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Taiwan Exports Hit a Record High in 2025

Goods exports reached US$640.7B as AI-linked demand lifted trade.

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Taiwan Exports Hit a Record High in 2025: Goods exports reached US$640.7B as AI-linked demand lifted trade.

What the Data Shows

Taiwan’s 2025 export total shows the scale of the island’s trade machine in the AI cycle. Exports rose 34.9% while the trade surplus nearly doubled, putting one year’s goods exports far above Taiwan’s annual population scale. The supporting metrics show that the boom was not only large but structurally tied to technology demand.

Data table

Taiwan exports $640.7B Goods exports in 2025
Export growth 34.9% year over year
Imports $483.6B 2025 goods
Trade surplus $157.1B record high
ICT + E-parts 74.0% of exports
U.S. exports $198.3B largest market
U.S. share 30.9% of exports

Sources

Source 1: Trade Figures for Dec. 2025

Publisher: Ministry of Finance, R.O.C. (Taiwan)

Dataset/table: Table 1 Trade Performance for Dec. 2025

Units: US$ million, percent

Date checked: 2026-05-06

Status: verified

Data notes & caveats

Goods trade only. Figures are nominal current-dollar values and exclude services trade.

Methodology

Values use Taiwan Ministry of Finance goods trade figures for January-December 2025. Amounts are current U.S. dollars and rounded to one decimal place in the graphic.