Table 2 Key export destinations of the seafood products of the selected developing countries.

From: Value chain upgrading and seafood exports: lessons from developing countries

     

Unit: %Export share

Exporters

2003–2008

%

2009–2014

%

2015–2021

%

Chile

United States

31.82

Japan

29.30

United States

33.33

 

Japan

29.11

United States

25.39

Japan

20.22

 

Spain

6.64

Brazil

9.29

Brazil

10.27

China

Japan

35.01

Japan

22.69

Japan

19.46

 

Uruguay

19.72

Uruguay

18.87

Uruguay

15.71

 

South Korea

12.04

Hong Kong

8.65

South Korea

8.66

India

United States

21.80

United States

21.83

United States

36.24

 

Japan

17.44

Vietnam

15.34

Vietnam

14.17

 

China

8.23

Japan

10.54

China

9.80

Indonesia

Japan

33.78

United States

37.93

United States

45.35

 

United States

33.76

Japan

23.47

Japan

14.80

 

Belgium

4.00

China

4.91

China

10.43

Morocco

Spain

40.84

Spain

34.09

Spain

37.47

 

Italy

11.91

Italy

11.56

Italy

12.55

 

Japan

8.37

Netherlands

7.31

Japan

5.76

Russia

China

25.01

South Korea

38.49

South Korea

33.68

 

Japan

22.04

China

36.86

China

31.18

 

South Korea

18.77

Japan

8.88

Netherlands

17.40

Thailand

United States

34.78

United States

28.93

United States

24.58

 

Japan

23.31

Japan

21.40

Japan

20.64

 

Canada

4.81

Australia

5.04

Australia

5.88

Vietnam

Japan

27.03

United States

20.85

United States

20.16

 

United States

24.00

Japan

17.77

Japan

16.61

 

South Korea

6.78

South Korea

8.34

China

12.12

  1. To maintain consistency in data reporting throughout the study, Ecuador was not included as a key exporter because some upgrading indicators were unavailable.
  2. Source: UN Comtrade database.