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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 Median Monthly Regular Earnings Rose 3.03% in 2025
DGBAS reports all-employee median monthly regular earnings of NT$38,406.
Taiwan’s Median Age Is Projected to Rise from 45.1 to 62.4
NDC projects Taiwan’s median age will rise to 62.4 by 2070, second only to Korea.
Top 15 Economies by Nominal GDP, 2026
Top 15 IMF WEO economies, plus #16 Turkey and #22 Taiwan for context.
World Top 25 Economies by Nominal GDP, 2026
IMF WEO projected nominal GDP ranking; Taiwan is #22 at US$976.7bn.
Taiwan R&D spending as a share of GDP reached 4.10% in 2024
NSTC-linked data put R&D spending above NT$1tn and at 4.10% of GDP in 2024.
Taiwan imported 95.8% of its total energy supply in 2024
MOEA data show imported energy supplied 95.8% of Taiwan’s total energy supply in 2024.
Taiwan LNG suppliers by import source in 2025
EIA/Vortexa data put Australia and Qatar at 67% of Taiwan’s 2025 LNG imports.
Taiwan coal suppliers by import source in 2025
EIA/GTT data show Australia and Indonesia supplied 79% of Taiwan’s coal imports.
Taiwan crude oil import sources and concentration in 2025
EIA/Vortexa data show Saudi Arabia and the U.S. supplied 60% of crude imports.
Taiwan electricity peak load and reserve margin
MOEA reports day peak load rose 3.5% and night peak load rose 3.2% in 2024.
Taiwan electricity consumption by user type in 2024
MOEA data show industry used 55.2% of Taiwan’s electricity consumption in 2024.
Taiwan notebook, PC and AI hardware export shift in 2025
MOF data show ICT exports nearly doubled as AI server and computer demand surged.
Taiwan semiconductor-equipment imports before and after the AI cycle
MOF reports semiconductor-equipment imports jumped 69.3% to US$40.1bn in 2025.
Taiwan chip and electronics invention patent applicants in 2025
TIPO says TSMC filed 1,485 invention applications, far ahead of domestic peers.
Taiwan Port TEUs, 2024
Kaohsiung handled 9.23m TEU, far ahead of Keelung, Taichung and Taipei.
Taoyuan Airport Traffic, 2019-2025
Passenger traffic recovered to 47.80m in 2025, 98.2% of the 2019 level.
Taipei Metro Ridership, 2019-2025
Annual trips recovered to 767.1m in 2025, about 97.2% of the 2019 level.
Taiwan Reservoir Storage, May 2026
Several southern reservoirs were below one-third full in the WRA live snapshot.
Taiwan Water Use by Sector, 2024
Agriculture used 69.57% of water, far above domestic and industrial use.
Taiwan Nuclear Retirement Timeline, 2018-2025
Six reactor license expiries ended with Taiwan’s last operating reactor shut in May 2025.
Taiwan Offshore Wind Generation, 2020-2024
Offshore wind generation rose from about 0.52 TWh in 2020 to 8.44 TWh in 2024.
Taiwan Solar Capacity Growth, 2016-2025
Installed solar capacity rose from 1.25 GW in 2016 to 15.47 GW by end-2025.
Taiwan ICT and Audio-Video Exports Hit US$251.2B in 2025
Official MOF category linked to AI and data-center demand
Taiwan Imports by Source, 2024
China, Japan and Korea were the top three source markets by import value.
Taiwan led advanced chip manufacturing in 2024
ITA reports Taiwan makes more than 90% of leading-edge chips globally.
Taiwan FX reserves versus annual goods imports
End-2025 reserves equalled 1.25× 2025 goods imports.
Taiwan’s Electricity Generation Mix in 2025
Thermal power supplied 81.3% of system generation.
Taiwan’s 2026 Defence Budget Under NATO-Style Accounting
2026 defence total: NT$949.5bn, or 3.32% of GDP.
Taiwan held US$602.49bn of foreign exchange reserves in April 2026
Central-bank reserves equal about US$25.9k per resident.
Taiwan’s Economy Grew 8.68% in 2025
DGBAS says GDP grew 8.68%; real exports rose 38.81%.