China was the world’s leading producer of footwear in 2022, with a total of approximately 13 billion pairs of shoes produced. China, India, Vietnam, and Indonesia are leaders in footwear production, which highlights the domination of the Asia Pacific (APAC) region in this industry. These four countries accounted for over 75 percent of footwear production worldwide as of 2022.
Global footwear market
The global footwear market is a multi-billion U.S. dollar industry. A part of the clothing and apparel industry, the footwear market is comprised of shoes, sneakers, luxury footwear, athletic footwear, and sporting shoes, as well as other related goods. Footwear products are commonly made of leather, textiles, and a range of synthetic materials.
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World Footwear. (June 30, 2023). Leading 10 footwear producers worldwide from 2016 to 2022, by country (in million pairs) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/227256/leading-10-global-footwear-producers-by-country/
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