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Taiwan tariff-sensitive exports to the U.S.

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%.

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Taiwan Fiscal Balance vs Current-account Balance, 2024

Taiwan Fiscal Balance vs Current-account Balance, 2024

A near-balanced fiscal position sat beside a large external surplus in 2024.

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Taiwan Tax Revenue versus the 2024 Export Boom

Taiwan Tax Revenue versus the 2024 Export Boom

Total net tax revenue rose 8.8%; securities transaction tax jumped 46.0%.

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Taiwan central-bank discount-rate cycle, 2020–2024

Taiwan central-bank discount-rate cycle, 2020–2024

CBC’s discount rate rose from a pandemic low of 1.125% to 2.000% by March 2024.

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Taiwan Conscription Shift, 2024

Taiwan Conscription Shift, 2024

Eligible men born in or after 2005 moved from four months to one year.

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Taiwan U.S. Arms-Sale Notifications, 2024–2025

Taiwan U.S. Arms-Sale Notifications, 2024–2025

Selected DSCA notifications reached about US$11.1bn in Dec. 2025.

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Taiwan Presidential Election Turnout from 1996 to 2024

Taiwan Presidential Election Turnout from 1996 to 2024

Turnout peaked above 82% in 2000 and was 71.86% in the 2024 election.

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Taiwan Same-Sex Marriage Registrations Passed 10,000 by 2024

Taiwan Same-Sex Marriage Registrations Passed 10,000 by 2024

Public milestones reached 7,906 by Apr. 2022 and passed 10,000 by 2024.

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Taiwan’s National Rent-to-Income Ratio Was 13.7% in 2024

Taiwan’s National Rent-to-Income Ratio Was 13.7% in 2024

DGBAS well-being indicators list rent at 13.7% of income in 2024.

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Taiwan’s Top-to-Bottom Household Income Ratio Was 6.14× in 2024

Taiwan’s Top-to-Bottom Household Income Ratio Was 6.14× in 2024

DGBAS reports a 6.14× household quintile ratio and 0.341 Gini coefficient.

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Taiwan Median Monthly Regular Earnings Rose 3.03% in 2025

Taiwan Median Monthly Regular Earnings Rose 3.03% in 2025

DGBAS reports all-employee median monthly regular earnings of NT$38,406.

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Taiwan’s Working-Age Share Is Projected to Fall to 46.6%

Taiwan’s Working-Age Share Is Projected to Fall to 46.6%

NDC projects the 15–64 share falling from 69.1% in 2024 to 46.6% in 2070.

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Taiwan Reported 906 PRC-Linked Cyberattack Cases in 2024

Taiwan Reported 906 PRC-Linked Cyberattack Cases in 2024

NSB says PRC-linked cyberattack cases rose from 752 in 2023 to 906 in 2024.

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Taiwan business R&D concentration by sector of performance in 2024

Taiwan business R&D concentration by sector of performance in 2024

NSTC data show business enterprises performed 85.6% of Taiwan’s R&D spending in 2024.

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Taiwan Solar Capacity Growth, 2016-2025

Taiwan Solar Capacity Growth, 2016-2025

Installed solar capacity rose from 1.25 GW in 2016 to 15.47 GW by end-2025.

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Taiwan Detected 5,446 PLA Aircraft Sorties in 2025

Taiwan Detected 5,446 PLA Aircraft Sorties in 2025

Annual aircraft, median-line and naval detections.

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Taiwan’s 2026 Defence Budget Under NATO-Style Accounting

Taiwan’s 2026 Defence Budget Under NATO-Style Accounting

2026 defence total: NT$949.5bn, or 3.32% of GDP.

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Taiwanese-Only Identity Rose From 17.6% to 62.0%

Taiwanese-Only Identity Rose From 17.6% to 62.0%

NCCU's tracker shows a multi-decade shift in national identity responses.

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