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value of the corresponding variables. Although due care was
taken in the preparation of the report, APICCAPS cannot
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cannot be held responsible for any error or loss resulting
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PRODUCTION
According to APICCAPS estimates, the worldwide production of footwear in 2014 reached 24.3 billion
pairs, up by 8% from the previous year.
Asia added one more percentage point to its dominant production share, climbing to 88%. Europes
share slightly decreased with Africas moving in the opposite direction. At the country level, last year,
China slightly reinforced its leadership of footwear producing countries, getting closer to the twothirds share threshold. On the whole, Asia is the source of 88% of the footwear produced worldwide,
a share slightly up from previous years World Footwear Yearbook editions.

DISTRIBUTION OF FOOTWEAR PRODUCTION BY CONTINENTS

(QUANTITY) 2014

Europe
3%

North
America
2%

South
America
5%

Asia
88%

Africa
3%

Oceania
0%

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CONSUMPTION
UK

NO SE FI

523
CA

Rus

IE

163

United Sates

NL

THE EUROPEAN
UNIONS
AGGREGATED
CONSUMPTION
WAS THE WORLDS
SECOND MAJOR
FOLLOWING CHINA.

Mexico

110

BE

CZ

France

435

CH
Italy

312

Spain
PT

PL

Germany

115 435

2 771

2 295

41

DK

European
Union

UA

SK

RO

HU

AU
SI

72
BG

HR

GR

258

319
MA

77

DZ

TN

LY

EG

Nigeria

146

CO

88
77

807

200

230
AR

136

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Angola

South Africa

CL

THE AREA OF EACH

SQUARE IS INTENDED
TO BE PROPORTIONAL
TO THE NUMBER OF
PAIRS CONSUMED IN
EACH COUNTRY

185

VE

Brazil
PE

UG

KE

SA

105

WORLD FOOTWEAR CONSUMPTION 2014

Russia Fed.

411

China

3 646

Japan

608

UA

SK

72

Korea, R.

KZ

89

RO
Iran

BG Turkey
GR

180

199

Pakistan

LB IQ
IL

388

83

AE

SA

160

105

395

HK

85
NP

India

2 048

Bangladesh

285

VN

TH

90

KH

183

MY

PH

260
SG

99
Indonesia

548

Australia

142

NZ

China is the largest market for footwear, in number

of shoes, followed at some distance by the USA
and India. In 2014, this table is mostly unchanged
from the previous year with the exception of Russia
falling two positions, being overtaken by Germany
and France.
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EXPORTS
International footwear trade continues to grow at
double-digit rates. In 2014 the number of pairs
exported worldwide exceeded 16 billion, valued at
133 billion US dollars: the highest values ever.

WORLD FOOTWEAR EXPORTS

2004-2014

140

18

USD

120

15
Pairs

12

80
9

60
6

40

20
0

04

05

06

07

08

09

Chart 5 | World Footwear Exports 2004-2014

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BILLION PAIRS

BILLION USD

100

TOP EXPORTERS
Ten out of the top 15 exporters of
footwear, in terms of value, are
European countries. However, China
is the unchallenged leader of this
rank, with a market share above 40%
for a second year. In 2014 Vietnam
increased its market share by
almost one full percentage point and
displaced Italy as the worlds second
exporter. There is now no country in
this table outside Asia and Europe.

WORLD TOP 15 EXPORTERS IN 2014

(VALUE)
RANK

COUNTRY

USD
(MILLIONS)

WORLD
SHARE

China

53 837

40.5%

Vietnam

12 200

9.2%

Italy

11 138

8.4%

Belgium

5 566

4.2%

Germany

5 166

3.9%

Indonesia

4 761

3.6%

Hong Kong

4 014

3.0%

Spain

3 540

2.7%

Netherlands

3 295

2.5%

10

France

3 095

2.3%

11

India

2 610

2.0%

12

Portugal

2 452

1.8%

13

United Kingdom

2 079

1.6%

14

Romania

1 374

1.0%

15

Slovakia

1 226

0.9%

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EXPORT PRICES
The difference between the growth rates of value
and quantity result in a clear upward trend for
the average export price which increased by
36% between 2004 and 2014. This trend was only
interrupted by the 2009 international economic
crisis and again last year, when price declined
slightly (2%) to its current level of 8.12 US dollars.

