That dollar amount reflects a 16.1% increase since 2015 but a -1.2% drop from 2018 to 2019.
The value of exported frozen shrimps accelerated by 21.9% from $15.7 billion in 2015 to $19.08 billion during 2019. Year over year, exports for frozen shrimps decreased by 1% from 2018 to 2019.
In contrast exports of fresh, salted and smoked shrimps slowed dramatically by -98.8% from $456.9 million for 2015 compared to $55.7 million in 2019.
There are six different Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) codes for shrimps and prawns: 030613 and 030617 for frozen seawater shrimps and prawns; 030616 for frozen freshwater shrimps and prawns; 030623 and 030627 for fresh, salted or smoked seawater shrimps and prawns; and 030626 for fresh, salted or smoked freshwater shrimps and prawns.
Frozen Shrimp Exports by Country (Seawater)
Frozen seawater shrimps generated $17.7 billion in export sales during 2019, up by about 25% from $14 billion in 2015 but down by -2% from 2018 to 2019.
Below are the 15 countries that sold the highest dollar value worth of globally exported frozen seawater shrimps.
- India: US$4.3 billion (24.9% of exported frozen seawater shrimps)
- Ecuador: $3.7 billion (21.1%)
- Vietnam: $1.9 billion (11.1%)
- Indonesia: $1.3 billion (7.3%)
- Argentina: $1.1 billion (6%)
- Thailand: $662.5 million (3.8%)
- China: $507.3 million (2.9%)
- Mexico: $376.7 million (2.2%)
- Bangladesh: $364.3 million (2.1%)
- Spain: $309.8 million (1.8%)
- Netherlands: $287.8 million (1.7%)
- Malaysia: $245.3 million (1.4%)
- Peru: $229.6 million (1.3%)
- Belgium: $209.1 million (1.2%)
- Honduras: $178.3 million (1.0%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 89.9% of all exported frozen seawater shrimps in 2019.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing exporters of frozen seawater shrimps since 2015 were: Ecuador (up 94%), Peru (up 58.3%), India (up 41.3%) and Argentina (up 37.8%).
Four countries posted sales declines in their exported frozen seawater shrimps to: China (down -47.7%), Honduras (down -31.4%), Belgium (down -15.8%) and Bangladesh (down -4.6%).
Frozen Shrimp Exports by Country (Freshwater)
Frozen freshwater shrimps generated $1.64 billion in export sales during 2019, down -3.9% since 2015 but up by 4.2% from 2018 to 2019.
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of frozen freshwater shrimps.
- Greenland: US$347.2 million (21.2% of exported frozen cold water shrimps)
- Canada: $277.8 million (16.9%)
- Denmark: $271.4 million (16.5%)
- Ecuador: $215.2 million (13.1%)
- Netherlands: $139 million (8.5%)
- Russia: $106.6 million (6.5%)
- China: $69.1 million (4.2%)
- Morocco: $28.8 million (1.8%)
- United Arab Emirates: $17.9 million (1.1%)
- Thailand: $17.9 million (1.1%)
- Faroe Islands: $17.3 million (1.1%)
- Norway: $16.3 million (1%)
- United States: $13.1 million (0.8%)
- Bahrain: $10.3 million (0.6%)
- New Zealand: $7.7 million (0.5%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 94.8% of all exported frozen freshwater shrimps in 2019.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing exporters of frozen cold water shrimps since 2015 were: Bahrain (up 56,861%), United Arab Emirates (up 449.5%), Greenland (up 260%) and Netherlands (up 119.5%).
Those countries that posted declines in their sales of exported frozen cold water shrimps were led by: United States of America (down -86.3%), Morocco (down -49.9%), Ecuador (down -43.6%) and New Zealand (down -32.3%).
Fresh, Salted or Smoked Shrimp Exports by Country (Seawater)
Exports of fresh, salted or smoked seawater shrimps were valued at $33.7 million for 2019, down -91.9% since 2015 and down by -27.9% from 2018 to 2019.
Below are the 13 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of fresh, salted or smoked seawater shrimps.
- Mauritania: US$14 million (41.6% of exported fresh, salted or smoked seawater shrimps)
- Guatemala: $11.2 million (33.2%)
- Philippines: $4.7 million (13.8%)
- Mexico: $3.3 million (9.9%)
- Saudi Arabia: $402,000 (1.2%)
- Venezuela: $45,000 (0.1%)
- Senegal: $17,000 (0.05%)
- Sri Lanka: $16,000 (0.05%)
- Gambia: $10,000 (0.03%)
- Honduras: $9,000 (0.027%)
- United Arab Emirates: $8,000 (0.024%)
- Panama: $3,000 (0.009%)
- Kenya: $1,000 (0.003%)
By value, the listed 13 countries 100% of all exported fresh, salted or smoked shrimps in 2019.
Three among the above countries grew the value of fresh, salted or smoked seawater shrimps exporters since 2015 were: Guatemala (up 10,364%), Mexico (up 4,110%) and Sri Lanka (up 700%).
Those countries that posted declines in their exported fresh, salted or smoked seawater shrimps sales were led by: Panama (down -99.7%), Honduras (down -99.7%), United Arab Emirates (down -99.4%) and Kenya (down -80%).
Fresh, Salted or Smoked Shrimp Exports by Country (Freshwater)
Exports of freshwater fresh, salted or smoked freshwater shrimps were valued at $6.7 million for 2019, down -99.8% since 2015.
Below are the 6 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of fresh, salted or smoked freshwater shrimps.
- Philippines: US$4.2 million (65.7% of exported seawater fresh, salted or smoked shrimps)
- United Arab Emirates: $751,000 (11.5%)
- Mexico: $653,000 (10.4%)
- Saudi Arabia: $959,000 (6.5%)
- Bahrain: $494,000 (5.4%)
- Sri Lanka: $22,000 (0.4%)
By value, the listed 6 countries shipped 100% of all exported fresh, salted or smoked freshwater shrimps in 2019.
The fastest-growing shipper of fresh, salted or smoked freshwater shrimps since 2015 was Saudi Arabia via its 7,280% value gain.
The leading decliner was the United Arab Emirates, down -45.2% from 2015 to 2019.
See also Top Beef Exporting Countries, Chicken Exports by Country and Pork Exports by Country
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