What is the price of mackerel per kilogram/pound in Rwanda today?
The retail price range for Rwanda mackerel is between US$ 4.12 and US$ 7.12 per kilogram or between US$ 1.87 and US$ 3.23 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of mackerel in Rwanda
The retail price range in Rwanda Franc for mackerel is between RWF 4,623.68 and RWF 8,002.52 per kilogram or between RWF 2,096.91 and RWF 3,629.26 per pound(lb) in Kigali and Musanze.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Rwanda mackerel is between US$ 2.88 and US$ 4.99 per kilogram or between US$ 1.31 and US$ 2.26 per pound(lb).
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Rwanda Mackerel Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Mackerel from Rwanda over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2014, the price was 2.00 US dollars per kg, which dropped to 1.57 US dollars per kg in 2016. In 2017, the price decreased further to 0.93 US dollars per kg, and then to 0.97 US dollars per kg in 2018. The price remained steady at 0.93 US dollars per kg in 2019 and 2020, before increasing slightly to 0.98 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Mackerel from Rwanda in 2023 will be 0.90 US dollars per kg, and 0.87 US dollars per kg in 2024.Rwanda Mackerel Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Mackerel into Rwanda over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2014, the price was $2.00, followed by a slight increase to $4.00 in 2015. The price then decreased to $1.57 in 2016, and further decreased to $0.93 in 2017. In 2018, the price rose slightly to $0.97, before dropping back to $0.93 in 2019. The price then increased to $0.98 in 2020, and further increased to $1.26 in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Mackerel into Rwanda in 2023 will be around $1.30, and in 2024 will be around $1.35.Export values for Rwanda mackerel
The total values in export for mackerel in Rwanda were US$ 176, US$ 1,584, US$ 18,896 and US$ 63,088 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Rwanda mackerel - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Rwanda sold 67,712 tonnes of mackerel. Through 2019 alone, the interest in Rwanda mackerel (fish category) has escalated, flactuating by 246.034 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, mackerel's exports grew by 3855.14 percent earning the country US$63.09m for the year 2019. Rwanda's mackerel exports are classified as:
- Fresh or chilled mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus) (HS code 030264)
- Frozen jack and horse mackerel "Trachurus spp." (HS code 030355)
- Fresh or chilled Indian mackerels "Rastrelliger spp.", seerfishes "Scomberomorus spp.", jacks, crevalles "Caranx spp.", silver pomfrets "Pampus spp.", Pacific saury "Cololabis saira", scads "Decapterus spp.", capelin "Mallotus villosus", Kawakawa "Euthynnus affinis", bonitos "Sarda spp.", marlins, sailfishes and spearfish "Istiophoridae" (HS code 030249)
- Prepared or preserved mackerel, whole or in pieces (excluding minced) (HS code 160415)
- Frozen mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus) (HS code 030374)
- Fresh or chilled mackerel "Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus" (HS code 030244)
- Fresh or chilled jack and horse mackerel "Trachurus spp." (HS code 030245)
- Frozen mackerel "Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus" (HS code 030354)
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Rwanda mackerel export values
In 2019, Rwanda supplied mackerel worth 63.09m USD, an increment of 233.88% from 2018's total mackerel export of 18.896m USD. The yearly increase in value of Rwanda mackerel between 2017 to 2018 was 1092.929 pc.
The yearly variation in the amount of Rwanda's mackerel exports between 2017 and 2019 was 3855.14 percent when compared to a variation of 246.034% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Rwanda mackerel ( in '000$ )
Rwanda procured 115,584 tonnes of mackerel in 2019.