Taiwan Balance of Trade

Last Release

Dec 31, 2025

Actual

19,430

Units In

USD Million

16,090

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Feb 09, 2026

Time to Release

28 Days 19 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
22,580 Oct 2025	-847.44 Feb 2006	2,348.24 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 widened to USD 19.43 billion in December, up from USD 6.10 billion a year earlier and exceeding market expectations of USD 16.1 billion. Exports surged 43.4% year-on-year to USD 62.48 billion, led by robust shipments of information, communication, and audio-video products (+126.3%) and electronic parts (+24.1%). Exports to major trading partners rose sharply, including a surge to the US (+125.9%), Europe (+54.5%), Japan (+26.2%), ASEAN (+20.3%), China and Hong Kong (+11.3%). Imports increased 14.9% to USD 43.04 billion, driven by higher purchases of electronic parts (+23.3%), information and audio-video products (+100.9%), and machinery (+15.1%). Import growth was strongest from ASEAN (+31.2%), Korea (+18.7%), China and Hong Kong (+15.3%), Japan (+9.3%), and the US (+8.3%). For the whole of 2025, the trade surplus reached USD 157.14 billion, with exports increasing by 34.9% and imports rising by 22.6% year on year.