Turkiye's apparel imports from Africa down, but exports rise in 2024

Turkiye imported $366.611 million worth of apparel in the first ten months of 2024, which was 15.82 per cent higher than the $316.778 million shipped during the same period in 2023. However, its outbound shipment of apparel to Africa fell by 26.82 per cent to $401.259 million in the first ten months of 2024, compared to $548.317 million in the corresponding period of 2023, according to Fibre2Fashion's market insight tool TexPro.

Turkiye’s apparel imports from the continent were recorded at $378.159 million in 2023, which was 49.40 per cent higher than the imports of $253.584 million in 2022. However, its exports to the region dropped to $612.244 million in 2023 from $734.014 million in 2022, marking a decrease of 16.62 per cent for the year. This trend continued in the first ten months of the current year.

Yet, Africa was not a very significant market for Turkiye’s apparel trade. The country imported 12.24 per cent of its total apparel imports, amounting to $2.994 billion from January to October 2024, from Africa, according to TexPro.

Africa's share was just 2.84 per cent of Turkiye’s total apparel exports, which totalled $14.121 billion in the first ten months of 2024.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (KUL)