# HS 160530 Lobster global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in lobster, prepared or preserved reached $437.7M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +7.4%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $251.6M | +0.7% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | $283.6M | +12.7% | +9% |
| 2015 | $337.9M | +19.2% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | $390.6M | +15.6% | +15.8% |
| 2017 | $327.9M | -16% | +5% |
| 2018 | $285.3M | -13% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | $306.1M | +7.3% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | $261.3M | -14.7% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | $573.9M | +119.7% | +26.2% |
| 2022 | $380.8M | -33.6% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | $362.7M | -4.8% | +11.6% |
| 2024 | $437.7M | +20.7% | -8.6% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $385.8M | +8.2% | 12 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $5.6M | +0.6% | 14 |
| China | $5.0M | +19.5% | 4 |
| United Kingdom | $4.8M | -8.6% | 9 |
| France | $4.6M | +8.1% | 14 |
| Spain | $3.7M | +30% | 9 |
| Italy | $3.5M | +33.9% | 10 |
| Belgium | $2.6M | +19.6% | 9 |
| Canada | $2.4M | -11.5% | 12 |
| Netherlands | $1.5M | +33.6% | 13 |
| Australia | $1.5M | +58.2% | 7 |
| Japan | $1.5M | -13.4% | 6 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._