Taiwan Balance of Trade

Last Release

Feb 28, 2025

Actual

6,550

Units In

USD Million

9,970

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Apr 10, 2025

Time to Release

1 Months 0 Days 10 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
11,490 Aug 2024	-847.44 Feb 2006	2,127.41 USD Million	1981-2025	N/A

Foreign trade has been the engine of Taiwan's rapid growth during the past 40 years. Main export products are electronics, base metals, information, communication and audio-video products, machinery and plastics & rubber. Taiwan imports mostly parts of electronic products, mineral products and base metals, machinery and chemicals. Main trading partners are Mainland China & Hong Kong, USA, Japan, Europe and ASEAN countries.

Latest Updates

Taiwan’s trade surplus narrowed to USD 6.55 billion in February 2025 from USD 7.9 billion in the corresponding month of the previous year, below market expectations of USD 7.85 billion. Imports surged by 47.8% year-on-year to USD 34.76 billion, primarily attributed to higher purchases of all leading import commodities, including information, communication and audio-video products (149.2%), machinery (113.8%), and parts of electronic products (70.2%). Meanwhile, exports soared by 31.5% from a year earlier to USD 41.3 billion, mainly due to increased sales of all leading export commodities, particularly information, communication and audio-video products (65.5%), parts of electronic products (24.6), and mineral products (22.4%). Considering the first two months of 2025, the country’s trade surplus was recorded at USD 16.5 billion, a 58.8% higher compared to the previous year, with exports rising 16.8% and imports increasing by 9.3%.