Vietnam

Socialist Republic of Vietnam Cộng hoà Xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam

Population

Total

98,858,950 (2023)

Gross Domestic Product

GDP per Capita (constant USD, thousand)

$3,655.46 (2022)

Human Development Index Ranking

HDI Rank (out of 191 countries)

107 (2022)

Garment/Textile Workers

Number of workers in the garment/textile sector

2,700,000 (2023)

Women Workers in the Garment/Textile Industry

Percentage of women workers employed in the garment/textile industry

72.6% (2023)

Number of Garment/Textile Factories

Number of factories in the garment/textile industry

3,800 (2023)

Garment/Textile Industry Exports

(USD$ billion)

USD 40 billion (2023)

Garment/Textile Industry Size

Percentage of total exports

11.3% (2023)

Minimum Wage

Monthly minimum wage in USD

USD 142 - USD 205 (2024)

Key Garment/Textile Export Markets

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

Country Percentage of Exports
United States 39.78%
European Union 10.53%
Japan 9.76%
South Korea 8.78%

Government Entities

Government agencies actively involved in the garment/textile industry

Worker Organizations

Trade unions, Union federations, and other worker organizations

Employer/Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce

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

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

Sources of data provided

  1. Population: https://population.un.org/dataportal/data/indicators/49/locations/586,50,116,608,764,144,704/start/2023/end/2023/table /
  2. GDP Per Capita: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.KD 
  3. HDI: https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/specific-country-data#/countries/VNM
  4. Garment / Textile Workers: https://www.mof.gov.vn/webcenter/portal/vclvcstc/pages_r/l/chi-tiet-tin?dDocName=MOFUCM282822
  5. 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) 
  6. Number of Garment / Textile Factories: https://moit.gov.vn/tin-tuc/phat-trien-cong-nghiep/don-duong-cho-nganh-det-may-tien-vao-chuoi-cung-ung-toan-cau.html" \l ":~:text=Theo%20s%E1%BB%91%20li%E1%BB%87u%20th%E1%BB%91ng%20k%C3%AA%20t%E1%BB%AB%20Hi%E1%BB%87p%20h%E1%BB%99i%20d%E1%BB%87t%20may,l%C3%A0%20c%C3%A1c%20c%C6%A1%20s%E1%BB%9F%20nhu%E1%BB%99m.
  7. Garment / Textile Industry Exports: https://www.gso.gov.vn/en/data-and-statistics/2023/03/exports-and-imports-value-by-months-of-2023/ 
  8. Garment / Textile Industry Size: https://www.gso.gov.vn/en/data-and-statistics/2023/03/exports-and-imports-value-by-months-of-2023/ 
  9. Minimum Wage: https://tradingeconomics.com/vietnam/minimum-wages
  10. Key Garment / Textile Export Markets (2022): https://www.gso.gov.vn/en/data-and-statistics/2022/03/exports-and-imports-value-by-months-of-2022/