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Frozen Fish Exports by Country

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Whole frozen fish represents big business, given that worldwide sales from frozen fish exported by all countries totaled US$29.1 billion in 2025.

The overall value of frozen fish exports grew by an average 20.2% for all exporting countries from 5 years earlier in 2021 when international shipments of frozen fish were valued at $24.2 billion.

From 2024 to 2025, the overall value of globally exported frozen fish accelerated by 13.5% compared to $25.7 billion.

The top 5 most valuable exporters of frozen fish are Russia, mainland China, Chile, United States of America and Norway. Collectively, that cohort of top international suppliers collected 40.8% of the world’s total for exported frozen fish sold during 2025.

Among continents, suppliers based in European countries sold the highest dollar value worth of frozen fish exported during 2025 with shipments amounting to $10.4 billion or well over a third (36.5%) of the global total. In second place were exporters in Asia at 30.9% trailed by those in Latin America (11.5%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, then competitors in North America (9.1%).

Smaller percentages came from sellers in Africa (7%), and Oceania (4.9%) led by New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Micronesia.

For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 0303 for frozen fish excluding fish fillets.

Top 15 Frozen Fish Exporters by Country

Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of frozen fish during 2025.

Russia: US$2.9 billion (10.1% of frozen whole fish exports)
mainland China: $2.5 billion (8.7%)
Chile: $2.3 billion (7.8%)
United States: $2.2 billion (7.6%)
Norway: $1.9 billion (6.6%)
Spain: $1.1 billion (3.7%)
Netherlands: $897 million (3.1%)
Taiwan: $873 million (3%)
South Korea: $867.1 million (3%)
Denmark: $782.7 million (2.7%)
Greenland: $760.8 million (2.6%)
Indonesia: $721.3 million (2.5%)
India: $609.8 million (2.1%)
Türkiye: $526.5 million (1.8%)
Japan: $490.9 million (1.7%)

By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 66.9% of all frozen whole fish exported in 2025.

Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing frozen whole fish exporters since 2024 were: Japan (up 38%), United States of America (up 34.3%), Greenland (up 33.2%) and Spain (up 31.6%).

A pair among the listed suppliers posted year-over-year declines in their exported frozen whole fish sales, namely Taiwan (down -10.1%) and India (down -0.4%).

Searchable List of Frozen Fish Exporting Countries in 2025

The 100 key exporters of frozen whole fish showcased in the automated database below represent 99.7% of globally exported frozen fish during 2025.

RankExporterFrozen Fish Exports2024-5

1	Russia	$2,937,379,000	+17.1%
2	mainland China	$2,535,071,000	+12.3%
3	Chile	$2,276,067,000	+18.7%
4	United States	$2,208,554,000	+34.3%
5	Norway	$1,920,289,000	+6.2%
6	Spain	$1,078,096,000	+31.6%
7	Netherlands	$896,973,000	+6%
8	Taiwan	$872,971,000	-10.1%
9	South Korea	$867,100,000	+12.3%
10	Denmark	$782,714,000	+22.8%
11	Greenland	$760,833,000	+33.2%
12	Indonesia	$721,327,000	+10.8%
13	India	$609,818,000	-0.4%
14	Türkiye	$526,472,000	+12.3%
15	Japan	$490,873,000	+38%
16	Iceland	$476,250,000	+31.9%
17	Faroe Islands	$443,272,000	+103.7%
18	Mauritania	$442,125,000	-1.2%
19	Vietnam	$432,761,000	-19.8%
20	Morocco	$405,444,000	+13.7%
21	Oman	$356,373,000	+31.5%
22	Namibia	$350,591,000	-2.7%
23	United Kingdom	$327,821,000	+26.3%
24	Portugal	$325,221,000	+10%
25	New Zealand	$281,373,000	+8.3%
26	Canada	$274,692,000	+17.9%
27	Senegal	$244,844,000	+10.2%
28	Argentina	$241,421,000	+69.9%
29	Myanmar	$234,590,000	+2.2%
30	Papua New Guinea	$197,760,000	-44.3%
31	Micronesia	$191,952,000	-40.2%
32	Ireland	$189,540,000	+49.7%
33	Pakistan	$183,611,000	+5.3%
34	Poland	$179,915,000	+19%
35	Peru	$176,311,000	-25.6%
36	Germany	$168,500,000	+17.1%
37	South Africa	$160,365,000	+44.2%
38	Sweden	$157,140,000	+27.3%
39	Vanuatu	$151,912,000	+22.5%
40	Thailand	$147,279,000	+1.5%
41	Nauru	$146,054,000	-5.3%
42	Brazil	$144,782,000	+1.4%
43	Australia	$130,411,000	+30.8%
44	France	$112,158,000	-13.5%
45	Ecuador	$111,587,000	-3.4%
46	Iran	$110,525,000	+16.7%
47	Malaysia	$110,270,000	+29.9%
48	Seychelles	$97,766,000	+657.3%
49	Mexico	$97,613,000	+27%
50	Yemen	$89,551,000	+76%
51	Venezuela	$83,388,000	+33.1%
52	Maldives	$83,353,000	+114.4%
53	Hong Kong	$80,938,000	-9.3%
54	Kiribati	$78,802,000	-16.3%
55	Singapore	$72,921,000	-21%
56	Fiji	$72,474,000	-8.2%
57	Estonia	$71,044,000	+26.4%
58	Uruguay	$63,222,000	+30.5%
59	Mauritius	$63,003,000	-30.7%
60	Philippines	$57,957,000	-6.9%
61	Rwanda	$56,022,000	+25.6%
62	Marshall Islands	$52,578,000	-33.9%
63	Sri Lanka	$52,079,000	+31.8%
64	Falkland Is (Malvinas)	$49,961,000	+30.8%
65	Tuvalu	$49,579,000	-20.7%
66	Belgium	$46,560,000	+57.2%
67	Malta	$46,113,000	+9.2%
68	Latvia	$42,898,000	+26.7%
69	Nicaragua	$40,265,000	+10.8%
70	North Korea	$40,045,000	+7752%
71	Lithuania	$30,552,000	-4.5%
72	Guinea	$29,129,000	-23.7%
73	Panama	$25,598,000	+44.7%
74	Croatia	$25,113,000	-14%
75	Bangladesh	$25,027,000	-0.3%
76	Guyana	$23,085,000	-11.7%
77	Colombia	$22,886,000	+70.4%
78	Finland	$22,243,000	+56.9%
79	Saint Helena	$18,014,000	+37.7%
80	Armenia	$17,663,000	+54.1%
81	Ivory Coast	$16,429,000	+244.9%
82	United Arab Emirates	$14,463,000	-63%
83	Greece	$14,069,000	+13.9%
84	Br. Indian Ocean Terr	$13,325,000	+18.2%
85	Italy	$12,941,000	-43.6%
86	Solomon Islands	$11,993,000	+155.8%
87	Ghana	$11,714,000	-48.9%
88	Kazakhstan	$11,127,000	+5.6%
89	Cook Islands	$11,107,000	-11.6%
90	Austria	$10,580,000	-16.4%
91	Gambia	$10,163,000	+10828%
92	Tanzania	$9,569,000	+10.9%
93	French S./Antarctic Terr	$9,529,000	+88.5%
94	Ukraine	$8,916,000	+439.1%
95	Sierra Leone	$7,936,000	-8.7%
96	Zambia	$7,731,000	+129%
97	Suriname	$7,696,000	-32.6%
98	Somalia	$7,149,000	-13%
99	Madagascar	$6,865,000	+32.9%
100	Azerbaijan	$6,673,000	+89.6%

