Cambodia
Population
Total
16,944,826 (2023)
Gross Domestic Product
GDP per Capita (constant USD, thousand)
$1,488.81 (2022)
Human Development Index Ranking
HDI Rank (out of 191 countries)
148 (2022)
Garment/Textile Workers
Number of workers in the garment/textile sector
925,000 (2024)
Women Workers in the Garment/Textile Industry
Percentage of women workers employed in the garment/textile industry
75.5% (2024)
Number of Garment/Textile Factories
Number of factories in the garment/textile industry
1,579 (2024)
Garment/Textile Industry Exports
(USD$ billion)
USD 11 BILLION (2023)
Garment/Textile Industry Size
Percentage of total exports
50.6% (2023)
Minimum Wage
Monthly minimum wage in USD
USD 208 (2025)
Key Garment/Textile Export Markets
Top five countries ($USD value exported and subsequent percentage)
Country | Percentage of Exports |
---|---|
United States | 38.6% |
European Union | 27.2% |
Japan | 8.4% |
Canada | 7.1% |
United Kingdom | 6.5% |
Government Entities
Government agencies actively involved in the garment/textile industry
- Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MoLVT)
- Department of Labour Inspectorate (DoL)
- Ministry of Commerce (MoC)
- Ministry of Economy and Finance (MoEF)
- Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC)
Worker Organizations
Trade unions, Union federations, and other worker organizations
- Cambodian Confederation of Trade Union (CCTU)
- National Independent Federation Textile Union of Cambodia (NIFTUC)
- Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers Democratic Union (CCAWDU)
- Free Trade Union of Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia (FTUWKC)
- Cambodia Federation of Independent Trade Unions (CFITU)
- Cambodia Labour Union Federation (CLUF)
- Cambodian Union Federation (CUF)
Employer/Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce
Employers and industry related associations, private sectors associations and chambers of commerce
- Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC)
- Cambodian Federation of Employers and Business Associations (CAMFEBA)
- Cambodia Footwear Association (CFA)
- American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham)
- European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham)
- Australian Chamber of Commerce (AusCham)
- British Chamber of Commerce (BritCham)
Development Agencies/ International Organizations
National and international development organizations working within the garment/textile industry
Civil Society Organizations/ Non-governmental Organizations
Organizations working within the garment/textile industry
- Solidarity Center Cambodia
- CARE Cambodia
Sources of data provided
- Population: https://population.un.org/dataportal/data/indicators/49/locations/586,50,116,608,764,144,704/start/2023/end/2023/table
- GDP Per Capita: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.KD
- HDI: https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/specific-country-data#/countries/KHM
- Garment / Textile Workers: https://asiagarmenthub.net/resources/2024/cambodia-gft-sectoral-brief-issue-3.pdf
- Women Workers in the Garment /Textile Industry: https://asiagarmenthub.net/resources/2024/cambodia-gft-sectoral-brief-issue-3.pdf
- Number of Garment / Textile Factories: https://asiagarmenthub.net/resources/2024/cambodia-gft-sectoral-brief-issue-3.pdf
- Garment / Textile Industry Exports: https://asiagarmenthub.net/resources/2024/cambodia-gft-sectoral-brief-issue-3.pdf
- Garment / Textile Industry Size:
https://stats-admin.customs.gov.kh/api/trade/downloadFiles?file_url=/ePay-SAN/statistics/Reports/trade/2023/pdf/2023-12-TSC-EN-EX.pdf&key=hxU9DF6GkTBVtYHEwQTdPB0I4W1WJ50z - Minimum Wage: https://www.information.gov.kh/articles/140684
- Key Garment / Textile Export Market: https://asiagarmenthub.net/resources/2024/cambodia-gft-sectoral-brief-issue-3.pdf