Türkiye's women's clothing products, which constitute 28.3% of its apparel and apparel exports, find their largest buyers in European countries. Spain, the world's third-largest buyer of women's clothing, prefers Türkiye as its top supplier, with Germany and the Netherlands also emerging as Türkiye's other major markets.
The Türkiye Women's Clothing Export Report prepared by İHKİB focuses on the export performance of product groups such as suits, suits, jackets, trousers, blouses, and shirts for women and girls from 2019 to 2023. According to the report, Türkiye achieved $19.3 billion worth of apparel and apparel exports in 2023. Women's clothing products accounted for $5.4 billion, constituting 28.3% of this export.
During the five-year period from 2019 to 2023, the most exported women's clothing product category for Türkiye was woven suits, suits, jackets, trousers, skirts, and dresses for women and girls, while knitted suits, suits, jackets, trousers, skirts, and dresses for women and girls ranked second.
Türkiye's most important market in women's clothing is Spain
Türkiye's most important market in women's clothing is Spain, which is also the world's third-largest buyer of women's clothing. Türkiye exported $1.2 billion worth of women's clothing to Spain, marking an 8.2% decrease compared to the previous year in 2023. Germany, in second place, received $782 million worth of women's clothing, showing an 18% decrease, while the Netherlands, in third place, saw an 8% increase with $543 million worth of exports. Following these countries, the highest volumes of women's clothing were exported to the UK, Poland, USA, France, Iraq, Italy, and Israel. The Turkish women's clothing sector holds a 13.6% share as Germany's third supplier.
Türkiye holds a 1.8% share among the suppliers of women's clothing to the USA. Between 2018 and 2022, Türkiye's women's clothing exports to the USA increased significantly by 88.7%, ranking Türkiye 11th in the USA's women's clothing imports. Except for the pandemic-affected year of 2020, Türkiye maintained a steady increase in exports until 2022.
Türkiye's women's clothing export