Bangladesh Textile Industry Statistics

Bangladesh had 4,960 exporting factories covered by the Accord and Alliance remediation universe [1]

The Accord and Alliance inspected more than 56,000 safety issues in Bangladesh garment factories [1]

More than 90% of identified safety issues in covered factories had been fixed by 2022 [1]

Nirapon member factories completed 95% of their initial structural, electrical and fire remediation by 2022 [1]

Nirapon conducted 1,092 factory assessments in 2022 [1]

Nirapon delivered 3,265 safety training sessions in 2022 [1]

More than 1.5 million workers were covered by Nirapon training and awareness activities in 2022 [1]

Nirapon facilitated 26,551 worker safety committee meetings in 2022 [1]

The RSC covered 1,838 ready-made garment factories in Bangladesh in 2023 [2]

RSC engineers conducted 2,127 factory inspections in 2023 [2]

RSC delivered 5,225 safety training sessions in 2023 [2]

RSC reached 1.9 million workers through safety training in 2023 [2]

RSC managed 1,641 active factory complaints in 2023 [2]

RSC resolved 1,197 complaints in 2023 [2]

Bangladesh had 229 LEED-certified garment factories in 2024 [3]

Bangladesh had 91 platinum LEED garment factories in 2024 [3]

Bangladesh had 125 gold LEED garment factories in 2024 [3]

Bangladesh had 10 silver LEED garment factories in 2024 [3]

Bangladesh had 3 certified-level LEED garment factories in 2024 [3]

Seven of the world’s top 10 green factories were located in Bangladesh in 2024 [3]

A 2023 IFC PaCT report said participating Bangladesh textile wet processing mills reduced water use by 19% on average [4]

Participating mills reduced energy use by 7% on average under IFC PaCT [4]

Participating mills cut greenhouse gas emissions by 12% on average under IFC PaCT [4]

IFC PaCT reported annual water savings of 22.2 million cubic metres in participating Bangladesh mills [4]

IFC PaCT reported annual energy savings of 2.5 million gigajoules in participating Bangladesh mills [4]

IFC PaCT reported annual cost savings of $46 million in participating Bangladesh mills [4]

IFC PaCT reported annual emissions reductions of 295,000 tonnes of CO2 in participating Bangladesh mills [4]

Bangladesh’s textile and apparel sector could reduce water consumption by 30% through efficiency measures according to IFC reporting [5]

Textile wet processing can account for 70% of water use in Bangladesh apparel manufacturing according to IFC [5]

Bangladesh’s textile industry emitted 17.6 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2022 according to Climate Tracker reporting citing sector data [6]

Around 60% of Bangladesh garment factories rely on captive gas generators according to climate-transition reporting [6]

Bangladesh’s garment sector targets 40% renewable energy use by 2041 [6]

The textile, wearing apparel and leather sector employed 4.44 million people in Bangladesh in 2022 [7]

Of Bangladesh’s 4.44 million textile, apparel and leather workers in 2022, 2.56 million were female [7]

Of Bangladesh’s 4.44 million textile, apparel and leather workers in 2022, 1.88 million were male [7]

Female workers accounted for 57.7% of textile, apparel and leather employment in 2022 [7]

Bangladesh had 7,602 garment factories in 2013 according to labor force-linked reporting [8]

Bangladesh had 4,621 garment factories in 2020 according to ILO reporting [8]

Garment sector employment fell from 4.4 million in 2013 to 4.1 million in 2020 [8]

BGMEA had 3,500 member factories in 2024 [9]

BKMEA had 2,000 member factories in 2024 [10]

The RMG sector directly employed about 4 million workers in 2024 [9]

About 60.8% of garment workers in Bangladesh were women according to BGMEA’s industry profile [9]

Bangladesh had 229 LEED-certified green garment factories in 2024 [3]

Of Bangladesh’s LEED garment factories, 91 were platinum-rated in 2024 [3]

Of Bangladesh’s LEED garment factories, 125 were gold-rated in 2024 [3]

Of Bangladesh’s LEED garment factories, 10 were silver-rated in 2024 [3]

