TCF Post Report
Vietnam’s textile and clothing export earnings reached US$17.8 billion from January to May of the current year, according to the Vietnam Textile & Apparel Association (VITAS).
Exports during this period increased in value by nearly two percent year-on-year. In the same period of 2025, Vietnam’s apparel exports totaled US$17.58 billion, which represented a 9 percent year-on-year increase.
The Southeast Asian export giant has targeted clothing and textile shipments worth $48–49 billion for the entire year to global markets.
Along with most other exporting nations, Vietnam’s textile and clothing industries have been facing dull demand and fierce competition in global markets in recent months.
To overcome these challenging conditions and ensure business sustainability, Vietnamese Deputy PM Pham Gia Tuc recently urged the country’s textile, clothing, and footwear (TCF) companies to swiftly adopt strategies to make their operations both sustainable and profitable.
Pham emphasized the importance of science, technology, innovation, digital transformation, and e-commerce to improve productivity and product quality.
Currently, the textile and clothing industry contributes around 10 percent of the country’s total export turnover and employs nearly 1.8 million workers, while the leather and footwear sector employs another 1.5 million.