Bangladesh’s footwear sector posted robust growth between July 2024 and May 2025, with both leather and non-leather segments driving the momentum, Export Promotion Bureau data shows.

Exports of non-leather footwear jumped 30.25% YoY to $494.28 million, while leather footwear rose 28.96% YoY to $620.17 million. In May alone, leather footwear exports surged 54.68% to $74.82 million, outpacing non-leather footwear’s 21.14% rise to $48.07 million.

By contrast, other leather segments underperformed. Leather goods fell 3.39% YoY to $317.87 million (though May saw a 20.78% rebound), and finished leather slid 7.82% YoY to $119.78 million.

Overall, Bangladesh’s leather exports climbed 12.55% YoY to $1.06 billion, largely fueled by the footwear boom.