Of Bangladesh’s LEED garment factories, 3 were certified-level in 2024 [3]

Seven of the world’s top 10 green garment factories were in Bangladesh in 2024 [3]

Bangladesh’s textile mills provided 85% of knit fabric demand for the export-oriented knitwear industry [11]

Bangladesh’s textile mills supplied 40% of woven fabric demand for export-oriented apparel manufacturing [11]

There were 1,461 textile weaving mills in Bangladesh according to BTMA-cited industry data [11]

There were 425 spinning mills in Bangladesh according to BTMA-cited industry data [11]

There were 796 fabric dyeing and finishing mills in Bangladesh according to BTMA-cited data [11]

There were 240 printing mills in Bangladesh according to BTMA-cited data [11]

There were 44 synthetic and artificial fiber mills in Bangladesh according to BTMA-cited data [11]

Bangladesh had 32 specialized textile mills in BTMA-cited industry data [11]

The textile sector attracted about $4.5 billion in investment over the previous decade according to BTMA reporting [11]

Bangladesh’s spinning sector had capacity of 13 million spindles according to BTMA-cited data [11]

Bangladesh’s weaving sector had 40,000 shuttleless looms according to BTMA-cited data [11]

Bangladesh’s textile sector employed about 4 million people according to BTMA-cited industry data [11]

Ready-made garments accounted for 84.58% of Bangladesh’s total exports in FY2022-23 [12]

Bangladesh earned $46.99 billion from ready-made garment exports in FY2022-23 [12]

Knitwear exports were $26.78 billion in FY2022-23 [12]

Woven garment exports were $20.21 billion in FY2022-23 [12]

Total Bangladesh exports were $55.56 billion in FY2022-23 [12]

Ready-made garment exports grew 10.27% in FY2022-23 over FY2021-22 [12]

Knitwear exports grew 15.37% in FY2022-23 [12]

Woven garment exports grew 4.88% in FY2022-23 [12]

Bangladesh’s textile and apparel exports to the EU reached €19.37 billion in 2023 [13]

Bangladesh supplied 22% of the EU’s apparel imports in 2023 [13]

Bangladesh’s apparel exports to the US were $7.29 billion in 2023 [14]

Bangladesh shipped 2.71 billion square meter equivalents of apparel to the US in 2023 [14]

Bangladesh’s share of US apparel imports by quantity was 9.75% in 2023 [14]

Bangladesh’s average tariff paid on apparel exports to the US was 15.34% in 2023 [14]

Bangladesh’s apparel exports to Canada totaled CAD 1.95 billion in 2023 [15]

Bangladesh accounted for 17.8% of Canada’s clothing imports in 2023 [15]

Bangladesh exported $4.03 billion of textiles and apparel to Germany in 2023 [16]

Bangladesh exported $3.12 billion of textiles and apparel to Spain in 2023 [16]

Bangladesh exported $2.63 billion of textiles and apparel to France in 2023 [16]

Bangladesh exported $6.71 billion of textiles and apparel to the United States in 2023 [16]

Bangladesh exported $2.12 billion of textiles and apparel to the United Kingdom in 2023 [16]

The EU imported €17.68 billion of knitwear from Bangladesh in 2023 [13]

The EU imported €1.69 billion of woven apparel from Bangladesh in 2023 under HS 62 top lines cited in the report [13]

Bangladesh’s apparel exports to Japan were $1.19 billion in 2023 [17]

Bangladesh’s textile and clothing exports to Italy were $1.71 billion in 2023 [18]

Bangladesh’s textile and clothing exports to the Netherlands were $1.89 billion in 2023 [19]

Bangladesh’s textile and clothing exports to Belgium were $1.31 billion in 2023 [20]

Bangladesh’s textile and clothing exports to Poland were $1.02 billion in 2023 [21]

Bangladesh’s textile and clothing exports to Denmark were $841 million in 2023 [22]

Bangladesh’s textile and clothing exports to Sweden were $780 million in 2023 [23]

Bangladesh’s textile industry market size was estimated at $25.48 billion in 2024 [24]

