What is the price of tilapia in Zambia?

As of January 2024, tilapia in Zambia is US$ 0.29 per kg (5.55 ZMW), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

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Tilapia Prices in Zambia

US$ 0.29 / kg

5.55 ZMW / kg

MoM ▼ 81.0% YoY ▼ 81.0%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2024

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (ZMW)	MoM	YoY	Source
—	Export (unit value)	0.29	5.55	▼ 81.0%	▼ 81.0%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the tilapia price in Zambia available is US$ 0.29 per kg (5.55 ZMW), down 81.0% year-on-year.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes — tilapia in Zambia

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Zambia exported $581 (2 t) of tilapia▲ 98.6% YoY. That ranks #92 worldwide .

$581

Export value

2 t

Export volume

#92 / 95

World rank

$0.29

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top tilapia exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Netherlands $181.1M · 10.6%
#2 China $176.3M · 10.3%
#3 Myanmar $112.7M · 6.6%
#4 France $90.3M · 5.3%
#5 Indonesia $70.8M · 4.1%

Annual export data Zambia · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$581	2 t	$0.29
2023	$292	0.2 t	$1.55

HS Code

tilapia is traded under Harmonized System code 0302.89. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

Zambia tilapia - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Zambia sold 1,667 tonnes of tilapia. Through 2019 alone, the market for Zambia tilapia (fish category) has climbed, changing by 810.929 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, tilapia's exports went up by 381.79 pc netting the exporter US$2.00m for the year 2019. Zambia's tilapia exports are categorised as:

Fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, of tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp." (HS code 030531)
Fresh or chilled fillets of tilapia "Oreochromis spp." (HS code 030431)
Tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp.", salted or in brine only (excluding fillets and offal) (HS code 030564)
Dried tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp.", even salted but not smoked (excl. fillets and offal) (HS code 030552)
Frozen fillets of tilapia "Oreochromis spp." (HS code 030461)
Smoked tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp.", incl. fillets (excluding offal) (HS code 030544)
Fresh or chilled tilapia "Oreochromis spp." (HS code 030271)
Frozen tilapia "Oreochromis spp." (HS code 030323)
Frozen meat, whether or not minced, of tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp." (excluding fillets) (HS code 030493)
Fresh or chilled meat, whether or not minced, of tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp." (excluding fillets) (HS code 030451)

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Zambia tilapia export values

In 2019, Zambia exported tilapia valued at 2.00m USD, an improvement of 592.04% from 2018's total tilapia export of 0.289m USD. The annual growth in value of Zambia tilapia between 2017 to 2018 was -35.778 percent.

The yearly variation in the amount of Zambia's tilapia exports between 2017 and 2019 was 381.79% when compared to a variation of 810.929% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Zambia tilapia ( in '000$ )

Zambia imported 13,894 tonnes of tilapia in 2019.

Tilapia Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest tilapia prices in other Africa countries:

Ghana$0.28/kg South Africa$4.17/kg Tanzania$0.99/kg Egypt$9.57/kg Uganda$1.68/kg Kenya$3.80/kg Algeria$8.29/kg Mozambique$1.25/kg DRC Congo$1.72/kg Namibia$4.26/kg Botswana$11.09/kg Angola$0.44/kg Mauritius$10.36/kg Ivory Coast$10.12/kg Rwanda$3.20/kg

Other Fish Prices in Zambia

Latest prices for other fish in Zambia:

Live Fish$0.17/kg Mackerel$3.41/kg Turbot Fish$1.82/kg

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