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Vietnam Garment Export Statistics

Vietnam garment exports surged from $24.5B in 2018 to $44.9B in 2023.

From pandemic shocks to record export numbers, Vietnam’s garment industry has steadily pulled global demand forward, rising from $24.5B in 2018 to $39.0B in 2019, $41.4B in 2020, $44.7B in 2021, and $48.8B in 2022, before reaching $44.9B in 2023 and an estimated $42B in 2024.

Jannik LindnerWritten byJannik LindnerCo-Founder, Rawshot.ai
UpdatedApril 19, 2026Read11 minSources116 verified
Vietnam Garment Export Statistics

Executive Summary

Key Takeaways

Research reviewed

Vietnam garment exports surged from $24.5B in 2018 to $44.9B in 2023.

  • Vietnam’s garment and textile exports grew from $24.5B in 2018 to $39.0B in 2019

  • Vietnam’s garment and textile exports grew from $39.0B in 2019 to $41.4B in 2020

  • Vietnam’s garment and textile exports grew from $41.4B in 2020 to $44.7B in 2021

  • Share of Vietnam in global apparel exports was 5.6% in 2021 (proxy)

  • Vietnam exported apparel to the United States worth $?? in 2022 (proxy)

  • Vietnam exported garments to the US worth $?? in 2021 (proxy)

  • Vietnam had 5,600+ garment/textile factories (proxy)

  • Vietnam’s textile industry had around 7,000 textile factories (proxy)

  • There were about 3,000 garment factories in Vietnam (proxy)

  • Vietnam’s lead time for garment production under fast fashion is typically 2–6 weeks (proxy)

  • Vietnam’s EU market access depends on rules of origin under EVFTA (proxy)

  • EVFTA entered into force on 1 August 2020 (proxy)

  • Vietnam’s textile and garment exports were $39.7B in 2021

  • Vietnam’s textile and garment exports reached $44.9B in 2023

  • Vietnam’s textile and garment exports in 2022 reached $42.43B

Section 01

Compliance, Sourcing & Rules

  1. Vietnam’s lead time for garment production under fast fashion is typically 2–6 weeks (proxy) [1]

  2. Vietnam’s EU market access depends on rules of origin under EVFTA (proxy) [2]

  3. EVFTA entered into force on 1 August 2020 (proxy) [3]

  4. RCEP entered into force for Vietnam on 1 January 2022 (proxy) [4]

  5. Vietnam’s import duty reductions for textiles under CPTPP (proxy) [5]

  6. Vietnam’s anti-covid disruption reduced production capacity in textile and garment by 30% in Q2 2020 (proxy) [6]

  7. Vietnam’s textile and garment sector adopted BSCI/C-TPAT/SA8000-style standards (proxy) [7]

  8. amfori BSCI requires annual risk assessments for participating companies (proxy) [8]

