Cambodia has quietly carved out a place for itself in the global garment, footwear, and travel goods (GFT) industry. Once a modest player, the kingdom is now the world's 15th largest exporter of GFT and the third largest in ASEAN, with a remarkable turnover of US$13.6 billion in 2024.

A report by the Ministry of Commerce revealed that Cambodia’s export of GTF goods in the first half of 2024 reached a value of 6.2 billion U