Bangladesh Ready-made garment (RMG) exports to the United States have bounced back with a 45.93 per cent year-on-year growth in January.
The growth rate is the highest among major exporting nations, including China, Vietnam, Indonesia, and India.
According to updated data from the Office of textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) under the US Department of commerce, the exporters from Bangladesh shipped apparel products worth $800 million to the US market in January 2025.
US importers purchased RMG products worth $7.2 billion from different countries in January, marking a 19.5 per cent increase from $6.03 billion in the same period last year.
The US remains the largest destination for Bangladeshi garments. After a disruption, exports to the US began recovering in 2024, with a modest annual growth of 0.75 per cent and an annual export of $7.34 billion.
Mohiuddin Rubel, former director of BGMEA said, Highest growth among the competitors.
Bangladesh’s growth is more than double than the world.
China-US tariff war has started giving result and we have to take the chance like today.
Bangladesh’s ongoing commitment in compliance & sustainability giving confidence to the US customers.Internal situation has started stabilizing for better growth,he added.
