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GDP, trade, productivity, wages, consumption, investment and the macro machinery behind Taiwan’s growth.
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Taiwan’s 5 largest methanol suppliersSaudi Arabia supplied US$165.6M, or 42.2%, of Taiwan’s 2024 methanol…
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Taiwan’s 5 largest paraxylene suppliersKorea and Japan supplied about 92% of Taiwan’s 2024 paraxylene…
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Taiwan petroleum-product exports by typeDiesel/gasoil was 54% and gasoline/blending 30% of 2025 petroleum-product exports.
Taiwan petroleum-product import mix
Naphtha was 60% of Taiwan’s 2025 petroleum-product imports; diesel/gasoil was 17%.
Taiwan petroleum-product exports by type
Diesel/gasoil was 54% and gasoline/blending 30% of 2025 petroleum-product exports.
Taiwan’s 5 largest paraxylene suppliers
Korea and Japan supplied about 92% of Taiwan’s 2024 paraxylene import value.
Taiwan’s 5 largest methanol suppliers
Saudi Arabia supplied US$165.6M, or 42.2%, of Taiwan’s 2024 methanol imports.
Taiwan’s 5 largest crude oil suppliers
Saudi Arabia supplied 33% of Taiwan’s 2025 crude and condensate imports; the U.S. supplied 27%.
Taiwan’s 5 largest liquefied natural gas suppliers
Australia 34% and Qatar 33% led Taiwan’s 2025 liquefied natural gas imports.
Taiwan’s 5 largest coal suppliers
Australia supplied 28.0M short tons and Indonesia 17.3M of Taiwan’s 2025 coal imports.
Taiwan’s 5 largest petroleum-product suppliers
Russia supplied 112k b/d, or 38%, of Taiwan’s imported petroleum products in 2025.
Taiwan’s largest naphtha import sources
Naphtha was 60% of Taiwan’s petroleum-product imports; Russia supplied 49% of naphtha.
Taiwan’s 5 largest liquefied petroleum gas suppliers
The U.S. supplied US$384M of Taiwan’s 2024 liquefied petroleum gas imports, a 47.9% share.
Taiwan’s Largest Flat-Steel Import Suppliers, 2025
Taiwan Ministry of Finance selected-commodity proxy ranks flat-steel import partners.
Taiwan’s Largest Stainless-Steel Import Suppliers, 2025
Taiwan Ministry of Finance Table 9 ranks stainless-steel import partners by value.
Taiwan’s Largest Copper-Ore Import Suppliers, 2024
World Bank trade data rank copper ores and concentrates import partners by value.
Taiwan’s Largest Semi-Finished Steel Suppliers, 2024
Aggregated World Bank trade subheadings rank semi-finished steel import partners.
Taiwan’s Largest Ferrous-Scrap Import Suppliers, 2025
Taiwan Ministry of Finance Table 9 ranks ferrous-scrap import rows by value.
Taiwan’s Largest Iron-Ore Import Suppliers, 2024
World Bank trade subheadings rank iron-ore import partners by value.
Taiwan’s Largest Ammonia Suppliers, 2024
Saudi Arabia and Indonesia supplied most of Taiwan’s anhydrous ammonia imports.
Taiwan’s Largest Ethylene and Propylene Suppliers, 2024
Korea, China and Japan dominated Taiwan’s ethylene and propylene import bill.
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.
TSMC electricity use versus Taiwan demand
TSMC bought 25.6 terawatt-hours (TWh), about 9.0% of Taiwan’s 2024 electricity use.
Taiwan electronic-parts export surplus
Electronic-parts exports reached US$222.9B versus US$143.7B of imports in 2025.
Taiwan re-export versus domestic-export value
2025 goods exports were US$640.7B; official trade-stat coverage excludes re-exports.
Taiwan export-market HHI over time
Export-destination Herfindahl-Hirschman Index fell from 2,614 in 2020 to 2,246 in 2025.
Taiwan import supplier HHI
Herfindahl-Hirschman concentration was about 3,400 for coal suppliers versus 1,573 overall.
Taiwan tariff-sensitive exports to the U.S.
United States-bound exposure was led by server parts at 47.6% and server systems at 25.9%.
Taiwan server exports versus notebook exports
Server systems were 25.9% of cited U.S.-bound exposure; notebooks were 1.2%.
Taiwan semiconductor-equipment suppliers, 2025
Five supplier economies supplied about 82.3% of Taiwan’s 2025 semiconductor-equipment imports.
Taiwan technology orders versus exports, 2025
Electronic-product orders were about 131% of electronic-parts customs exports in 2025.
Taiwan export value per TEU, 2025
Taiwan’s 2025 goods exports equalled about US$95.1k per export container.
Taiwan electronics export concentration, 2025
ICT products plus electronic parts accounted for 74% of goods exports in 2025.