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Vietnam Garment Industry Statistics

Vietnam’s garment and textiles exports reached USD 39.4B in 2022 after surging 37.8% in 2021, yet Vietnam still accounts for just 2.0% of global apparel exports, making the “growth versus global share” gap impossible to ignore. Track how SMEs dominate the sector, why compliance paperwork drives traceability, and how adoption of tools like ERP, EDI, and RFID is reshaping both costs and environmental performance from wastewater upgrades to energy use.
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Vietnam Garment Industry Statistics
Isabelle MoreauWritten by Isabelle Moreau·Edited by Felix Zimmermann·Fact-checked by Jonathan Hale
Last verified Jun 22, 2026
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Vietnam garment and textile exports reached 39.4 billion dollars after rising from 25.6 billion dollars. More than 3,000 apparel manufacturers and 1,000 subcontractors supply global brands while 70 percent of exports depend on imported inputs. Wastewater upgrades have cut chemical oxygen demand by 35 percent and total suspended solids by 25 percent.

Key Takeaways

  • 37.8% Vietnam’s garment & textiles export value growth in 2021 (USD 35.2B in 2021 versus USD 25.6B in 2020)
  • 8.7% Vietnam’s garment & textiles exports growth in 2022 (USD 39.4B in 2022 versus USD 36.3B in 2021)
  • 2.0% share of global apparel exports held by Vietnam in 2021 (as reported in the dataset behind the cited report)
  • USD 35.2 billion Vietnam garment & textiles exports in 2021
  • USD 25.6 billion Vietnam garment & textiles exports in 2020
  • USD 39.4 billion Vietnam garment & textiles exports in 2022
  • 5,000+ enterprises in Vietnam involved in textile and garment value chain activities (count in cited sector overview)
  • 3,000+ enterprises are in apparel manufacturing segment (count in cited sector overview)
  • 1,000+ enterprises participate in subcontracting roles for global brands (number in cited OECD sector overview)
  • 10% minimum wage increase effective 2024 for workers in Vietnam (wage policy effect in labor reform affecting garment costs)
  • 6.22% average wage increase in 2024 for Vietnam workers in urban areas (as reported in national labor policy documentation referenced by ILO NATLEX)
  • 70% of Vietnam garment exports use imported inputs (import-content share reported in cited value-chain analysis)
  • 20% adoption of ERP systems among larger garment firms (adoption share reported in cited industry digitization study)
  • 35% of garment supply-chain stakeholders used EDI for order communication (EDI usage share in cited digitization report)
  • 60% of firms use some form of digital communication for customer orders (digital adoption share in cited digitization report)

In 2021 and 2022, Vietnam’s garment and textiles exports surged while digitization, compliance, and greener production expanded.

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Market Size13 stats

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USD 35.2 billion Vietnam garment & textiles exports in 2021
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USD 25.6 billion Vietnam garment & textiles exports in 2020
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USD 39.4 billion Vietnam garment & textiles exports in 2022
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USD 36.3 billion Vietnam garment & textiles exports in 2021 (for garments & textiles aggregate in the cited dataset)
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USD 28.2 billion Vietnam garment & textiles exports in 2018 (as shown in UNCTAD’s country export series)
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USD 26.0 billion Vietnam garment & textiles exports in 2017 (as shown in UNCTAD’s country export series)
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USD 23.6 billion Vietnam garment & textiles exports in 2015 (as shown in UNCTAD’s country export series)
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USD 24.8 billion Vietnam garment & textiles exports in 2016 (as shown in UNCTAD’s country export series)
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USD 30.1 billion Vietnam garment & textiles exports in 2019 (as shown in UNCTAD’s country export series)
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USD 36.4 billion Vietnam garment & textiles exports in 2022 (alternative series value reported in the dataset behind the cited report)
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USD 2.9B Vietnam’s garment export value to Japan in 2021 (destination trade line item)
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USD 2.5B Vietnam’s garment export value to Japan in 2020 (destination trade line item)
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USD 3.2B Vietnam’s garment export value to Japan in 2022 (destination trade line item)
Interpretation

Market Size Interpretation

Vietnam’s garment and textiles exports rebounded strongly to $39.4 billion in 2022 after rising from $25.6 billion in 2020, and demand from Japan also increased from $2.5 billion in 2020 to $3.2 billion in 2022.

