Textile industry in Pakistan

The textile industry is Pakistan's largest manufacturing sector, employing nearly 25 million people.[1][2] As the eighth largest exporter of textile commodities in Asia, the industry contributes 8.5% to the country's Gross domestic product.[3]

It accounts for about 45% of the total labor force and 38% of manufacturing workers. Pakistan is the fourth largest cotton producer and holds the third largest spinning capacity in Asia, following China and India, contributing 5% to global spinning capacity.[4] The industry comprises 1,221 ginning units, 442 spinning units, 124 large spinning units, and 425 small units.[2]

The Government of Pakistan oversees this sector through the Ministry of Textile Industry. However, due to the devastating floods in 2022 and the ongoing energy and foreign exchange crises, an estimated 700,000 individuals in the textile industry have lost their jobs in 2023.[5]

  1. ^ "Textile Industry of Pakistan - An Analysis". Ravi Magazine. 8 March 2018. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics on textile industry in Pakistan". The Express Tribune newspaper. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Factsheet Pakistan: Facts on Pakistan's Garment Industry (2014)" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Textile Industry of Pakistan". 25 May 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  5. ^ Mohiuddin Aazim, Dawn com (29 January 2023). "Opinion: A high unemployment rate may pose a threat to the stability of Pakistan". Scroll.in. Retrieved 21 September 2023.