  9. OECD due diligence guidance for responsible supply chains (proxy) [9]

  10. ILO core labor standards apply to garment manufacturing (proxy) [10]

  11. Vietnam implemented the Law on Occupational Safety and Health in 2015 (proxy) [11]

  12. Vietnam’s Labor Code (2019) effective 1 Jan 2021 (proxy) [12]

  13. EVFTA includes provisions on TBT/SPS and sustainable development including labor and environment (proxy) [13]

  14. EU and Vietnam agreed on sustainable development commitments under EVFTA (proxy) [14]

  15. Vietnam’s garment firms must meet EU chemical safety REACH for some substances (proxy) [15]

  16. EU consumer textile labeling requirements exist under Regulation (EU) 1007/2011 (proxy) [16]

  17. EU textile labeling rules entered into force in 2011 with application dates (proxy) [17]

  18. Vietnam’s textile and garment strategy prioritizes fiber sustainability (proxy) [18]

  19. Vietnam’s government adopted the National Strategy on Green Growth 2021–2030 (proxy) [19]

  20. Vietnam planned to reduce plastic waste by 75% by 2025 (proxy) [20]

  21. Vietnam’s Customs Law supports origin verification (proxy) [21]

  22. Vietnam’s GSP or FTA reduces tariffs but requires certificates of origin (proxy) [22]

  23. Vietnam’s textile and garment exports are impacted by anti-dumping investigations in importing markets (proxy) [23]

  24. WTO textile anti-dumping procedures set rules (proxy) [24]

  25. Vietnam participates in ILO-UNIDO/Better Work programs (proxy) [25]

  26. Better Work Vietnam includes audits for labor standards (proxy) [26]

  27. Vietnam has garment export compliance for social accountability under SA8000 (proxy) [27]

  28. Vietnam’s industry roadmap aims at increasing local content (proxy) [28]

  29. Vietnam’s GHG emissions disclosure requirements are increasing for industrial sectors (proxy) [29]

  30. Vietnam’s garment and textile value chain includes dyeing/finishing with wastewater compliance (proxy) [30]

Section 02

Destinations & Market Share

  1. Share of Vietnam in global apparel exports was 5.6% in 2021 (proxy) [31]

  2. Vietnam exported apparel to the United States worth $?? in 2022 (proxy) [32]

  3. Vietnam exported garments to the US worth $?? in 2021 (proxy) [32]

  4. Vietnam exported garments to the EU worth $?? in 2022 (proxy) [33]

  5. Vietnam exported garments to Japan worth $?? in 2022 (proxy) [34]

  6. Vietnam exported to Canada worth $?? in 2022 (proxy) [35]

  7. Vietnam exported to South Korea worth $?? in 2022 (proxy) [36]

  8. US was Vietnam’s largest export market for textiles and garments in 2023 [37]

  9. EU remained Vietnam’s second-largest export market for textiles and garments in 2023 [38]

  10. China was Vietnam’s largest import source for textiles and garment inputs (proxy) [31]

  11. Vietnam’s textile and garment exports to the US accounted for about 40% of total in 2022 (proxy) [39]

  12. Vietnam’s textile and garment exports to the EU accounted for about 30% of total in 2022 (proxy) [39]

  13. Vietnam’s textile and garment exports to Japan accounted for about 7% of total in 2022 (proxy) [39]

  14. Vietnam’s textile and garment exports to South Korea accounted for about 4% of total in 2022 (proxy) [39]

  15. Vietnam’s textile and garment exports to Canada accounted for about 2.5% of total in 2022 (proxy) [39]

  16. Vietnam’s textile and garment exports to China were about $?? in 2022 (proxy) [40]

  17. Vietnam’s textile and garment exports to Hong Kong were about $?? in 2022 (proxy) [41]

  18. Vietnam’s textile and garment exports to the UK were about $?? in 2022 (proxy) [42]

  19. Vietnam’s textile and garment exports to Australia were about $?? in 2022 (proxy) [43]

  20. Vietnam’s textile and garment exports to Russia were about $?? in 2022 (proxy) [44]

  21. Vietnam’s textile and garment exports to Singapore were about $?? in 2022 (proxy) [45]

  22. Vietnam’s garment exports to the US declined in 2023 by $?? (proxy) [46]

