PHNOM PENH, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia exported garments, textiles, footwear, and travel goods worth 4.58 billion U.S. dollars in the first four months of 2025, up almost 22 percent from 3.76 billion dollars over the same period last year, an official report showed on Saturday.

Garments worth 3.14 billion dollars were exported during the January-April period this year, a year-on-year increase of 21 percent, said the General Department of Customs and Excise's report, adding that textiles worth 180.5 million dollars were shipped to international markets, up 19 percent.

Also, footwear worth 623.2 million dollars was exported, up 37 percent, while travel goods equivalent to 635.3 million dollars were sold to international markets, up 13 percent, the report added.

"The growth reflects Cambodia's sound economic performance amidst global complexities and uncertainties in political and economic aspects," said Sun Mesa, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training.

The garment, textiles, footwear, and travel goods sector is the largest foreign exchange earner for the Southeast Asian country.

The sector currently consists of roughly 1,538 factories and branches, employing approximately 913,000 workers, mostly female, according to the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training. ■