The Ready-made garments industry acts as a catalyst for the development of Bangladesh. The second biggest apparel supplier in the world in 2017 Bangladesh’s export earnings rose by 5.8% to $36.66 billion in the last fiscal year, while the country earned $34.65 billion from exports in FY1718.

1. BANGLADESH GARMENT
& LEATHER MARKET
ANALYSIS- 2018
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2. • Bangladesh’s export earnings rose by 5.8% to $36.66 billion in the last fiscal year, while the country earned
$34.65 billion from exports in FY17
• The export target will be set with a focus on the Readymade Garment (RMG) sector
• Of the total target, $32.69 billion or 83.49% is expected to be earned from the apparel sector.
• According to data from the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), Bangladesh’s export earnings from the RMG sector
stood at $30.61billion in the last fiscal year, posting 8.76% growth.
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3. • The readymade garments industry acts as a catalyst for the development of Bangladesh
• The country with its limited resources has been maintaining 6% annual average GDP growth rate
• The sector accounts for 81% of total export earnings of the country
• Bangladesh had a clear advantage in wage and so it was cheapest in making garment
• Number of Active Garments Factories around 4560 in FY 2017-2018.
• Bangladesh held on to its status as the second biggest apparel supplier in the world in 2017, accounting for 6.5
percent share of the market, according to data from WTO.
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4. BD EXPORT
AT GLANCE-
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5. BD Export AT GLANCE- 2018
30148
1086
1026
879
508
244
103
98
674
110
1793
82.2%
3.0%
2.8%
2.4%
1.4%
0.7%
0.3%
0.3%
1.8%
0.3%
4.9%
BD EXPORT AT GLANCE
Export in USD M Contribution %
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6. RMG SECTOR
Contribution
on Total
Export - Last
Five Years
• More than 80% export earning is generated from RMG sector in Bangladesh
• RMG industries has been maintaining 2-5% annual average growth rate on Export
Data Source: EPB Through BGMEA, Bangladesh
YEAR
EXPORT OF RMG
(IN MILLION US$)
TOTAL EXPORT OF
BANGLADESH
(IN MILLION US$)
% OF RMG’S TO TOTAL
EXPORT
2013-14 24491.88 30186.62 81.13
2014-15 25491.4 31208.94 81.68
2015-16 28094.16 34257.18 82.01
2016-17 28149.84 34655.9 81.23
2017-18 30614.76 36668.17 83.49
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7. Geographical RMG Factory Location (BGMEA List)
~ 5K companies is located mainly in 4 areas i.e Dhaka, Chittagong, Narayangonj,Gazipur
Source: BGMEA enlisted company list only
Region
Total #
Companies
Area wise
contribution in
%
Chittagong 673 14%
CMN 55 1%
Dhaka 2528 51%
Gazipur 648 13%
Narayangonj 842 17%
Others 36 1%
Undefined 194 4%
Grand Total 4976 100%
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8. From Bangladesh
Target Families Product
LEATHER
PRODUCTS
(Wallet, Bag,
Globes)
LEATHER
PRODUCTS
(Wallet, Bag,
Globes)
LEATHER
PRODUCTS
(Wallet, Bag,
Globes)
Home textile
(Towels,
Bathrobe, )
Home textile
(Towels,
Bathrobe, )
Home textile
(Towels,
Bathrobe, )
FOOTWEAR
(Shoes, Snickers)
FOOTWEAR
(Shoes, Snickers)
FOOTWEAR
(Shoes, Snickers)
WOMEN
CLOTHING
(Shirt, T-Shirt,
Sweater,
Trousers, Jackets
MEN
CLOTHING
(Shirt, T-Shirt,
Sweater,
Trousers, Jackets
CHILD
CLOTHING
(Shirt, T-Shirt, Sweater,
Trousers, Jackets
MULTI-
PRODUCTS
(Sports,
Lingerie,
Socks)
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9. • EXPORT OF MAIN ITEMS (IN MILLION US$)
MAIN APPAREL ITEMS
EXPORTED FROM
BANGLADESH
YEAR SHIRTS TROUSERS JACKETS T-SHIRT SWEATER TOTAL
2013-2014 2,174 5,691 2,973 5,864 2,933 19,634
2014-2015 2,271 5,698 3,183 6,064 2,829 20,046
2015-2016 2,317 6,319 3,774 6,119 3,182 21,711
2016-2017 2,108 6,027 3,547 5,862 3,362 20,905
2017-2018 2,064 6,389 3,978 6,292 3,675 22,398
Data Source: EPB Through BGMEA, Bangladesh
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10. BANGLADESH
RMG Export
to World CY
2016, 2017 &
2018
In Millions USD
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11. • The readymade garments industry acts as a catalyst for the development of Bangladesh
• The country with its limited resources has been maintaining 6% annual average GDP growth rate
• The sector accounts for 81% of total export earnings of the country
• Bangladesh had a clear advantage in wage and so it was cheapest in making garment
• Number of Active Garments Factories around 4560 in FY 2017-2018.
• Bangladesh held on to its status as the second biggest apparel supplier in the world in 2017, accounting for 6.5
percent share of the market, according to data from WTO.
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12. Bangladesh's share in global Market share
The country sealed Bangladesh place as the second largest exporter of apparel products Bangladesh's global
market share in clothing rose to 6.4% in 2016, an increase of 0.50% over the previous year. Bangladesh’s export
earnings from the apparel industry, the lifeline of foreign currency earners, have seen only a 0.20% rise to $28.15
billion
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13. - The Government of Bangladesh has identified the leather sector as one with considerable
growth and investment potential ranked fifth in the export earning sector
- Bangladesh bagged $438 million in export earnings from the footwear sector alone in the last
fiscal year and has become the sixth largest footwear and leather goods exporter in the world
- The leather industry, the second largest export earning sector of Bangladesh, registered a
downward trend in exports earnings in the past eight months. In 2016-17, for the same
period export earnings total 827.62 million USD, when in 2017-18 it has reached 784.97
million USD, representing a decline of 5%.
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14. Export performance of leather industry July-
November FY’2018-19 (in million USD)
Products
Export
Performance
July-Nov.
2017-18
Export
Performance
for July-Nov.
2016-17
% Change
2017-18 Over
2016-17
(July-Nov.)
Leather 81 115 -29.81
Leather
Products
185 186 -0.77
Leather
Footwear
253 233 8.55
Other
Footwear
108 102 6.28
TOTAL 626.57 635.92
Data Source: EPB Through lfmeab.org, Bangladesh
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15. - A survey reveals in 2016 on 50’s Stocks Trader/exporter by textile today that ‘Stock lot’ entrepreneurs who are
creating 3000 jobs per year are doing 18 Million US dollar business every year without any major factory
facilities. It has been found that buyers from Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Malaysia, Africa, Europe,
Canada, Japan, Australia and Middle East are buying most of the stock lots from Bangladesh. The survey was
conducted by interviewing 50 stock lots suppliers with a set of questionnaire.
- In Exporters SG List: 750 Exporter/Trader members found for Garments stock lot in Bangladesh.
- Demands of branded surplus or stock lot garments are increasing day by day in the domestic area and in the
international market. Now a day’s buyers from various parts of the world are looking for surplus or stock lot
garments from Bangladesh.
- The readymade garment (RMG) sector in Bangladesh has suffered a loss of US$ 20 million in the month of
December 2013, due to shipment delay, cancellation of orders, extra-burden of air freight, price discounts, and
losses due to vandalism, according to a survey, reports Dhaka Tribune.
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