IMF/FRED data show Taiwan stayed in current-account surplus from 1990 to 2024.
Taiwan’s current-account surplus streak is visible across the IMF/FRED annual series. Every observation from 1990 through 2024 is positive, a 35-year run on the displayed dataset. The period ends with a 2024 surplus of about 14.1% of GDP, while later values in the source are projections and are not used for the production claim.
Source 1: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis / International Monetary Fund
Publisher: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis / International Monetary Fund
Units: percent of GDP
The graphic uses percent-of-GDP values from the IMF series as displayed by FRED. The source includes projections after 2024; this production claim uses the 1990–2024 historical window only.
Streak length equals 2024 minus 1990 plus one. Display values are selected annual current-account balances as percent of GDP from the IMF/FRED series.
Taiwan top-country trade-balance map without map
In 2025 Taiwan ran a US$150.1B surplus with the U.S. and a US$37.0B deficit with Korea.
Taiwan electronic-parts export surplus
Electronic-parts exports reached US$222.9B versus US$143.7B of imports in 2025.
Taiwan electronics export concentration, 2025
ICT products plus electronic parts accounted for 74% of goods exports in 2025.