Saudi Arabia supplied US$165.6M, or 42.2%, of Taiwan’s 2024 methanol imports.
Methanol is a basic chemical feedstock, so supplier concentration matters for downstream industry rather than household energy. Saudi Arabia was Taiwan’s largest 2024 supplier, followed by Oman, Korea, the United States and Brunei. The top five covered about 79% of import value. The chart adds a chemical-feedstock lane to the broader energy and petrochemical import series.
Source 1: Other Asia, nes Methanol imports by country, 2024
Publisher: World Bank WITS / UN Comtrade
Dataset/table: HS 290511 methanol imports by partner
Units: US$ thousands; kilograms
Date checked: 2026-05-14
Evidence: Supports Taiwan/Other Asia 2024 methanol import values by supplier.
Note: Supports Taiwan/Other Asia 2024 methanol import values by supplier.
Source 2: Statistics Database Query: Total Imports / Total Exports
Publisher: Customs Administration, Ministry of Finance, R.O.C.
Dataset/table: Commodity and partner-country import query
Units: USD; NTD; metric tons; kilograms; quantity for 11-digit commodity codes
Date checked: 2026-05-14
Evidence: Provides Taiwan's official query route for methanol imports by detailed commodity code and origin country.
Note: Provides Taiwan's official query route for methanol imports by detailed commodity code and origin country.
WITS labels Taiwan as Other Asia, nes. Product code 290511 is methanol, also called methyl alcohol.
Uses WITS/UN Comtrade data for Other Asia, nes imports of Harmonized System code 290511, methanol, by partner country in 2024. Values are US$ thousands, converted to US$ millions.
All supplier values use one WITS/UN Comtrade 2024 product page, same product code and unit.
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