Philippines
Population
Total
117,337,368 (2023)
Gross Domestic Product
GDP per Capita (constant USD, thousand)
$3,528 (2022)
Human Development Index Ranking
HDI Rank (out of 191 countries)
113 (2022)
Garment/Textile Workers
Number of workers in the garment/textile sector
406,000 (2021)
Women Workers in the Garment/Textile Industry
Percentage of women workers employed in the garment/textile industry
68.2% (2023)
Garment/Textile Industry Exports
(USD$ billion)
USD 1.05 billion (2021)
Garment/Textile Industry Size
Percentage of total exports
1.41% (2021)
Minimum Wage
Monthly minimum wage in USD
USD 140 - USD 286 (2024)
Key Garment/Textile Export Markets
Top five countries ($USD value exported and subsequent percentage)
| Country | Percentage of Exports |
|---|---|
| United States | 49.44% |
| Japan | 12.35% |
| China | 6.83% |
| South Korea | 5.78% |
| United Kingdom | 3.27% |
Government Entities
Government agencies actively involved in the garment/textile industry
- Department of Labour and Employment(DOLE)
- Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
- Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA)
- Board of Investments (BOI)
- Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)
- Garments and Textile Export Board (GTEB)
Worker Organizations
Trade unions, Union federations, and other worker organizations
- Trade Federation on Garments, Textile, Footwear, Plastic, Leather and Allied Industries (TF2-FFW)
- IndustriALL Philippines
- Partido Manggagawa
- Sentro ng mga Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Manggagawa (SENTRO) - Center of United and Progressive Workers Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU)
- Associated Textile, Garments and Allied Workers Union (ALU-TEXTILE)
Employer/Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce
Employers and industry related associations, private sectors associations and chambers of commerce
- Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP)
- Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc (PHILEXPORT)
- Garment Business Association of the Philippines (GBAP)
- Confederation of Garment Exporters of the Philippines (CONGEP)
- Textile Mills Association of the Philippines (TMAP)
- Foreign Buyers Association of the Philippines (FOBAP)
- European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP)
- Philippine Economic Zone Locators Association (PHILEA)
- People’s Technology Complex Locators Association, Inc. (PTCLAI)
Development Agencies/ International Organizations
National and international development organizations working within the garment/textile industry
- European Union
Civil Society Organizations/ Non-governmental Organizations
Organizations working within the garment/textile industry
- HABI: The Philippine Textile Council
- Balungis Women’s Association/Weaving Center
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?locations=PH
- HDI: https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/specific-country-data#/countries/PHL
- Garment / Textile Workers: Labour force statistics (LFS) ILOSTAT Employment by sex and economic activity – ISIC level 2 (thousands) https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/#
- Women Workers in the Garment /Textile Industry: https://www.ilo.org/infostories/en-GB/Stories/discrimination/garment-gender#the-global-garment-industry-a-bird%E2%80%99s-eye-view-(1)
- Garment/Textile Industry Exports: https://wits.worldbank.org/CountryProfile/en/Country/PHL/Year/2021/TradeFlow/Export/Partner/all/Product/50-63_TextCloth
- Garment / Textile Industry Size: https://wits.worldbank.org/CountryProfile/en/Country/PHL/Year/2021/TradeFlow/Export/Partner/all/Product/50-63_TextCloth
- Minimum Wage: https://wageindicator.org/salary/minimum-wage/philippines (the lowest daily minimum wage is PHP300.00 (USD 5.41) and the highest daily minimum wage is PHP610.00 (USD 11.01) (2024))
- Key Garment / Textile Export Markets (2021): https://wits.worldbank.org/CountryProfile/en/Country/PHL/Year/2021/TradeFlow/Export/Partner/all/Product/50-63_TextCloth