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Performance Metrics6 stats

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5,000+ enterprises in Vietnam involved in textile and garment value chain activities (count in cited sector overview)
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3,000+ enterprises are in apparel manufacturing segment (count in cited sector overview)
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1,000+ enterprises participate in subcontracting roles for global brands (number in cited OECD sector overview)
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35% reduction in chemical oxygen demand (COD) after upgrading wastewater treatment (environmental performance KPI reported in IFC report)
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25% reduction in total suspended solids (TSS) after wastewater upgrades (environmental performance KPI reported in IFC report)
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3.5B square meters of cotton equivalent fabric output in Vietnam in 2021 (production capacity metric in cited industry capacity report)
Interpretation

Performance Metrics Interpretation

With 3,000+ apparel manufacturers and 1,000+ subcontractors supplying global brands, Vietnam’s textile sector is scaling fast, and recent wastewater upgrades have cut COD by 35% and TSS by 25% while boosting fabric output to 3.5 billion square meters of cotton equivalent in 2021.

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Cost Analysis11 stats

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10% minimum wage increase effective 2024 for workers in Vietnam (wage policy effect in labor reform affecting garment costs)
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6.22% average wage increase in 2024 for Vietnam workers in urban areas (as reported in national labor policy documentation referenced by ILO NATLEX)
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70% of Vietnam garment exports use imported inputs (import-content share reported in cited value-chain analysis)
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30% of value-added in Vietnam apparel comes from domestic inputs (complement of import-content share reported in cited value-chain analysis)
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USD 2.2 billion Vietnam’s textile raw material import bill in 2021 (input dependency cost figure in cited ADB analysis)
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USD 1.8 billion Vietnam’s textile raw material import bill in 2020 (input dependency cost figure in cited ADB analysis)
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60% of firms reported constraints in adopting advanced automation due to capital costs (survey finding in digitization report)
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42% of firms cited shortage of skilled technicians as a barrier to adopting Industry 4.0 tools (survey finding in digitization report)
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28% of firms used wastewater treatment systems meeting national standards (water treatment compliance share in environmental capacity report)
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18% decrease in water use after installing closed-loop water systems (water efficiency KPI in IFC report)
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10% decrease in energy use from wastewater aeration optimization (energy KPI in IFC report)
Interpretation

Cost Analysis Interpretation

Despite rising costs from Vietnam’s 10% minimum wage increase in 2024 and wage growth of 6.22% in urban areas, the garment sector still faces structural constraints, with 70% of exports relying on imported inputs and only 28% of firms meeting national wastewater treatment standards, even as IFC reports water and energy efficiency gains of 18% and 10% from closed-loop systems and aeration optimization.

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User Adoption14 stats

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20% adoption of ERP systems among larger garment firms (adoption share reported in cited industry digitization study)
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35% of garment supply-chain stakeholders used EDI for order communication (EDI usage share in cited digitization report)
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60% of firms use some form of digital communication for customer orders (digital adoption share in cited digitization report)
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8% of garment SMEs had dedicated data/analytics teams (staffing adoption measure in digitization report)
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25% of surveyed garment firms used barcoding/scanning for work-in-progress tracking (WIP traceability adoption in digitization report)
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10% of firms used RFID for garment component tracking (traceability technology adoption in digitization report)
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30% of firms used cloud-based file sharing for product development (PLM/collaboration adoption in digitization report)
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45% of firms reported using digital design tools for pattern/sample development (adoption in digitization report)
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15% of firms had implemented automated cutting systems by 2020 (automation adoption in digitization report)
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18% of firms used automatic sewing machines with programmed stitch settings (automation adoption in digitization report)
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25% of firms used computerized knitting machines (automation adoption in digitization report)
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3.2% of garment firms reported implementing ISO 14001 environmental management systems (certification adoption share in compliance report)
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8.1% of garment firms reported implementing ISO 50001 energy management systems (certification adoption share in compliance report)
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16% of garment factories reported achieving some form of LEED/green building standard compliance (environmental build adoption measure in cited compliance/capacity report)
Interpretation

User Adoption Interpretation

The data suggests Vietnam’s garment industry is making steady digital progress, with 20% of larger firms using ERP and 35% using EDI, yet only 3.2% and 8.1% have adopted ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 respectively, showing that sustainability compliance is advancing far more slowly than core operational digitization.
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Sources & references

10 datasets cited across this report · attribution is report-level

unctad.orgoecd.orgilo.orgadb.orgiso.orgifc.orgfibre2fashion.com

+3 additional datasets cited (not shown individually)