Taiwan Balance of Trade

Last Release

May 31, 2025

Actual

12,615

Units In

USD Million

7,210

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jul 08, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 8 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
12,615 May 2025	-847.44 Feb 2006	2,165.68 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 surged to a record USD 12.62 billion in May 2025, more than doubling from USD 6.03 billion in the corresponding month of the previous year. Exports jumped by 38.6% year-on-year to USD 51.74 billion, primarily attributed to increased sales of information, communication, and audio-video products (111.1%), parts of electronic products (28.4%), base metals and articles of base metal (5.7%), and machinery (7.7%). Meanwhile, imports rose at a slower pace of 25% to USD 39.12 billion, mainly due to higher purchases of information and audio-video products (108.9%), parts of electronic products (51.7%), and machinery (35.9%). However, purchases declined for mineral products (-16.2%) and chemicals (-5%). For the first five months of the year, the country’s trade surplus reached USD 43.45 billion, a 38.3% higher compared to the same period last year, with exports growing 24.3% and imports increasing by 21.4%.