How big is the second-hand clothing market in Africa?

As more and more people in the second-hand clothing industry discover that there are more and more people engaged in the export of second-hand clothing in China, we roughly counted that from 2013 to 2026, the number of second-hand clothing practitioners in China has doubled by 1.5 times. Under this premise, many well-developed practitioners have begun to focus on exports. So today we will talk about the second-hand clothing market in Africa.

How big is the second-hand clothing market in Africa?

Africa, this region ranks third in the world in terms of population, with a population of more than one billion, accounting for nearly 1/3 of the world's population. Due to the reality of economic development and local cultural cognition, except for a few Arab regions, most regions mainly wear second-hand clothes. Almost everyone wears old clothes. For us, second-hand clothes are not only cheaper, but also do not have to worry about the risk of wearing the same clothes. Their new clothes are usually taken out and worn at parties. In other words, we believe that the market for the export of second-hand clothes is very large, because she said that nearly 1/3 of the world's people need it.

How long can the used clothing market in Africa last?

This is a very controversial question. Some people believe that more than 20 years ago, we Chinese only imported second-hand clothing from relatively developed countries such as Japan, South Korea, and the United States. The main reason was that China's economy at that time was similar to that of Africa today, and domestic people had a relatively large demand for second-hand clothing. However, as time went by, China's economy has developed to the level of nearly developed countries, so now there is no need to import second-hand clothing. So after some time, will Africa and other regions also follow the same path and no longer need old clothes? If that situation occurs, will our industry no longer be able to engage in it? In this regard, I have reservations, because I think that this matter is not comparable to China's past, whether it is the national system or domestic relations, it cannot be compared. So if there is such a situation, it may be at least many years later, at least it will not be Chinese-style