That dollar amount reflects an average -5.5% drop for all baby clothing shippers over the 5-year period starting in 2019 when exported baby clothing shipments were worth $9.83 billion.
Year over year, the value of globally exported baby clothing shrank by -19.5% compared to $11.53 billion starting from 2022.
Exported baby clothing is organized under two major categories: knitted or crocheted garments (77.9% of the global total), and non-knitted and non-crocheted clothing (22.1%)—up from 21% for 2022.
Overall, the top 5 most lucrative exporters of baby clothing are mainland China, Bangladesh, India, Spain and Vietnam. Those 5 leading suppliers generated about three-fifths (60.3%) of worldwide exports of baby clothes in 2023.
From a continental perspective, exporters in Asia generated over two-thirds (68%) of international sales of baby clothing. In second place were sellers located in Europe at 28.2%.
Tinier percentages originated from Africa (1.4%), North America (1.1%), Latin America (also 1.1%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, then Oceania (0.05%) led by Australia and New Zealand.
For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 6111 for knitted or crocheted babies’ garments and clothing accessories (excluding hats); and 6209 for non-knitted and non-crocheted babies’ garments and clothing accessories (also excluding hats).
Top Exported Baby Clothing Sales
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of baby clothes during 2023, including products made from all different materials whether knitted, crocheted or not.
- mainland China: US$2 billion (22% of total exported baby clothing)
- Bangladesh: $1.4 billion (14.8%)
- India: $1.1 billion (11.7%)
- Spain: $660.5 million (7.1%)
- Vietnam: $437.8 million (4.7%)
- Poland: $383.1 million (4.1%)
- Cambodia: $314.7 million (3.4%)
- France: $302.3 million (3.3%)
- Türkiye: $298.4 million (3.2%)
- Germany: $269.2 million (2.9%)
- Sri Lanka: $226.3 million (2.4%)
- Netherlands: $173.9 million (1.9%)
- Italy: $169.5 million (1.8%)
- Indonesia: $148.5 million (1.6%)
- Portugal: $117.8 million (1.3%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 86.2% of all baby clothing exported in 2023.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing baby clothing exporters since 2019 were: Poland (up 118.1%), Spain (up 61.3%), Portugal (up 37.0%) and Vietnam (up 32.3%).
Major suppliers that posted declines in their exported baby clothing sales were led by: Cambodia (down -76.2% from 2019), Sri Lanka (down -38.1%), mainland China (down -28.9%) and Germany (down -26.5%).
Knitted or Crocheted Baby Clothing
The following 15 countries exported the highest dollar value worth of knitted or crocheted baby clothes during 2023. The global subtotal for this entire category was $7.23 billion reflecting a -3.5% drop in value since 2019.
- mainland China: US$1.7 billion (23.3% of knitted or crocheted baby clothing exports)
- Bangladesh: $1 billion (14%)
- India: $889.5 million (12.3%)
- Spain: $433.4 million (6%)
- Vietnam: $328.7 million (4.5%)
- Cambodia: $304.7 million (4.2%)
- Poland: $280.7 million (3.9%)
- France: $233.5 million (3.2%)
- Germany: $222.3 million (3.1%)
- Türkiye: $220.4 million (3%)
- Sri Lanka: $208.2 million (2.9%)
- Netherlands: $143.5 million (2%)
- Italy: $107.1 million (1.5%)
- Indonesia: $98.4 million (1.4%)
- Portugal: $95 million (1.3%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 86.6% of knitted or crocheted baby clothing exported during in 2023.
Among the above countries, posting the strongest gains in their exports of knitted or crocheted baby clothes since 2019 were Spain (up 75%), Poland (up 69%), Netherlands (up 26.4%), Portugal (up 21.9%) and Sri Lanka (up 13.5%).
There was a trio of double-digit decliners among the above-listed exporters. These were Indonesia (down -31.6% from 2019), Cambodia (down -26.6%) and mainland China (down -21%).
Unknitted and Non-Crocheted Baby Clothing
The following 15 countries exported the highest dollar value worth of non-knitted and non-crocheted baby clothes during 2023. The global subtotal for this entire category was $2.05 billion dropping -12% since 2019.
- Bangladesh: US$360.4 million (17.6% of unknitted & non-crocheted baby clothing exports)
- mainland China: $358.5 million (17.5%)
- Spain: $227.1 million (11.1%)
- India: $195.9 million (9.5%)
- Vietnam: $109.1 million (5.3%)
- Poland: $102.4 million (5%)
- Türkiye: $78 million (3.8%)
- France: $68.8 million (3.4%)
- Italy: $62.4 million (3%)
- Indonesia: $50 million (2.4%)
- Germany: $46.9 million (2.3%)
- Netherlands: $30.4 million (1.5%)
- United Kingdom: $25.8 million (1.3%)
- Portugal: $22.8 million (1.1%)
- Denmark: $21.7 million (1.1%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 85.8% of non-knitted and non-crocheted baby clothing exported during 2023.
Among the above countries, recording triple-digit accelerations for exports of unknitted and excluding crocheted baby clothes since 2019 were Denmark (up 149%) and Poland (up 118.1%).
Experiencing the severest reductions in international sales of non-knit and non-crochet baby clothes were: United Kingdom (down -48.6% from 2019), mainland China (down -28.9%), Germany (down -26.5%), France (down -18.3%), India (down -14.8%) and Bangladesh (down -11.9%).
Baby Clothes Export Companies
According to global trading platform Alibaba, the following suppliers are examples of baby clothes exporters, including those that specialize in baby clothing sets. The home-country location for each business is shown within parentheses.
- Alpha International Trading (Cambodia)
- Ameda Hong Kong Company (Hong Kong)
- Global Emotion BD (Bangladesh)
- Hazal Tekstil Giyim Sanayi Ve Ticaret Ltd Sirketi (Turkey)
- Kazel (Indonesia)
- Lab Textile (France)
- Quang Thanh Company Limited (Vietnam)
- Surpass Exports (India)
- Tanadol (Thailand)
- Wuxi Liutan Garment Co, Ltd (China)
See also T-shirt Exports by Country, Leather Shoes Exports by Country, Cotton Exports by Country and Top Sewing Threads Exports by Country
Research Sources:
Alibaba, Supplier showroom for baby clothing. Accessed on November 8, 2024
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on November 8, 2024
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on November 8, 2024
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on November 8, 2024
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on November 8, 2024
Wikipedia, Infant clothing. Accessed on November 8, 2024