Taiwan GDP Annual Growth Rate

Last Release

Dec 31, 2025

Actual

12.68

Units In

8.21

Frequency

Quarterly

Next Release

N/A

Time to Release

N/A

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
17.26 Sep 1978	-7.88 Mar 2009	6.99 %	1962-2025	N/A

Taiwan’s economy is export oriented. As such, manufacturing is crucial and accounts for around 31 percent of GDP. Like in most advanced economies, the services sector is the biggest and constitutes nearly 65 percent of GDP. Within services, the most important are wholesale and retail trade (17.3 percent of GDP); real estate (8 percent of GDP); and public administration and defense (6.4 percent of GDP).

Latest Updates

The Taiwanese economy expanded 12.68% year-on-year in Q4 2025, far exceeding market expectations of 8.5% and accelerating sharply from 8.21% in the previous quarter. It marked the strongest pace of growth since Q3 1987, driven primarily by stronger-than-anticipated external demand, fueled by emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI). Exports of goods and services soared 38.82% from 31.95% in Q3, while imports eased to 24.6% from 26.09%. Moreover, household consumption rose 3.43% from 1.19%, supported by increased spending on information and communications, entertainment, transportation, outbound tourism, and higher securities transaction fees amid a booming stock market. In contrast, gross capital formation declined 3.83%, reversing a 0.16% increase. On a seasonally adjusted quarterly basis, GDP expanded 5.52%, accelerating from a revised 1.71% rise in the previous quarter. For 2025, preliminary estimates indicate that Taiwan’s economy grew 8.63%.