Apparel
Highest apparel exports per capita in the region
15% of the Sri Lankan workforce
Adept at complex manufacturing
Highest International Labor Standards
Ethical Production “Garment without Guilt”
Leveraging on creativity and experience in an array of fields such as Design, R&D and Innovation, the Sri Lankan Apparel Sector has shown steady growth over the past three decades.
This flagship export sector has evolved from the traditional low-wage driven cost-competitive model of production, to where the island’s manufacturers now provide sophisticated solutions to the industry’s more complex needs of the world’s leading brands.
Priority Areas for Investment
- Intimate wear.
- Casual wear.
- Active wear.
- Wearable tech.
- Smart Textiles, Digital coloration, Flexible electronics Adaptive compression
- Wearable deployment systems
- Mobile integration
International Brands







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Apparel Exports 2012 - 2022
Source : EDB
Major Market 2022 Apparel Sector
Source : EDB