Pakistan
Islamic Republic of Pakistan │ اِسلامی جمہوریہ پاكِستان
Population
Total 246.5 million (2023)Gross Domestic Product
GDP per Capita (constant USD, thousand) 1,473.9 (2021)Human Development Index Ranking
HDI Rank (out of 191 countries) 161 (2021/22)Garment/Textile Workers
Number of workers in the garment/textile sector 15 million (2023)Women Workers in the Garment/Textile Industry
Percentage of women workers employed in the garment/textile industry 6-8% (2023)Number of Garment/Textile Factories
Number of factories in the garment/textile industry 10,000 (2023)Garment/Textile Industry Exports
(USD$ billion) USD 18.66 billion (2022)Garment/Textile Industry Size
Percentage of total exports 60.82% (2022)Key Garment/Textile Export Markets
Top five countries ($USD value exported and subsequent percentage)Country | Percentage of Exports |
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United States | 26.42% |
United Kingdom | 10.42% |
Germany | 8% |
Netherlands | 6.71% |
China | 5.55% |
Government Entities
Government agencies actively involved in the garment/textile industryEconomic Affairs Division
Ministry of Climate Change
Ministry of Commerce
Ministry of Industries, Labour and Commerce, Government of AJK
Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development
Ministry of Planning and Development
Pakistan Council of Research on Water Resources
Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division
Provincial Environmental Protection Agencies
Provincial Labour Department
Provincial SDGs Support Units
Provincial Youth Affairs Department
Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority
Textile Industry Division, Government of Pakistan
Worker Organizations
Trade unions, Union federations, and other worker organizationsAll Pakistan Labour Federation
Home based Women Workers Federation
HomeNet Pakistan
Insaf Workers Federation
National Trade Union Federation
Pakistan Workers Federation
Employer/Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce
Employers and industry related associations, private sectors associations and chambers of commerceAll Pakistan Textile Mills Association
Pakistan Tanners Association
All Pakistan Processing Mills Association
Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association
Korangi Association of Trade and Industry
Development Agencies/ International Organizations
National and international development organizations working within the garment/textile industryUnited Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Market Development Facility (MDF) – Pakistan
Cleaner Production Institute
SMA Rizvi Textile Institute
Center for the Improvement of Working Conditions and Environment
National Textile University
University of Agriculture
Civil Society Organizations/ Non-governmental Organizations
Organizations working within the garment/textile industryPakistan Regional Economic Integration Activity (PRIEA), USAID Project
USAID Pakistan
Delegation of the European Union to Pakistan
Netherlands Embassy in Islamabad
Sources of data provided
- Population:
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- Garment / Textile Workers: GIZ Pakistan
- Women Workers in the Garment /Textile Industry: GIZ Pakistan
- Number of Garment / Textile Factories: GIZ Pakistan
- Garment / Textile Industry Export Market:
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