Textile Industry - 21st Century

21st Century

In 2002, textiles and apparel manufacturing accounted for $400 billion in global exports, representing 6% of world trade and 8% of world trade in manufactured goods. In the early years of the 21st century, the largest importing and exporting countries were developed countries, including the European Union, the United States, Canada and Japan. The countries with the largest share of their exports being textiles and apparel were as follows (2002):

• Bangladesh: 85.9%
• Macau: 84.4%
• Cambodia: 72.5%
• Pakistan: 72.1%
• El Salvador: 60.2%
• Mauritius: 56.6%
• Sri Lanka: 54.3%
• Dominican Republic: 50.9%
• Nepal: 48.7%
• Tunisia: 42.4%