Jobs and companies in the apparel and textile sector
- Sectors and investment opportunities
- Apparel and textiles
- Audited
AGEXPORT Hoy reports more than 150,000 direct and indirect jobs in apparel and textiles (roughly half of them held by women) and 275 exporting companies in the ecosystem, on 2025-2026 data; the audit of 19 August 2026 verified both figures with no changes. The same trade association states that the sector accounts for around 7.7% of GDP, but that figure does not square with the national accounts and probably refers to manufacturing GDP rather than the total; it is flagged as promotional and pending cross-check with Banguat.
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Figures
- Direct and indirect jobs
- >150,000 (≈ half women)
- Exporting companies in the ecosystem
- 275
- Share of GDP (trade-association figure)
- ~7.7% (probably of manufacturing GDP)
Caveat
Sources
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