Textiles and clothing (% of value added in manufacturing) by country
Textiles and clothing refers to industries in ISIC (rev. 3) divisions 17-19 and includes manufacturing of textiles, apparel, dyeing of fur, and tanning of leather. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output...
Countries reporting
154
Highest
88.1%
Lesotho
Lowest
-0.4%
Central African Republic
Median
3.6%
Years covered
62
1963–2024
Data points
5,745
What the numbers show
Textiles and clothing (% of value added in manufacturing) is currently reported for 154 countries. The highest value is 88.1% in Lesotho; the lowest is -0.4% in Central African Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.6%, and the mean is 7.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 228.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 102 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 335.2%), and the largest decrease in Central African Republic (down 102.5%).
Textiles and clothing: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesotho | 88.1% | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 2 | Syrian Arab Republic | 78.5% | 2005 | up 245.2% | rising |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 56.6% | 2020 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 37.7% | 2022 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 5 | Albania | 31.0% | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 29.6% | 2018 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 7 | El Salvador | 28.2% | 1998 | up 96.5% | falling |
| 8 | Gambia | 22.5% | 2004 | up 171.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Honduras | 22.3% | 1996 | up 251.5% | rising |
| 10 | Nicaragua | 22.3% | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 11 | Mauritius | 21.9% | 2023 | down 36.7% | rising |
| 12 | Tunisia | 18.8% | 2023 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 18.6% | 1983 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 14 | Eritrea | 16.2% | 2011 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 15 | Egypt | 15.9% | 2022 | up 335.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 15.7% | 2017 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 17 | Mozambique | 15.6% | 1973 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 18 | North Macedonia | 14.9% | 2022 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 19 | Benin | 14.4% | 1981 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 20 | Viet Nam | 13.8% | 2023 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 13.7% | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 22 | Türkiye | 13.5% | 2024 | down 24.1% | flat |
| 23 | Somalia | 12.9% | 1986 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Portugal | 12.4% | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 25 | Madagascar | 11.6% | 2024 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 26 | Saint Lucia | 11.5% | 1997 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 27 | Morocco | 11.3% | 2024 | up 36.5% | falling |
| 28 | Jordan | 11.3% | 2022 | up 35.5% | falling |
| 29 | Niger | 11.2% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Nigeria | 11.1% | 1996 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Guatemala | 10.8% | 1988 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 32 | Indonesia | 10.8% | 2022 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 33 | Libya | 10.0% | 1980 | up 120.5% | rising |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 10.0% | 2015 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 35 | China | 10.0% | 2019 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 36 | Republic of Moldova | 9.9% | 2023 | down 38.9% | rising |
| 37 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.7% | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 38 | Kenya | 9.0% | 2023 | down 35.5% | flat |
| 39 | Italy | 8.6% | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 40 | Mali | 8.5% | 2022 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Rwanda | 8.5% | 2023 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 42 | Puerto Rico | 8.4% | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 43 | Mongolia | 8.2% | 2023 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Myanmar | 7.9% | 2023 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Dominican Republic | 7.5% | 1984 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 46 | India | 7.4% | 2023 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 47 | Palestine, State of | 7.3% | 2021 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 7.0% | 2023 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 49 | Jamaica | 6.9% | 1996 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 50 | Paraguay | 6.8% | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 51 | Yemen | 6.7% | 2014 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 52 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 6.7% | 2022 | up 59.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Nepal | 6.5% | 2022 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Romania | 6.5% | 2023 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 55 | Ghana | 6.4% | 2015 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Colombia | 6.1% | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 57 | Fiji | 5.7% | 2023 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Peru | 5.7% | 2024 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 59 | Eswatini | 5.5% | 2011 | — | rising |
| 60 | Serbia | 5.5% | 2023 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 61 | Georgia | 5.3% | 2023 | up 99.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Bahrain | 5.3% | 2018 | up 135.3% | rising |
| 63 | Belarus | 5.0% | 2022 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 64 | Lithuania | 4.9% | 2023 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 65 | Brazil | 4.9% | 2023 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 66 | Botswana | 4.8% | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 67 | Cuba | 4.6% | 1989 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 68 | Estonia | 4.5% | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 69 | Croatia | 4.4% | 2023 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Ukraine | 4.3% | 2023 | up 87.9% | rising |
