The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) estimates that in the first nine months of the current fiscal year (July 2015 – March 2016) leather footwear exports totaled 354.02 million US dollars, which compares to a target for the period of 401.22 million US dollars. This positions exports of leather footwear at a level of 88.2% of the target for the period.

Exports of leather and leather products exports reached 102.9% of the target set for the period; however, the categories performed differently. While leather exports were quite below the target for the period, achieving only 72.4% of the target, leather products have reached 149.2% of the target for the period.

According to the World Footwear Yearbook, in 2014 Bangladesh was the 8th largest footwear manufacturer, with a total production of 315 million pairs, representing a 1.3% share in total worldwide production.