Italy · Fashion business
Italy exported more pairs of shoes in 2025 as export value fell
Italy exported 192.0 million pairs of shoes in 2025, up 3.8% from 2024. Their reported export value fell 0.7% to EUR 11.57 billion. The average declared value across all exported pairs fell from about EUR 63 to EUR 60.
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Change in pairs
Shared scale · -5.4% to 9.5%
Change in euro value
Shared scale · -5.4% to 9.5%
Switch between year-over-year volume and value changes. The views share one signed percentage scale.
Average export value is a mix of products
Dividing the value of exports by exported pairs gives about EUR 62.96 per pair for 2024 and EUR 60.23 for 2025. Different materials, designs and destination markets can change that mix. It is an average declared export value across all pairs. Source 1
Production and exports count different flows
Production fell 5.4% in volume to 118.4 million pairs. Exports exceeded production because the measures use different coverage. The association's export total includes trading operations as well as shipments related to Italian production. Source 1 Source 2
The trade balance was positive in value
Italy imported 376.8 million pairs worth EUR 6.72 billion. It exported fewer pairs but recorded EUR 11.57 billion in exports. The association reports a EUR 4.84 billion trade surplus and a volume gap of 184.8 million pairs. Source 1
Leather uppers remained the largest production component
The association estimates that 80.4 million of the 118.4 million pairs made in Italy had leather uppers, about 68%. That figure describes domestic production. The export unit value covers the wider exported mix. Source 2 Source 1