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Zambia Tilapia Prices

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What is the price of tilapia per kilogram/pound in Zambia today?

The retail price range for Zambia tilapia is between US$ 1.25 and US$ 2.68 per kilogram or between US$ 0.57 and US$ 1.22 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of tilapia in Zambia

The retail price range in Zambian Kwacha for tilapia is between ZMW 23.50 and ZMW 50.61 per kilogram or between ZMW 10.66 and ZMW 22.95 per pound(lb) in Lusaka and Kitwe.




Wholesale prices

In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Zambia tilapia is between US$ 0.87 and US$ 1.88 per kilogram or between US$ 0.40 and US$ 0.85 per pound(lb).




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Zambia Tilapia Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction

The export price per kilogram of Tilapia from Zambia over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2017, the price was 1.30 US$ per kg, followed by 1.58 US$ per kg in 2018, 1.20 US$ per kg in 2019, 1.10 US$ per kg in 2020, and 1.32 US$ per kg in 2021. The lowest price was recorded in 2015 at 1.67 US$ per kg. Looking ahead, we predict the export price of Tilapia from Zambia to be 1.22 US$ per kg in 2023 and 1.92 US$ per kg in 2024.


Zambia Tilapia Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction

The import price per kilogram of Tilapia into Zambia has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2017, the price was $1.30, followed by $1.58 in 2018, $1.20 in 2019, $1.10 in 2020 and $1.32 in 2021. This indicates a downward trend in the price of Tilapia, with the average price for the last five years being $1.30. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Tilapia into Zambia in 2023 will be $1.22 and in 2024 will be $1.14.


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Export values for Zambia tilapia

The total values in export for tilapia in Zambia were US$ 116, US$ 450, US$ 289 and US$ 2,003 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.



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.

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Export markets for Zambia tilapia ( in '000$ )

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Zambia imported 13,894 tonnes of tilapia in 2019.



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