Taiwan Balance of Trade

Last Release

Mar 31, 2025

Actual

6,948

Units In

USD Million

6,553.5

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

May 08, 2025

Time to Release

26 Days 5 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
11,490 Aug 2024	-847.44 Feb 2006	2,136.5 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 6.95 billion in March 2025 from USD 8.70 billion a year earlier, falling short of market expectations of USD 7.90 billion. Imports surged 28.8% year-on-year to USD 42.62 billion, mainly driven by higher purchases of ICT products (+81.2%), machinery (+75.1%), and electronic parts (+0.1%). Meanwhile, exports rose at a slower pace of 18.6% to USD 49.57 billion, primarily due to increased shipments of ICT products (+34%) and electronic parts (+19.3%). For the first quarter of the year, the trade surplus widened to USD 23.57 billion from USD 19.11 billion in the same period last year, as exports grew by 17.5% and imports rose by 16.3%.