Taiwan Balance of Trade

Last Release

Oct 31, 2025

Actual

22,580

Units In

USD Million

12,400

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Dec 09, 2025

Time to Release

30 Days 7 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
22,580 Oct 2025	-847.44 Feb 2006	2,290.95 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 a record high of USD 22.58 billion in October, up from USD 7.06 billion a year earlier and above market expectations of USD 10.95 billion. Exports surged 49.7% year-on-year to USD 61.8 billion, led by robust shipments of information, communication, and audio-video products (+138.2%) and electronic parts (+27.7%). Exports to major trading partners rose sharply, including the US (+144.3%), ASEAN (+40.0%), Europe (+26.2%), Japan (+19.8%), and China and Hong Kong (+3.2%). Imports increased 14.6% to USD 39.22 billion, driven by higher purchases of electronic parts (+22.4%), information and audio-video products (+90.0%), and machinery (+17.1%), partly offset by a decline in mineral products (-12.0%). Import growth was strongest from ASEAN (+21.8%), the US (+17.7%), and Korea (+12.1%), while shipments from Europe slipped 8.1%. From January to October, trade surplus totaled USD 121.82 billion, with exports up 31.8% and imports rising 21.3% year-on-year.