Subscribers-Only World Footwear Yearbook 2026 Released: China Remains the World's Largest Market for Footwear Production, Exports and Consumption

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Sep 10, 2026 1 min read

The Portuguese Footwear, Components, Leather Goods Manufacturers' Association (APICCAPS) has released the World Footwear Yearbook 2026, which shows that in 2025, global footwear production leveled off, growing only slightly by 0.1% to 24.6 billion pairs, with Asia accounting for 88.7% of total global production. Europe's market share declined, and Portugal ranked as the world's 18th-largest footwear producer.
The data in the report confirm Asia's dominance in global footwear production. China remains in first place, with annual production of 13.7 billion pairs and a market share of 55 …

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