, and salmon, herrings, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, tunas, skipjack, bonito "sarda spp.", mackerel, anchovies and eels) (HS code 160419)
Frozen freshwater and saltwater fish (excluding salmonidae, flat fish, tunas, skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito, herrings, cod, swordfish, toothfish, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, haddock, coalfish, mackerel, dogfish and other sharks, eels, sea bass and hake) (HS code 030379)
Frozen fish, n.e.s. (HS code 030389)

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Uganda fish export values

In 2019, Uganda sold fish worth 1.02m USD, an improvement of 125.66% from 2018's total fish export of 0.452m USD. The yearly increase in value of Uganda fish between 2017 to 2018 was -37.569%.

The annual/yearly change in the quantity of Uganda's fish exports between 2017 and 2019 was -21.95% in comparison to a variation of 34.805% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Uganda fish ( in '000$ )

Uganda brought in 4,485 tonnes of fish in 2019.

Other Fish Prices in Uganda

Latest prices for other fish in Uganda:

Catfish$4.57/kg Tilapia$1.68/kg Live Fish$2.79/kg Sardines$2.46/kg Mackerel$2.47/kg

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