Vietnam’s exports of textiles and garments reached US$3.29 billion in May 2025, according to figures released by Vietnam’s General Department of Customs. This represents an increase of 7.14 percent compared to April, bringing the year-to-date (YTD) export value to US$15.06 billion.

Top Markets and Notable Increases:

The USA remained the dominant market, with exports soaring by 14.46 percent to US$1.57 billion, accounting for 44.66 percent of YTD exports.
The Netherlands recorded strong growth of 26.32 percent to US$150.57 million.
China exports jumped by 36.04 percent to US$108.43 million.
Canada saw a significant increase of 22.56 percent.
Australia increased by 15.50 percent.
France exports grew by 24.78 percent.
Spain increased by 12.74 percent.

Significant Declines:

Angola experienced the sharpest decrease, plummeting by 69.41 percent.
Slovakia exports fell by 60.04 percent.
Austria decreased by 48.46 percent.
Ukraine fell by 40.24 percent.
Kenya dropped by 35.17 percent.

The May data for Vietnam’s textiles and garments exports indicates a positive overall trend, driven by strong demand from the USA and significant growth in various European and Asian markets. Despite declines in some traditional markets like South Korea and Japan, the sector’s broad-based growth points to its continued resilience and adaptability in the global trade landscape.

Vietnam exports of textiles and garments, May 2025, US$ millions

	May	April	MoM	YTD	% of YTD
Total	3,286.43	3,067.48	7.14%	15,058.57	100.00%
Other	32.82	34.98	-6.18%	0.00	0.00%
USA	1,569.24	1,370.95	14.46%	6,725.75	44.66%
Japan	321.25	334.28	-3.90%	1,727.12	11.47%
Netherlands	150.57	119.19	26.32%	500.32	3.32%
South Korea	139.92	201.70	-30.63%	1,167.72	7.75%
Canada	120.00	97.92	22.56%	458.39	3.04%
China	108.43	79.70	36.04%	475.68	3.16%
Germany	88.71	87.64	1.23%	351.81	2.34%
UK	79.42	73.37	8.24%	347.66	2.31%
Cambodia	70.96	71.97	-1.40%	376.65	2.50%
Russia	69.95	78.38	-10.76%	264.32	1.76%
Australia	54.06	46.81	15.50%	247.71	1.64%
France	46.03	36.89	24.78%	181.12	1.20%
Spain	44.53	39.50	12.74%	236.64	1.57%
Indonesia	38.91	42.61	-8.68%	196.09	1.30%
Italy	36.69	50.95	-27.98%	162.10	1.08%
Belgium	35.49	35.48	0.03%	154.01	1.02%
Thailand	25.06	18.74	33.69%	123.96	0.82%
Hong Kong	21.55	22.26	-3.19%	111.51	0.74%
Taiwan	19.02	18.53	2.64%	101.25	0.67%
Sweden	18.83	15.52	21.34%	55.56	0.37%
India	18.36	16.12	13.91%	77.57	0.52%
Mexico	17.91	23.02	-22.19%	82.35	0.55%
Malaysia	14.45	10.67	35.36%	67.16	0.45%
Philippines	13.60	8.40	61.86%	53.79	0.36%
Bangladesh	12.90	18.61	-30.68%	86.10	0.57%
Poland	12.36	14.35	-13.84%	60.83	0.40%
UAE	12.32	12.69	-2.92%	58.06	0.39%
Singapore	11.30	8.11	39.41%	37.90	0.25%
Chile	8.81	9.00	-2.05%	37.11	0.25%
Brazil	6.40	5.38	18.95%	27.84	0.18%
Turkey	5.90	4.28	37.68%	19.96	0.13%
Denmark	5.08	4.42	15.00%	26.32	0.17%
Panama	5.05	6.08	-16.96%	17.78	0.12%
Sri Lanka	4.90	3.04	61.05%	19.52	0.13%
Israel	4.36	4.27	2.19%	17.92	0.12%
Saudi Arabia	3.91	2.89	35.57%	17.61	0.12%
Tanzania	3.63	0.00	0.00%	13.65	0.09%
South Africa	3.59	3.55	1.31%	13.87	0.09%
New Zealand	3.53	4.00	-11.55%	23.43	0.16%
Nigeria	3.52	4.97	-29.28%	20.98	0.14%
Colombia	3.40	2.76	22.85%	12.55	0.08%
Argentina	3.05	2.95	3.60%	13.42	0.09%
Myanmar	2.69	3.41	-21.15%	13.17	0.09%
Czech Republic	2.13	2.82	-24.72%	8.04	0.05%
Kenya	1.78	2.75	-35.17%	10.69	0.07%
Peru	1.77	1.37	29.41%	6.41	0.04%
Norway	1.50	1.51	-0.50%	4.90	0.03%
Finland	1.06	0.24	350.87%	2.21	0.01%
Ghana	0.94	0.85	10.85%	4.19	0.03%
Ukraine	0.92	1.54	-40.24%	4.30	0.03%
Egypt	0.86	0.89	-3.54%	4.32	0.03%
Austria	0.62	1.20	-48.46%	4.66	0.03%
Switzerland	0.60	0.94	-36.19%	3.98	0.03%
Luxembourg	0.53	0.75	-29.32%	3.37	0.02%
Laos	0.36	0.31	17.15%	1.99	0.01%
Hungary	0.36	0.08	369.48%	0.52	0.00%
Greece	0.33	0.42	-21.93%	1.77	0.01%
Slovakia	0.13	0.33	-60.04%	1.90	0.01%
Angola	0.07	0.23	-69.41%	1.04	0.01%
Ivory Coast	0.00	0.96	-100.00%	1.03	0.01%
Mozambique	0.00	0.00	0.00%	0.69	0.00%

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