Capital and electronics-linked imports outpaced the wider import increase.
Information and communication equipment imports rose 94.1%, semiconductor equipment rose 69.3%, and capital goods rose 51.0% in 2025. Consumer goods grew only 4.2%, while mineral products declined. The composition points to production capacity and AI hardware demand as the main import drivers.
Source 1: Annual External Trade Report in 2025
Publisher: Ministry of Finance, R.O.C. (Taiwan)
Dataset/table: Annual External Trade Report 2025
Units: US$ billion; percent
Date checked: 2026-05-14
Evidence: Reports 2025 exports, imports, export commodity values, major export markets and import commodity values/growth rates.
Note: Reports 2025 exports, imports, export commodity values, major export markets and import commodity values/growth rates.
Values are from MOF’s annual external trade report for 2025.
Use MOF annual import value and growth-rate groups from the 2025 annual report.
All bars from one MOF annual report.
Taiwan export growth by commodity group, 2025
ICT products surged while several traditional goods declined.
Taiwan import input mix, 2025
Raw materials and capital goods dominated 2025 imports.
Taiwan’s Largest Flat-Steel Import Suppliers, 2025
Taiwan Ministry of Finance selected-commodity proxy ranks flat-steel import partners.