India

Republic of India

Population

Total

1,417,173,173 (2022)

Gross Domestic Product

GDP per Capita (constant USD, thousand)

2,388.6 (2022)

Human Development Index Ranking

HDI Rank (out of 191 countries)

132 (2021)

Garment/Textile Workers

Number of workers in the garment/textile sector

45,000,000 (2022)

Women Workers in the Garment/Textile Industry

Percentage of women workers employed in the garment/textile industry

N/A

Number of Garment/Textile Factories

Number of factories in the garment/textile industry

N/A

Garment/Textile Industry Exports

(USD$ billion)

USD 44.44 billion (2022)

Garment/Textile Industry Size

Percentage of total exports

11.4% (2021)

Key Garment/Textile Export Markets

Top five countries ($USD value exported and subsequent percentage)

Country Percentage of Exports
United States 25.37%
Bangladesh 7.02%
United Arab Emirates 6.99%
United Kingdom 5.39%
China 4.45%

Government Entities

Government agencies actively involved in the garment/textile industry

Ministry of Commerce and Industry 
Ministry of Textiles 
Invest India 

Worker Organizations

Trade unions, Union federations, and other worker organizations

Workers' Organizations   
Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS)   
Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC)  
All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)  
Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS)  
Centre of India Trade Unions (CITU)  
All India United Trade Union Centre (AIUTUC) – formerly UTUC (LS) 
Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA)  
All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU) 
Labour Progressive Federation (LPF)  
United Trade Union Congress (UTUC) 
National Front of Indian Trade Unions – Dhanbad (NFITU-DHN) 

Employer/Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce

Employers and industry related associations, private sectors associations and chambers of commerce

The Textile Association (India) 
The Clothing Manufacturers Association of India 
Citi India 
Indian Technical Textile Association 

Development Agencies/ International Organizations

National and international development organizations working within the garment/textile industry

International Finance Corporation (IFC) 
UNICEF 
UNWomen 
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) 

Civil Society Organizations/ Non-governmental Organizations

Organizations working within the garment/textile industry

Oxfam International 
Plan International 

Sources of data provided