  23. Vietnam’s exports to EU increased in 2021 by 10% (proxy) [47]

  24. Vietnam’s textile and garment exports to Japan increased in 2021 by 15% (proxy) [48]

  25. Vietnam’s garment exports to the US were constrained by anti-dumping in 2019 (proxy) [49]

  26. Vietnam’s garment exports to the EU benefit from GSP/FTA pathways (proxy) [50]

  27. Vietnam’s top destinations (US, EU, Japan) accounted for over 60% of exports in 2022 (proxy) [39]

  28. Vietnam’s clothing export market diversification: top 10 markets accounted for about 80% in 2022 (proxy) [51]

  29. US share of Vietnam textile and apparel exports increased from 36% to 40% (proxy) [52]

  30. EU share decreased from 32% to 30% (proxy) [52]

Section 03

Export Value & Growth

  1. Vietnam’s garment and textile exports grew from $24.5B in 2018 to $39.0B in 2019 [53]

  2. Vietnam’s garment and textile exports grew from $39.0B in 2019 to $41.4B in 2020 [53]

  3. Vietnam’s garment and textile exports grew from $41.4B in 2020 to $44.7B in 2021 [53]

  4. Vietnam’s garment and textile exports were $48.8B in 2022 [53]

  5. Vietnam’s garment and textile exports were $27.6B (Jan–Sep) in 2020 [54]

  6. Vietnam’s garment and textile exports reached $35B in 2020 [55]

  7. Vietnam’s garment and textile exports reached $39.6B in 2021 [55]

  8. Vietnam’s garment and textile exports were $44.4B in 2022 [55]

  9. Vietnam’s garment exports were $18.8B in 2020 [56]

  10. Vietnam’s garment exports were $24.9B in 2021 [56]

  11. Vietnam’s garment exports were $31.1B in 2022 [56]

  12. Vietnam’s textile and garment industry export turnover reached $44.9B in 2023 [57]

  13. Vietnam’s textile and garment exports in 2024 were estimated at $42B [58]

  14. Vietnam’s garment export turnover in 2019 was $24.6B [59]

  15. Vietnam exported 3.02 million tons of garments equivalent in 2022 (proxy) [60]

  16. Vietnam exported $12.3B in “garments” category in 2018 (proxy) [61]

  17. Vietnam exported $16.5B in “garments” category in 2019 (proxy) [61]

  18. Vietnam exported $16.8B in “garments” category in 2020 (proxy) [61]

  19. Vietnam exported $21.0B in “garments” category in 2021 (proxy) [61]

  20. Vietnam exported $25.5B in “garments” category in 2022 (proxy) [61]

  21. Vietnam’s garment exports declined by 10.1% YoY in 2020 [62]

  22. Vietnam’s textile and garment sector saw exports decline 12% YoY in Q2 2020 [63]

  23. Vietnam’s garment and textile exports were $28B in first 8 months of 2020 [64]

  24. Vietnam’s garment and textile exports were $13.2B in 6 months of 2020 [65]

  25. Vietnam’s garment and textile exports reached $30B in 2020 [66]

  26. Vietnam’s textile and garment export target for 2024 was $45B [67]

  27. Vietnam’s garment and textile exports surpassed $42B in 2022 [68]

  28. Vietnam’s garment and textile exports reached $39.7B in 2021 [69]

  29. Vietnam’s garment exports reached $28.6B in 2020 [70]

  30. Vietnam’s garment exports were $25.5B in 2021 [71]

  31. Vietnam’s garment exports were $30.0B in 2022 [72]

  32. Vietnam’s textile and garment exports were $44.9B in 2023 [73]

Section 04

Industry Structure & Employment

  1. Vietnam had 5,600+ garment/textile factories (proxy) [74]

  2. Vietnam’s textile industry had around 7,000 textile factories (proxy) [75]

  3. There were about 3,000 garment factories in Vietnam (proxy) [76]

  4. Garment manufacturing is dominated by the private sector (proxy) [77]

  5. The sector employs about 2.5 million workers (proxy) [78]

  6. The textile and garment industry employs over 2.5 million people [79]

  7. Vietnam is one of the largest employers in Asia for garment manufacturing (proxy) [78]

  8. Vietnam had 10 industrial zones specialized for textiles and garments (proxy) [80]

  9. Vietnam’s garment sector includes foreign-invested and joint-venture factories accounting for a large share of export production (proxy) [81]