| 71 | Cape Verde | 4.2% | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 72 | Sudan | 4.1% | 2006 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 73 | Uganda | 4.0% | 2000 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Namibia | 4.0% | 2023 | down 29.7% | rising |
| 75 | Argentina | 4.0% | 2024 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 76 | Bermuda | 3.9% | 2020 | up 95.1% | rising |
| 77 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.6% | 2023 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Lebanon | 3.6% | 2020 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 79 | Armenia | 3.5% | 2023 | up 108.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.4% | 2022 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Azerbaijan | 3.4% | 2023 | up 126.0% | rising |
| 82 | Barbados | 3.3% | 1997 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 83 | United Arab Emirates | 3.3% | 2023 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 84 | Zambia | 3.2% | 2024 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Kuwait | 3.2% | 2021 | up 18.7% | falling |
| 86 | Greece | 3.1% | 2023 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Hong Kong, China | 3.1% | 2023 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Spain | 3.0% | 2023 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Macau, China | 2.9% | 2024 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.9% | 2019 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2.9% | 2022 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Cameroon | 2.9% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Zimbabwe | 2.8% | 2018 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Republic of Korea | 2.7% | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Ecuador | 2.7% | 2023 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Slovakia | 2.6% | 2023 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 97 | Mexico | 2.5% | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 98 | France | 2.5% | 2023 | up 24.3% | falling |
| 99 | Saudi Arabia | 2.4% | 2022 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 100 | Philippines | 2.4% | 2022 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 101 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 2.4% | 1998 | down 74.1% | falling |
| 102 | Latvia | 2.4% | 2023 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 103 | Uruguay | 2.2% | 2024 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Poland | 2.2% | 2023 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 105 | New Zealand | 2.1% | 2024 | down 76.4% | falling |
| 106 | Costa Rica | 2.1% | 2023 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 107 | Thailand | 2.1% | 2021 | down 69.3% | falling |
| 108 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.1% | 2023 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Slovenia | 2.0% | 2023 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Czechia | 2.0% | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 111 | Montenegro | 1.9% | 2022 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 112 | Australia | 1.9% | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 113 | Russian Federation | 1.8% | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 114 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.8% | 2009 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Congo | 1.8% | 2009 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 116 | South Africa | 1.8% | 2019 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Belgium | 1.8% | 2023 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Malaysia | 1.7% | 2022 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 119 | Bahamas | 1.7% | 1998 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 120 | Kosovo | 1.6% | 2021 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 120 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 1.6% | 2021 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 122 | Hungary | 1.5% | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Norway | 1.5% | 2023 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Japan | 1.5% | 2023 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Panama | 1.4% | 2020 | — | falling |
| 126 | Israel | 1.4% | 2021 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Qatar | 1.4% | 2022 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Cyprus | 1.4% | 2023 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Austria | 1.3% | 2023 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Iceland | 1.2% | 2023 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Malawi | 1.2% | 2021 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Malta | 1.2% | 2023 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Gabon | 1.1% | 1995 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Netherlands | 1.1% | 2023 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Germany | 1.1% | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 136 | Papua New Guinea | 1.1% | 2001 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Canada | 1.0% | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 138 | United States of America | 1.0% | 2024 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Kazakhstan | 0.9% | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 140 | Algeria | 0.9% | 2017 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Denmark | 0.9% | 2023 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Iraq | 0.9% | 2022 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Chile | 0.7% | 2024 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Sweden | 0.7% | 2023 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Burundi | 0.6% | 2015 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.6% | 2006 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Finland | 0.5% | 2023 | down 63.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Senegal | 0.4% | 2023 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Switzerland | 0.4% | 2023 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Singapore | 0.1% | 2023 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2023 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Oman | 0.1% | 2023 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Central African Republic | -0.4% | 1993 | down 102.5% | volatile |
About this data
Textiles and clothing refers to industries in ISIC (rev. 3) divisions 17-19 and includes manufacturing of textiles, apparel, dyeing of fur, and tanning of leather. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).