Bangladesh’s textile industry market is projected to grow 2.99% annually from 2024 to 2029 [24]

Bangladesh’s textile industry market volume is projected to reach $29.52 billion by 2029 [24]

Average revenue per capita in Bangladesh’s textile market was projected at $149.20 in 2024 [24]

Bangladesh’s apparel market was estimated at $15.82 billion in 2024 [25]

Bangladesh’s apparel market is projected to grow 3.11% annually from 2024 to 2029 [25]

Bangladesh’s apparel market volume is projected to reach $18.45 billion by 2029 [25]

Average apparel revenue per capita in Bangladesh was projected at $92.63 in 2024 [25]

Household final consumption expenditure on clothing and footwear in Bangladesh was 4.56% of total household expenditure in 2022 [26]

Value added by textiles, apparel and leather accounted for 11.62% of Bangladesh manufacturing value added in 2022 [7]

Gross output of textiles, wearing apparel and leather manufacturing was Tk 4.66 trillion in 2022 [7]

Intermediate consumption in textiles, wearing apparel and leather manufacturing was Tk 3.05 trillion in 2022 [7]

Gross value added in textiles, wearing apparel and leather manufacturing was Tk 1.61 trillion in 2022 [7]

Compensation of employees in textiles, wearing apparel and leather manufacturing was Tk 470.6 billion in 2022 [7]

Operating surplus in textiles, wearing apparel and leather manufacturing was Tk 1.07 trillion in 2022 [7]

Taxes less subsidies on production in textiles, wearing apparel and leather manufacturing were Tk 68.2 billion in 2022 [7]

The textiles, clothing and leather cluster’s share in Bangladesh GDP was 13.95% in 2022 [7]

Bangladesh’s textile machinery market was valued at $764 million in 2023 [27]

Bangladesh’s textile machinery market is projected to reach $1.21 billion by 2030 [27]

Bangladesh’s textile machinery market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.8% from 2024 to 2030 [27]

Spinning machinery accounted for 31.4% of Bangladesh’s textile machinery market in 2023 [27]

Weaving machinery accounted for 24.7% of Bangladesh’s textile machinery market in 2023 [27]

Knitting machinery accounted for 18.9% of Bangladesh’s textile machinery market in 2023 [27]

Finishing machinery accounted for 15.2% of Bangladesh’s textile machinery market in 2023 [27]

Cotton processing machinery accounted for 9.8% of Bangladesh’s textile machinery market in 2023 [27]

Bangladesh’s jute textiles export earnings were $815 million in FY2022-23 [12]

Home textile exports from Bangladesh were $1.62 billion in FY2022-23 [12]

Terry towel exports from Bangladesh were $311 million in FY2022-23 [12]

Specialized textile exports from Bangladesh were $196 million in FY2022-23 [12]

Cotton consumption by Bangladesh’s spinning mills was 8.5 million bales in 2022-23 [28]

Bangladesh imported 8.2 million bales of cotton in 2022-23 [28]

Cotton imports were forecast at 8.4 million bales in 2023-24 [28]

Bangladesh’s cotton consumption was forecast at 8.7 million bales in 2023-24 [28]

Bangladesh imported 7.8 million bales of cotton in 2021-22 [28]

Cotton consumption in Bangladesh was 8.1 million bales in 2021-22 [28]

Cotton stocks in Bangladesh were 1.35 million bales in 2022-23 [28]

Cotton stocks were forecast at 1.15 million bales in 2023-24 [28]

Bangladesh produced 155,000 bales of cotton in 2022-23 [28]

Bangladesh’s cotton production was forecast at 160,000 bales in 2023-24 [28]

Man-made fiber accounted for 45% of Bangladesh’s apparel export basket in 2023 according to Textile Today reporting [29]

Cotton-based products still represented 55% of Bangladesh’s apparel export basket in 2023 [29]

Bangladesh imports around 90% of its woven fabrics used by export-oriented industries [30]

Bangladesh imports around 35% of knitted fabrics used by export-oriented industries [30]

