The total value of world textile and clothing exports exceeded 772 billion US dollars in 2013. The top product category in terms of value was knitted apparel exceeding US$ 224 Billion, followed by the woven apparel with export market of worth around US$ 204 Billion. Other categories with high value of exports were cotton fibre, yarn and woven fabrics, and made-ups including home textiles. Cotton fibre, yarn and woven fabrics (excluding apparel) account for around US$ 67.9 Billion market while made-ups including home textile account for US$ 61.7 Billion market. However, the total value of cotton fibre, yarn, woven fabrics, made-ups and home textiles altogether is far less than the value of either the knitted or woven apparel markets. Manmade filament and staple fibre products account for around US$87 Billion market. A break-up of exports value in different categories is given in the following:
| Code | Category | $US, Thousands |
| 50 | Silk fiber products | 3,029,074 |
| 51 | Wool Fiber products | 14,076,499 |
| 52 | Cotton fiber, yarn and woven fabrics | 67,887,981 |
| 53 | Veg. Fiber (excl. cotton) yarn, fabrics | 4,026,531 |
| 54 | Manmade filament products | 47,524,447 |
| 55 | Manmade staple fiber products | 39,213,163 |
| 56 | Nonwovens, waddings, felts, chords | 23,694,020 |
| 57 | Carpets & Floorcoverings | 15,552,167 |
| 58 | Special woven & tufted | 12,428,479 |
| 59 | Coated & Laminated Textiles | 24,971,384 |
| 60 | Knitted Fabrics | 30,477,579 |
| 61 | Apparel & Accessories (knits) | 224,152,205 |
| 62 | Apparel & Accessories (non-knits) | 203,879,410 |
| 63 | Made ups including home-textiles | 61,661,027 |
| Total | 772,573,966 | |
Source: ITC