WORLD AVERAGE EXPORT PRICE 2004-2014

$9
$8.12

$8
$7.37

$7
$6

$6.71
$5.97

$5
$4
04

05

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ITALY
$50.92

AVERAGE EXPORT PRICE

AMONG THE TOP 15
WORLD EXPORTERS

PORTUGAL
$31.88
FRANCE
$31.74
BELGIUM
$24.50
ROMANIA
$24.01
GERMANY
$22.62
SPAIN
$22.03
INDONESIA
$20.88
NETHERLANDS
$19.99
SLOVAKIA
$17.20
HONG KONG
$16.65
VIETNAM
$16.09
INDIA
$13.08
UK
$12.83
CHINA
$4.44

Among the Top 15 exporters, Italy

records the highest average export
price (50.92 US Dollars) followed by
Portugal and France
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79 COUNTRY PROFILES
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia Herzegovina
Brazil
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Canada
Cape Verde
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Rep.
Denmark
Dominican Rep.
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece

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Guatemala
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Korea, Rep.
Latvia
Lebanon
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Mexico
Morocco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Pakistan
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia

Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
USA
Venezuela
Vietnam

79 COUNTRY
PROFILES WITH
ALL THE RELEVANT
INFORMATION FOR
EACH OF THEM

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PORTUGAL
POPULATION

11 million

LANGUAGE

Portuguese

GDP PER CAPITA

22 130 USD

GDP 2014

230 billion USD

GDP 2014

0.9%

GDP Last 5 Years

-4.7%

CAPITAL

AREA (Km2)

CURRENCY

LISBON

92 090

EUROS

FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY 2014

VALUE

QUANTITY

PRICE

Million
USD

World
Rank

Million
Pairs

World
Rank

USD

EXPORTS

2 452

12

77

17

$31.88

IMPORTS

597

32

54

37

$11.09

PRODUCTION

75

19

CONSUMPTION

52

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EXPORT TRADING PARTNERS 2014

EXPORT
MARKETS

Million
USD

Value
Share

Million
Pairs

Quantity
Share

France

566

23%

16

21%

Germany

451

18%

13

17%

Netherlands

337

14%

10

13%

Spain

235

10%

10

13%

United Kingdom

177

7%

8%

Last 5 Years Variation

USD Million | %
41%
45%
47%

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
The Portuguese footwear industry, localized mostly in the neighbourhood of Porto, has registered a strong performance over the last five
years, with exports growing by 43% while imports have risen by only 4%.
Portugal is highly specialized in leather footwear which it exports primarily to European markets. Neighbouring Spain is the main supplier
of imports which consist mostly of rubber & plastic and textile footwear.

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13%

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Germany

Netherlands

Spain

France

MAIN PLAYERS
Gabor Portugal - Indstria de Calado, Lda
Soprop - Organizaes de Calado, S.A.
EccoLet (Portugal) - Fbrica de Sapatos, Lda
Fortunato O.Frederico & Ca., Lda
Investshoes - Distribuidores de Calado S.A.
Aco - Fbrica de Calado, S.A.

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QUANTITY
(Million Pairs)
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
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VALUE
(Million USD)

EXPORTS

EXPORTS

3 000
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2 000
1 500

IMPORTS

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IMPORTS

500
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06

07

08

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10

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04

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TYPES OF FOOTWEAR TRADED 2013 (Quantity)

5%

5%

7%

7% 2%

6%

WATERPROOF

RUBBER & PLASTIC

EXPORTS

30%

LEATHER

44%

IMPORTS

TEXTILE

77%

17%

OTHER

IMPORTS TRADING PARTNERS 2014

IMPORT
MARKETS

Million
USD

Spain

Value
Share

Million
Pairs

Quantity
Share

263

44%

21

38%

Belgium

59

10%

4%

Italy

57

10%

4%

Netherlands

52

9%

13%

France

47

8%

5%

SECTORIAL ORGANIZATIONS
APICCAPS Portuguese Footwear, Components and Leather Goods
Manufacturers Association | www.apiccaps.pt
CTCP - Portuguese Footwear Technological Centre | www.ctcp.pt

Last 5 Years Variation

USD Million | %
61%

147%

+18

+18

+14

-71%
-15

Germany

France

Ireland

Brazil

FAIRS & EVENTS

n.a.

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