More than 90% of man-made fibres used by Bangladesh’s RMG sector are imported [30]

MMF-based apparel now accounts for 38% of Bangladesh’s exports according to World Bank-cited reporting [31]

Cotton products still represent over 70% of Bangladesh’s export basket according to World Bank reporting on MMF transition [31]

Bangladesh imported 92% of the textile machinery it needed in 2022 according to World Bank reporting [31]

Just 8% of Bangladesh’s textile machinery demand was met domestically in 2022 according to World Bank reporting [31]

The textile and wearing apparel sector consumed 1,832 petajoules of energy in Bangladesh in 2021 [32]

The textile and wearing apparel sector accounted for 37.2% of industrial energy consumption in Bangladesh in 2021 [32]

Bangladesh’s textile sector uses about 1,500 billion litres of groundwater annually according to industry reporting [33]

It takes about 200 litres of water to dye 1 kilogram of fabric in conventional processing in Bangladesh [33]

Bangladesh’s textile wet processing generates around 217 million cubic metres of wastewater annually according to IFC-cited reporting [33]

Bangladesh imported 1.75 billion kilograms of cotton in 2023 according to OEC trade data [34]

Bangladesh was the world’s second-largest cotton importer in 2023 according to OEC [34]

Cotton imports to Bangladesh were valued at $4.79 billion in 2023 according to OEC [34]

Bangladesh imported $1.65 billion of synthetic filament yarn in 2023 according to OEC [35]

Bangladesh imported $1.41 billion of synthetic staple fibres in 2023 according to OEC [36]

The legal minimum monthly wage for entry-level garment workers in Bangladesh was set at Tk 12,500 in 2023 [37]

The new minimum wage represented a 56.25% increase over the previous Tk 8,000 rate [37]

Basic pay for grade-7 garment workers was fixed at Tk 7,150 under the 2023 wage structure [37]

House rent allowance for grade-7 garment workers was set at Tk 3,575 in 2023 [37]

Medical allowance for grade-7 garment workers was set at Tk 750 in 2023 [37]

Transport allowance for grade-7 garment workers was set at Tk 450 in 2023 [37]

Food allowance for grade-7 garment workers was set at Tk 575 in 2023 [37]

Bangladesh’s apparel export unit price to the US was $2.69 per square meter equivalent in 2023 [14]

Bangladesh’s average monthly earnings in manufacturing were Tk 17,216 in 2022 according to BBS [7]

Average monthly earnings for female workers in manufacturing were Tk 15,523 in 2022 [7]

Average monthly earnings for male workers in manufacturing were Tk 18,874 in 2022 [7]

The female-to-male earnings ratio in Bangladesh manufacturing was 82.2% in 2022 [7]

Labor compensation represented 29.3% of gross value added in textiles, wearing apparel and leather manufacturing in 2022 [7]

Operating surplus represented 66.5% of gross value added in textiles, wearing apparel and leather manufacturing in 2022 [7]

Taxes less subsidies represented 4.2% of gross value added in textiles, wearing apparel and leather manufacturing in 2022 [7]

Bangladesh’s consumer price inflation averaged 9.73% in 2023-24 [38]

The taka depreciated to an average of Tk 109.73 per US dollar in FY2023-24 [39]

Bangladesh Bank reported export proceeds of $48.15 billion in FY2023-24 [40]

Import payments totaled $63.45 billion in FY2023-24 [40]

Bangladesh’s current account balance was negative $6.53 billion in FY2023-24 [41]

Gross foreign exchange reserves were $21.78 billion at end-June 2024 [42]

Net FDI inflows to Bangladesh were $1.61 billion in FY2023-24 [43]

Manufacturing growth in Bangladesh was 6.66% in FY2023-24 [44]

Industry’s share of Bangladesh GDP was 37.11% in FY2023-24 [44]

Manufacturing’s share of GDP was 24.37% in FY2023-24 [44]

Per capita GDP in Bangladesh reached $2,784 in FY2023-24 [44]

Real GDP growth in Bangladesh was 5.82% in FY2023-24 [44]