Focusing on the top 100 most valuable exporters of frozen fish, the fastest growers are: Gambia (up 10,828% from 2024), North Korea (up 7,752%), Seychelles (up 657.3%), Ukraine (up 439.1%) then Africa’s Ivory Coast (up 244.9%).

You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of any of the above table’s columns below. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means that 2025 data was unavailable.

Countries Benefiting from Greatest Surpluses Trading Frozen Fish

The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for frozen fish during 2025. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the surplus between the value of each country’s frozen fish exports and its import purchases for that same commodity.

Chile: US$2.3 billion (net export surplus up 18.7% since 2024)
Russia: $2 billion (up 9.1%)
Norway: $1.8 billion (up 6%)
United States: $1.2 billion (up 102.9%)
Greenland: $759.8 million (up 33.7%)
Taiwan: $573.4 million (down -16%)
India: $537.5 million (down -4%)
Netherlands: $493.2 million (up 9.5%)
Indonesia: $479.1 million (down -1%)
Iceland: $472.8 million (up 31.9%)
Mauritania: $442.1 million (down -1.2%)
Faroe Islands: $429.8 million (up 104.7%)
Türkiye: $377.6 million (up 14.9%)
Morocco: $342.2 million (up 18.4%)
Namibia: $329.8 million (down -3.9%)

Chile, Russia and Norway generated the highest surpluses in the international trade of frozen fish. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms those main suppliers’ strong competitive advantage for this specific product category.

Countries Incurring from Highest Deficits Trading Frozen Fish

The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for frozen fish during 2025. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the deficit between the value of each country’s frozen fish import purchases and its exports for that same commodity.

mainland China: -US$2.9 billion (net export deficit up 16% since 2024)
Japan: -$2.4 billion (up 17.4%)
Thailand: -$2 billion (up 3.8%)
Ivory Coast: -$1 billion (up 18.1%)
Vietnam: -$759.7 million (up 56.4%)
Nigeria: -$612 million (up 5.2%)
Philippines: -$525.2 million (up 19.7%)
Egypt: -$384.8 million (up 0.6%)
Ghana: -$356.3 million (up 142.2%)
Poland: -$334.7 million (up 16.1%)
Italy: -$333.4 million (up 4.2%)
South Korea: -$296 million (down -8.6%)
Cameroon: -$284.5 million (up 3.7%)
Ukraine: -$251.9 million (down -42%)
Portugal: -$220.8 million (up 21%)

Highly populated mainland China and Japan incurred the highest deficits in the international trade of frozen fish. In turn, these negative cashflows highlight both countries’ strong competitive disadvantages for this specific product category but also signal opportunities for frozen fish-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful consumer demand for frozen fish.

Major Frozen Fish Exporting Companies

Below are some of the world’s largest frozen fish processors and exporters. Show within parenthesis is the country where the conglomerate is headquartered.