Thailand
Population
Total
71,801,279 (2023)
Gross Domestic Product
GDP per Capita (constant USD, thousand)
$6,278.4 (2022)
Human Development Index Ranking
HDI Rank (out of 191 countries)
66 (2022)
Garment/Textile Workers
Number of workers in the garment/textile sector
402,779 (2023)
Women Workers in the Garment/Textile Industry
Percentage of women workers employed in the garment/textile industry
70.3% (2023)
Number of Garment/Textile Factories
Number of factories in the garment/textile industry
2,607 (2023)
Garment/Textile Industry Exports
(USD$ billion)
USD 6.033 billion (2023)
Garment/Textile Industry Size
Percentage of total exports
2.45% (2021)
Minimum Wage
Monthly minimum wage in USD
USD 250 - USD 280 (2024)
Key Garment/Textile Export Markets
Top five countries ($USD value exported and subsequent percentage)
| Country | Percentage of Exports |
|---|---|
| United States | 18.65% |
| Japan | 11.11% |
| Vietnam | 7.47% |
| China | 5.96% |
| Indonesia | 4.42% |
Government Entities
Government agencies actively involved in the garment/textile industry
Worker Organizations
Trade unions, Union federations, and other worker organizations
- Labour Congress of Thailand (LCT)
- State Enterprises Workers’ Relations Confederation (SERC)
- Thai Trade Union Congress (TTUC)
- National Congress Private Industrial of Employees (NCPE)
- National Congress of Thai Labour (NCTL)
- Federation of Textile and Garment, Sewing and Lather Goods of Thailand
- Textile Industrial Labour Union
Employer/Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce
Employers and industry related associations, private sectors associations and chambers of commerce
- The Employers’ Confederation of Thailand
- The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI)
- The Thai Chamber of Commerce (Thai Chamber)
- Thai Garment Manufacturers Association
- Thai Textile Merchants Association
- The Bobae Garment Association
- The Association of Thai Bleaching, Dyeing, Printing and Finishing Industries
- The Thai Silk Association
- Thai Weaving Industry Association
Development Agencies/ International Organizations
National and international development organizations working within the garment/textile industry
- Decent Work in Garment Supply Chains Asia (ILO)
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
Civil Society Organizations/ Non-governmental Organizations
Organizations working within the garment/textile industry
- Pratthanadee Foundation (Women)
- Mae Sot Labour Law Clinic MRC (Migrant workers)
- Chiang Mai MAP Foundation MRC (Migrant workers)
- Arom Foundation
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: GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) | Data (worldbank.org)
- HDI: https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/specific-country-data#/countries/THA
- Garment / Textile Workers: https://www.thaitextile.org/th/insign/detail.3884.1.0.html
- 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)
- Number of Garment / Textile Factories: https://www.thaitextile.org/th/insign/detail.3884.1.0.html
- Garment / Textile Industry Exports: https://www.thaitextile.org/th/insign/detail.3884.1.0.html
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Garment/Textile Industry Size Percentage of total exports: https://wits.worldbank.org/CountryProfile/en/Country/THA/Year/2021/TradeFlow/Export/Partner/all/Product/50-63_TextCloth
- Minimum Wage: https://wageindicator.org/salary/minimum-wage/thailand (Thailand has daily minimum wages that vary from region to region – between THB 330 (US$ 9.60) and THB 370 (US$ 10.77) per month with effect from January 1, 2024)
- Key Garment / Textile Export Market (2021): https://wits.worldbank.org/CountryProfile/en/Country/THA/Year/2021/TradeFlow/Export/Partner/all/Product/50-63_TextCloth