Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Bangladesh retook the second position in the global clothing export market in 2021 after it had trailed back in third position by Vietnam in 2020.

World Trade Statistical Review 2022, released by the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Wednesday, showed that Vietnam's share in global ready-made garment (RMG) exports dropped to 5.80 per cent in 2021 from 6.40 per cent in 2020.

The share of Bangladesh in the global RMG market, however, increased to 6.40 per cent in the last year from 6.30 per cent in 2020. The ratio was 6.80 per cent in 2019 and 6.40 per cent in 2018.

WTO statistical review also showed that RMG exports from Bangladesh rebounded strongly in the last year, recording 24 per cent annual growth.

In 2020, the e...