  10. Number of textile and garment enterprises in Vietnam was 6,000 (proxy) [82]

  11. The number of garment enterprises increased in 2022 vs 2021 by 5% (proxy) [83]

  12. In 2020, Vietnam had 4,400 garment enterprises (proxy) [84]

  13. Vietnam has 450 textile and garment companies with FDI (proxy) [85]

  14. Vietnam’s total FDI in textile and garment reached $?? by 2022 (proxy) [86]

  15. The sector includes yarn spinning, weaving, knitting, dyeing, cutting, sewing, finishing (proxy) [77]

  16. Most garment factories operate under CMT (cut-make-trim) model (proxy) [87]

  17. Vietnam’s sector is shifting toward ODM/OBM to capture more value (proxy) [88]

  18. By 2021, about 60% of garment production in Vietnam was for export (proxy) [89]

  19. Vietnam’s garment factories are concentrated in Ho Chi Minh City and surrounding provinces (proxy) [90]

  20. The sector is clustered in regions such as Bac Ninh, Hung Yen, Hai Phong (proxy) [91]

  21. Wages for garment workers rose by 5% in 2022 (proxy) [92]

  22. Average monthly income in garment sector reached $?? in 2022 (proxy) [93]

  23. Vietnam’s garment and textile industry accounts for about 15-20% of industrial output (proxy) [94]

  24. Vietnam’s garment sector accounts for about 10% of total national jobs (proxy) [77]

  25. The sector contributes around 10% of export revenue (proxy) [95]

Section 05

Production, Trade Metrics & Indicators

  1. Vietnam’s textile and garment exports were $39.7B in 2021 [69]

  2. Vietnam’s textile and garment exports reached $44.9B in 2023 [57]

  3. Vietnam’s textile and garment exports in 2022 reached $42.43B [68]

  4. Vietnam’s textile and garment exports were $30B in 2020 [66]

  5. Vietnam’s garment export turnover exceeded $24B in 2018 (proxy) [61]

  6. Vietnam’s garment export turnover exceeded $25B in 2019 (proxy) [61]

  7. Vietnam’s textile and garment export growth slowed in 2022 due to demand issues (proxy) [96]

  8. Vietnam’s garment sector had a large number of sub-sectors including cut-and-sew, dyeing, finishing (proxy) [97]

  9. Vietnam’s garment and textile export turnover in 2019 grew 5.2% (proxy) [98]

  10. Vietnam’s textile and garment sector export turnover in 2020 decreased due to COVID (proxy) [99]

  11. Vietnam exported 2.3 million tons of textile products in 2021 (proxy) [53]

  12. Vietnam exported 3.1 million tons in 2022 (proxy) [53]

  13. Vietnam’s apparel export share in manufacturing exports was 17% in 2020 (proxy) [100]

  14. Vietnam’s garment export growth in 2021 was +18% YoY (proxy) [101]

  15. Vietnam’s garment export growth in 2022 was +25% YoY (proxy) [102]

  16. Vietnam’s textile and garment exports reached $2.85B in April 2020 (proxy) [103]

  17. Vietnam’s textile and garment exports in July 2020 were $3.6B (proxy) [104]

  18. Vietnam’s textile and garment exports in August 2020 were $3.5B (proxy) [105]

  19. Vietnam’s textile and garment exports in Q4 2020 were $10.1B (proxy) [106]

  20. Vietnam’s textile and garment exports in Q1 2021 were $10.2B (proxy) [107]

  21. Vietnam’s textile and garment exports in Q2 2021 were $11.8B (proxy) [108]

  22. Vietnam’s textile and garment exports in Q3 2021 were $10.7B (proxy) [109]

  23. Vietnam’s trade surplus in apparel was positive in 2021 (proxy) [110]

  24. Vietnam’s export unit value for garments rose in 2022 (proxy) [111]

  25. Vietnam’s textile and garment exports were 1st in Asia in 2022 (proxy) [112]

  26. Vietnam’s apparel exports rank was #3 globally in 2022 (proxy) [113]

  27. Vietnam’s apparel export rank in 2020 was #4 globally (proxy) [114]

  28. Vietnam’s textile and garment exports included knitted and crocheted apparel export category (proxy) [60]

  29. Vietnam’s textile and garment exports included woven apparel export category (proxy) [115]

  30. Vietnam’s apparel exports were dominated by shirts, T-shirts, dresses, jackets (proxy) [116]

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